NC PRAMS 2004: (What were your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? BREAST MILK ALONE DID NOT SATISFY MY BABY)

2004 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? BREAST MILK ALONE DID NOT SATISFY MY BABY

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	614	406	59.2	54.1-64.1	208	40.8	35.9-45.9
Age
< 20 years	72	55	68.5	52.8-80.9	17	31.5	19.1-47.2
20-24 years	176	121	60.9	51.2-69.9	55	39.1	30.1-48.8
25-34 years	316	205	58.7	51.6-65.4	111	41.3	34.6-48.4
35+ years	50	25	39.7	24.5-57.1	25	60.3	42.9-75.5
Race
White	433	278	58.1	52.2-63.8	155	41.9	36.2-47.8
Black	160	116	62.2	51.1-72.2	44	37.8	27.8-48.9
Other	21	12	63.3	36.5-83.9	9	36.7	16.1-63.5
Hispanic origin
Yes	63	38	58.0	41.9-72.6	25	42.0	27.4-58.1
No	551	368	59.3	54.0-64.5	183	40.7	35.5-46.0
Education
< High School	100	71	61.1	47.9-72.9	29	38.9	27.1-52.1
High School	191	126	61.2	52.1-69.6	65	38.8	30.4-47.9
> High School	322	209	57.1	50.2-63.8	113	42.9	36.2-49.8
Marital Status
Married	379	236	57.2	50.9-63.4	143	42.8	36.6-49.1
Other	235	170	61.9	53.4-69.7	65	38.1	30.3-46.6
Income
14,999 or less	186	131	63.1	53.3-71.9	55	36.9	28.1-46.7
15,000-24,999	94	62	60.2	46.9-72.2	32	39.8	27.8-53.1
25,000-49,999	134	87	55.9	45.4-65.9	47	44.1	34.1-54.6
50,000 or more	160	97	55.9	46.4-65.1	63	44.1	34.9-53.6
WIC recipient
No	302	186	56.3	49.2-63.1	116	43.7	36.9-50.8
Yes	304	214	62.1	54.6-69.0	90	37.9	31.0-45.4
Medicaid recipient
No	283	180	56.5	49.2-63.6	103	43.5	36.4-50.8
Yes	331	226	61.3	54.2-67.9	105	38.7	32.1-45.8
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	297	225	75.4	70.2-79.9	72	24.6	20.1-29.8
2500+ grams	317	181	57.6	52.0-62.9	136	42.4	37.1-48.0

#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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