NC PRAMS 2005~` : (What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? I WENT BACK TO WORK OR SCHOOL)

2005 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

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Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	297	244	80.3	73.9-85.5	53	19.7	14.5-26.1
Age
< 20 years	46	34	68.6	50.1-82.6	12	31.4	17.4-49.9
20-24 years	82	68	79.8	67.0-88.6	14	20.2	11.4-33.0
25-34 years	136	113	85.1	76.1-91.1	23	14.9	8.9-23.9
35+ years	33	29	82.0	57.5-93.9	4	18.0	6.1-42.5
Race
White	169	139	80.4	72.1-86.7	30	19.6	13.3-27.9
Black	117	98	82.2	70.7-89.9	19	17.8	10.1-29.3
Other	11	7	59.3	22.2-88.1	4	40.7	11.9-77.8
Hispanic origin
Yes	24	21	77.8	49.4-92.7	3	22.2	7.3-50.6
No	273	223	80.5	73.9-85.8	50	19.5	14.2-26.1
Education
< High School	81	63	69.5	55.3-80.8	18	30.5	19.2-44.7
High School	110	93	84.9	74.5-91.6	17	15.1	8.4-25.5
> High School	106	88	84.7	74.6-91.3	18	15.3	8.7-25.4
Marital Status
Married	140	118	82.2	73.3-88.6	22	17.8	11.4-26.7
Other	157	126	78.7	69.0-85.9	31	21.3	14.1-31.0
Income
14,999 or less	117	97	81.6	70.4-89.2	20	18.4	10.8-29.6
15,000-24,999	50	45	89.5	73.2-96.4	5	10.5	3.6-26.8
25,000-49,999	48	33	68.8	51.3-82.2	15	31.2	17.8-48.7
50,000 or more	46	40	82.8	65.4-92.5	6	17.2	7.5-34.6
WIC recipient
No	115	96	82.7	72.8-89.5	19	17.3	10.5-27.2
Yes	175	143	79.9	70.9-86.6	32	20.1	13.4-29.1
Medicaid recipient
No	86	70	79.8	67.7-88.2	16	20.2	11.8-32.3
Yes	211	174	80.5	72.6-86.5	37	19.5	13.5-27.4
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	140	119	85.5	78.8-90.3	21	14.5	9.7-21.2
2500+ grams	157	125	79.8	72.8-85.4	32	20.2	14.6-27.2

~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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