NC PRAMS 2005~` : (What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? I HAD OTHER CHILDREN TO TAKE CARE OF)

2005 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	298	242	81.4	75.3-86.3	56	18.6	13.7-24.7
Age
< 20 years	46	44	95.8	79.5-99.3	2	4.2	0.7-20.5
20-24 years	82	64	82.2	70.0-90.2	18	17.8	9.8-30.0
25-34 years	136	105	74.2	64.1-82.3	31	25.8	17.7-35.9
35+ years	34	29	84.5	58.8-95.4	5	15.5	4.6-41.2
Race
White	169	134	79.1	71.0-85.4	35	20.9	14.6-29.0
Black	118	100	87.4	77.3-93.4	18	12.6	6.6-22.7
Other	11	8	60.7	22.9-89.0	3	39.3	11.0-77.1
Hispanic origin
Yes	24	21	85.3	57.6-96.1	3	14.7	3.9-42.4
No	274	221	81.0	74.6-86.1	53	19.0	13.9-25.4
Education
< High School	81	68	84.7	72.0-92.3	13	15.3	7.7-28.0
High School	111	85	76.1	64.8-84.6	26	23.9	15.4-35.2
> High School	106	89	83.7	73.3-90.5	17	16.3	9.5-26.7
Marital Status
Married	141	106	74.3	64.7-82.0	35	25.7	18.0-35.3
Other	157	136	87.4	79.0-92.8	21	12.6	7.2-21.0
Income
14,999 or less	117	96	81.2	70.3-88.7	21	18.8	11.3-29.7
15,000-24,999	50	39	77.2	60.0-88.5	11	22.8	11.5-40.0
25,000-49,999	49	39	83.4	67.7-92.3	10	16.6	7.7-32.3
50,000 or more	46	35	75.1	57.2-87.1	11	24.9	12.9-42.8
WIC recipient
No	115	90	78.2	67.9-85.9	25	21.8	14.1-32.1
Yes	176	147	84.1	76.0-89.8	29	15.9	10.2-24.0
Medicaid recipient
No	86	71	84.7	73.4-91.7	15	15.3	8.3-26.6
Yes	212	171	80.1	72.6-86.0	41	19.9	14.0-27.4
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	141	117	83.5	76.6-88.7	24	16.5	11.3-23.4
2500+ grams	157	125	81.2	74.5-86.5	32	18.8	13.5-25.5

~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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