NC PRAMS 2004: (What were your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? I THOUGHT I WAS NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH MILK)

2004 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? I THOUGHT I WAS NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH MILK

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	614	384	64.1	59.1-68.8	230	35.9	31.2-40.9
Age
< 20 years	72	41	67.3	52.1-79.5	31	32.7	20.5-47.9
20-24 years	176	106	61.1	51.4-69.9	70	38.9	30.1-48.6
25-34 years	316	208	65.5	58.6-71.8	108	34.5	28.2-41.4
35+ years	50	29	60.6	42.9-75.9	21	39.4	24.1-57.1
Race
White	433	268	64.8	59.0-70.2	165	35.2	29.8-41.0
Black	160	104	61.9	50.9-71.8	56	38.1	28.2-49.1
Other	21	12	62.8	35.8-83.6	9	37.2	16.4-64.2
Hispanic origin
Yes	63	37	60.7	44.5-74.8	26	39.3	25.2-55.5
No	551	347	64.6	59.3-69.5	204	35.4	30.5-40.7
Education
< High School	100	66	68.9	56.0-79.4	34	31.1	20.6-44.0
High School	191	107	59.1	50.0-67.6	84	40.9	32.4-50.0
> High School	322	211	65.9	59.1-72.1	111	34.1	27.9-40.9
Marital Status
Married	379	242	64.9	58.7-70.7	137	35.1	29.3-41.3
Other	235	142	62.9	54.5-70.6	93	37.1	29.4-45.5
Income
14,999 or less	186	111	65.9	56.4-74.3	75	34.1	25.7-43.6
15,000-24,999	94	59	58.7	45.4-70.9	35	41.3	29.1-54.6
25,000-49,999	134	85	62.9	52.4-72.3	49	37.1	27.7-47.6
50,000 or more	160	103	63.8	54.1-72.4	57	36.2	27.6-45.9
WIC recipient
No	302	191	63.5	56.5-69.9	111	36.5	30.1-43.5
Yes	304	190	65.4	58.1-72.1	114	34.6	27.9-41.9
Medicaid recipient
No	283	187	65.7	58.4-72.2	96	34.3	27.8-41.6
Yes	331	197	62.9	55.9-69.3	134	37.1	30.7-44.1
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	297	179	59.5	53.9-64.8	118	40.5	35.2-46.1
2500+ grams	317	205	64.6	59.1-69.7	112	35.4	30.3-40.9

#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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