NC PRAMS 2006~` : (What were your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? I THOUGHT I WAS NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH MILK)

2006 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	599	328	56.0	50.7-61.1	271	44.0	38.9-49.3
Age
< 20 years	58	36	59.8	42.3-75.1	22	40.2	24.9-57.7
20-24 years	139	74	60.3	49.8-70.0	65	39.7	30.0-50.2
25-34 years	306	170	54.8	47.6-61.9	136	45.2	38.1-52.4
35+ years	96	48	47.9	34.4-61.8	48	52.1	38.2-65.6
Race
White	449	242	50.9	44.9-56.9	207	49.1	43.1-55.1
Black	125	76	73.9	62.7-82.8	49	26.1	17.2-37.3
Other	25	10	41.2	21.1-64.8	15	58.8	35.2-78.9
Hispanic origin
Yes	84	50	57.5	43.6-70.4	34	42.5	29.6-56.4
No	515	278	55.6	50.0-61.1	237	44.4	38.9-50.0
Education
< High School	87	60	67.6	53.3-79.3	27	32.4	20.7-46.7
High School	184	105	60.5	50.6-69.6	79	39.5	30.4-49.4
> High School	327	162	48.6	41.9-55.5	165	51.4	44.5-58.1
Marital Status
Married	391	207	51.4	45.1-57.6	184	48.6	42.4-54.9
Other	208	121	62.4	53.3-70.7	87	37.6	29.3-46.7
Income
14,999 or less	144	78	54.9	43.8-65.5	66	45.1	34.5-56.2
15,000-24,999	98	44	47.9	34.8-61.3	54	52.1	38.7-65.2
25,000-49,999	126	79	71.9	61.3-80.5	47	28.1	19.5-38.7
50,000 or more	178	90	44.9	36.2-53.9	88	55.1	46.1-63.8
WIC recipient
No	330	176	51.9	44.9-58.9	154	48.1	41.1-55.1
Yes	262	145	59.2	51.2-66.7	117	40.8	33.3-48.8
Medicaid recipient
No	304	164	52.5	45.4-59.5	140	47.5	40.5-54.6
Yes	295	164	59.1	51.4-66.4	131	40.9	33.6-48.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	290	161	55.3	49.4-61.1	129	44.7	38.9-50.6
2500+ grams	309	167	56.1	50.3-61.7	142	43.9	38.3-49.7

~Low participation was a substantial problem for NC PRAMS in 2006.The overall weighted response rate was 59%.

#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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