NC PRAMS 2004: (What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? I HAD OTHER CHILDREN TO TAKE CARE OF)

2004 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? I HAD OTHER CHILDREN TO TAKE CARE OF

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	446	331	74.4	68.9-79.2	115	25.6	20.8-31.1
Age
< 20 years	67	58	90.8	78.6-96.4	9	9.2	3.6-21.4
20-24 years	137	103	74.5	64.2-82.6	34	25.5	17.4-35.8
25-34 years	195	135	69.0	60.2-76.6	60	31.0	23.4-39.8
35+ years	47	35	68.6	48.3-83.7	12	31.4	16.3-51.7
Race
White	266	194	73.8	66.8-79.8	72	26.2	20.2-33.2
Black	166	125	73.2	63.1-81.3	41	26.8	18.7-36.9
Other	14	12	97.3	89.1-99.4	2	2.7	0.6-10.9
Hispanic origin
Yes	30	27	88.8	66.9-96.9	3	11.2	3.1-33.1
No	416	304	72.9	67.1-78.0	112	27.1	22.0-32.9
Education
< High School	141	110	77.5	67.2-85.3	31	22.5	14.7-32.8
High School	155	120	75.3	65.3-83.2	35	24.7	16.8-34.7
> High School	148	99	69.5	59.8-77.7	49	30.5	22.3-40.2
Marital Status
Married	208	146	72.0	64.1-78.7	62	28.0	21.3-35.9
Other	238	185	76.5	68.5-83.0	53	23.5	17.0-31.5
Income
14,999 or less	177	139	79.4	70.7-86.0	38	20.6	14.0-29.3
15,000-24,999	75	53	70.9	56.4-82.0	22	29.1	18.0-43.6
25,000-49,999	90	58	60.7	47.7-72.4	32	39.3	27.6-52.3
50,000 or more	56	40	74.0	58.4-85.3	16	26.0	14.7-41.6
WIC recipient
No	164	109	66.6	57.1-75.0	55	33.4	25.0-42.9
Yes	277	217	78.5	71.6-84.1	60	21.5	15.9-28.4
Medicaid recipient
No	135	94	67.7	57.3-76.6	41	32.3	23.4-42.7
Yes	311	237	77.0	70.4-82.5	74	23.0	17.5-29.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	218	163	75.6	69.7-80.7	55	24.4	19.3-30.3
2500+ grams	228	168	74.2	68.1-79.5	60	25.8	20.5-31.9

#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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