NC PRAMS 2004: (What were your or your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? I WENT BACK TO WORK OR SCHOOL)

2004 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your or your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? I WENT BACK TO WORK OR SCHOOL

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	614	474	72.9	68.1-77.3	140	27.1	22.7-31.9
Age
< 20 years	72	56	71.8	56.3-83.4	16	28.2	16.6-43.7
20-24 years	176	137	74.9	65.6-82.4	39	25.1	17.6-34.4
25-34 years	316	238	70.9	64.1-76.9	78	29.1	23.1-35.9
35+ years	50	43	80.3	61.5-91.3	7	19.7	8.7-38.5
Race
White	433	339	74.4	68.9-79.2	94	25.6	20.8-31.1
Black	160	114	64.0	52.9-73.9	46	36.0	26.1-47.1
Other	21	21	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hispanic origin
Yes	63	54	82.1	66.3-91.5	9	17.9	8.5-33.7
No	551	420	71.7	66.5-76.3	131	28.3	23.7-33.5
Education
< High School	100	80	73.2	60.1-83.2	20	26.8	16.8-39.9
High School	191	151	73.1	64.2-80.5	40	26.9	19.5-35.8
> High School	322	242	72.6	66.0-78.4	80	27.4	21.6-34.0
Marital Status
Married	379	298	75.8	69.9-80.8	81	24.2	19.2-30.1
Other	235	176	68.9	60.5-76.2	59	31.1	23.8-39.5
Income
14,999 or less	186	145	73.9	64.4-81.6	41	26.1	18.4-35.6
15,000-24,999	94	79	76.4	62.9-86.1	15	23.6	13.9-37.1
25,000-49,999	134	93	63.8	53.2-73.3	41	36.2	26.7-46.8
50,000 or more	160	122	74.7	65.4-82.1	38	25.3	17.9-34.6
WIC recipient
No	302	228	72.8	66.0-78.6	74	27.2	21.4-34.0
Yes	304	238	72.7	65.5-78.9	66	27.3	21.1-34.5
Medicaid recipient
No	283	216	74.7	67.8-80.5	67	25.3	19.5-32.2
Yes	331	258	71.5	64.6-77.5	73	28.5	22.5-35.4
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	297	244	82.6	78.0-86.4	53	17.4	13.6-22.0
2500+ grams	317	230	71.9	66.7-76.7	87	28.1	23.3-33.3

#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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