NC PRAMS 2004: (What were your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? I THOUGHT MY BABY WAS NOT GAINING ENOUGH WEIGHT)

2004 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? I THOUGHT MY BABY WAS NOT GAINING ENOUGH WEIGHT

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	614	549	90.6	87.2-93.1	65	9.4	6.9-12.8
Age
< 20 years	72	69	99.3	97.8-99.8	3	0.7	0.2- 2.2
20-24 years	176	150	83.5	74.8-89.6	26	16.5	10.4-25.2
25-34 years	316	286	92.6	88.3-95.5	30	7.4	4.5-11.7
35+ years	50	44	89.0	73.3-96.0	6	11.0	4.0-26.7
Race
White	433	379	88.6	84.3-91.8	54	11.4	8.2-15.7
Black	160	151	96.1	89.5-98.7	9	3.9	1.3-10.5
Other	21	19	98.2	92.6-99.6	2	1.8	0.4- 7.4
Hispanic origin
Yes	63	54	84.7	69.5-93.1	9	15.3	6.9-30.5
No	551	495	91.4	88.0-93.9	56	8.6	6.1-12.0
Education
< High School	100	93	93.7	84.1-97.7	7	6.3	2.3-15.9
High School	191	168	88.6	81.4-93.2	23	11.4	6.8-18.6
> High School	322	288	91.0	86.2-94.2	34	9.0	5.8-13.8
Marital Status
Married	379	335	90.2	85.8-93.3	44	9.8	6.7-14.2
Other	235	214	91.2	85.1-94.9	21	8.8	5.1-14.9
Income
14,999 or less	186	168	92.4	85.8-96.1	18	7.6	3.9-14.2
15,000-24,999	94	82	89.2	77.5-95.2	12	10.8	4.8-22.5
25,000-49,999	134	120	90.1	82.1-94.7	14	9.9	5.3-17.9
50,000 or more	160	141	89.7	82.2-94.2	19	10.3	5.8-17.8
WIC recipient
No	302	261	88.1	82.7-92.0	41	11.9	8.0-17.3
Yes	304	280	92.9	88.2-95.9	24	7.1	4.1-11.8
Medicaid recipient
No	283	252	90.9	85.9-94.2	31	9.1	5.8-14.1
Yes	331	297	90.3	85.3-93.8	34	9.7	6.2-14.7
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	297	261	88.0	83.9-91.2	36	12.0	8.8-16.1
2500+ grams	317	288	90.8	87.1-93.6	29	9.2	6.4-12.9

#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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