NC PRAMS 2003: (What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? I HAD OTHER CHILDREN TO TAKE CARE OF)

2003 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? I HAD OTHER CHILDREN TO TAKE CARE OF

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	454	335	74.2	68.7-79.1	119	25.8	20.9-31.3
Age
< 20 years	79	70	91.0	79.1-96.5	9	9.0	3.5-20.9
20-24 years	147	93	62.6	52.1-72.1	54	37.4	27.9-47.9
25-34 years	170	124	73.4	64.3-80.8	46	26.6	19.2-35.7
35+ years	58	48	83.7	66.7-93.0	10	16.3	7.0-33.3
Race
White	247	174	73.6	66.4-79.7	73	26.4	20.3-33.6
Black	185	146	77.3	67.7-84.7	39	22.7	15.3-32.3
Other	22	15	62.8	36.6-83.1	7	37.2	16.9-63.4
Hispanic origin
Yes	25	23	94.5	73.5-99.1	2	5.5	0.9-26.5
No	429	312	72.6	66.8-77.7	117	27.4	22.3-33.2
Education
< High School	147	104	75.6	65.7-83.4	43	24.4	16.6-34.3
High School	169	126	72.8	63.4-80.5	43	27.2	19.5-36.6
> High School	137	104	74.7	64.2-82.9	33	25.3	17.1-35.8
Marital Status
Married	208	147	68.6	60.2-75.8	61	31.4	24.2-39.8
Other	246	188	79.7	72.2-85.5	58	20.3	14.5-27.8
Income
15,999 or less	170	119	70.8	61.1-79.0	51	29.2	21.0-38.9
16,000-24,999	73	50	67.7	52.6-79.8	23	32.3	20.2-47.4
25,000-39,999	60	43	69.0	53.1-81.4	17	31.0	18.6-46.9
40,000 or more	85	62	74.8	61.9-84.5	23	25.2	15.5-38.1
WIC recipient
No	151	109	72.2	62.7-80.2	42	27.8	19.8-37.3
Yes	296	219	74.6	67.6-80.6	77	25.4	19.4-32.4
Medicaid recipient
No	135	99	74.3	64.3-82.3	36	25.7	17.7-35.7
Yes	319	236	74.2	67.4-80.0	83	25.8	20.0-32.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	225	165	73.5	67.5-78.8	60	26.5	21.2-32.5
2500+ grams	229	170	74.3	68.2-79.6	59	25.7	20.4-31.8

*Data in this table are recoded responses to survey question 52. How many weeks or months did you breastfeed or pump milk to feed your baby?

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50.
N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
The percentages shown are weighted percentages, designed to reflect the entire population of North Carolina women having a live birth.

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