NC PRAMS 2005~` : (What were your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? I THOUGHT I WAS NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH MILK)

2005 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? I THOUGHT I WAS NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH MILK

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	348	193	52.7	45.9-59.5	155	47.3	40.5-54.1
Age
< 20 years	35	22	66.1	40.6-84.7	13	33.9	15.3-59.4
20-24 years	99	54	52.7	39.5-65.4	45	47.3	34.6-60.5
25-34 years	183	106	54.8	45.7-63.6	77	45.2	36.4-54.3
35+ years	31	11	29.4	13.9-51.7	20	70.6	48.3-86.1
Race
White	268	145	50.3	42.8-57.7	123	49.7	42.3-57.2
Black	68	45	67.1	49.2-81.1	23	32.9	18.9-50.8
Other	12	3	44.5	12.6-81.6	9	55.5	18.4-87.4
Hispanic origin
Yes	49	18	29.9	17.1-46.8	31	70.1	53.2-82.9
No	299	175	58.2	50.8-65.4	124	41.8	34.6-49.2
Education
< High School	69	29	34.4	21.9-49.6	40	65.6	50.4-78.1
High School	98	60	62.6	48.8-74.6	38	37.4	25.4-51.2
> High School	180	103	56.1	46.8-64.9	77	43.9	35.1-53.2
Marital Status
Married	223	125	49.6	41.5-57.7	98	50.4	42.3-58.5
Other	125	68	58.8	46.5-70.2	57	41.2	29.8-53.5
Income
14,999 or less	101	57	54.2	41.2-66.7	44	45.8	33.3-58.8
15,000-24,999	58	30	47.9	31.0-65.3	28	52.1	34.7-69.0
25,000-49,999	62	32	48.8	34.1-63.7	30	51.2	36.3-65.9
50,000 or more	96	55	59.7	47.1-71.1	41	40.3	28.9-52.9
WIC recipient
No	180	100	51.7	42.6-60.7	80	48.3	39.3-57.4
Yes	166	91	53.8	43.5-63.8	75	46.2	36.2-56.5
Medicaid recipient
No	163	95	55.6	46.0-64.7	68	44.4	35.3-54.0
Yes	185	98	50.1	40.4-59.8	87	49.9	40.2-59.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	176	103	59.5	52.2-66.4	73	40.5	33.6-47.8
2500+ grams	172	90	52.0	44.5-59.5	82	48.0	40.5-55.5

~Due to low response rates in the later part of the year, the 2005 PRAMS tables only comprise data for January through August births.

#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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