NC PRAMS 2004: (What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? MY BABY WAS SICK AND COULD NOT BREASTFEED)

2004 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? MY BABY WAS SICK AND COULD NOT BREASTFEED

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	447	424	97.2	94.8-98.6	23	2.8	1.4- 5.2
Age
< 20 years	67	65	99.5	97.9-99.9	2	0.5	0.1- 2.1
20-24 years	138	130	96.9	91.0-98.9	8	3.1	1.1- 9.0
25-34 years	195	186	97.4	92.7-99.1	9	2.6	0.9- 7.3
35+ years	47	43	93.3	76.9-98.3	4	6.7	1.7-23.1
Race
White	266	248	96.6	93.1-98.3	18	3.4	1.7- 6.9
Black	167	162	98.1	92.3-99.6	5	1.9	0.4- 7.7
Other	14	14	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hispanic origin
Yes	30	27	93.6	73.4-98.7	3	6.4	1.3-26.6
No	417	397	97.6	95.2-98.8	20	2.4	1.2- 4.8
Education
< High School	141	133	97.5	92.1-99.3	8	2.5	0.7- 7.9
High School	156	147	98.0	94.3-99.3	9	2.0	0.7- 5.7
> High School	148	142	96.0	89.3-98.6	6	4.0	1.4-10.7
Marital Status
Married	208	195	96.0	91.4-98.2	13	4.0	1.8- 8.6
Other	239	229	98.3	95.1-99.4	10	1.7	0.6- 4.9
Income
14,999 or less	178	173	97.4	91.5-99.2	5	2.6	0.8- 8.5
15,000-24,999	75	66	94.2	85.5-97.8	9	5.8	2.2-14.5
25,000-49,999	90	87	99.4	98.2-99.8	3	0.6	0.2- 1.8
50,000 or more	56	53	96.7	85.3-99.3	3	3.3	0.7-14.7
WIC recipient
No	164	155	97.3	92.9-99.0	9	2.7	1.0- 7.1
Yes	278	264	97.2	93.6-98.8	14	2.8	1.2- 6.4
Medicaid recipient
No	135	127	96.6	91.1-98.8	8	3.4	1.2- 8.9
Yes	312	297	97.5	94.3-98.9	15	2.5	1.1- 5.7
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	218	200	91.8	87.4-94.7	18	8.2	5.3-12.6
2500+ grams	229	224	97.8	94.8-99.1	5	2.2	0.9- 5.2

#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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