NC PRAMS 2006~` : (What were your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? BREAST MILK ALONE DID NOT SATISFY MY BABY)

2006 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? BREAST MILK ALONE DID NOT SATISFY MY BABY

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	598	400	61.4	56.1-66.4	198	38.6	33.6-43.9
Age
< 20 years	58	47	70.9	52.3-84.5	11	29.1	15.5-47.7
20-24 years	139	100	64.2	53.5-73.7	39	35.8	26.3-46.5
25-34 years	305	187	57.1	49.7-64.1	118	42.9	35.9-50.3
35+ years	96	66	65.1	50.7-77.2	30	34.9	22.8-49.3
Race
White	448	291	58.2	52.1-64.0	157	41.8	36.0-47.9
Black	125	96	72.5	60.5-82.0	29	27.5	18.0-39.5
Other	25	13	53.4	30.8-74.7	12	46.6	25.3-69.2
Hispanic origin
Yes	84	58	62.3	48.2-74.6	26	37.7	25.4-51.8
No	514	342	61.2	55.5-66.6	172	38.8	33.4-44.5
Education
< High School	86	67	69.5	54.8-81.1	19	30.5	18.9-45.2
High School	184	134	67.6	57.5-76.2	50	32.4	23.8-42.5
> High School	327	198	54.5	47.7-61.2	129	45.5	38.8-52.3
Marital Status
Married	391	250	58.7	52.4-64.8	141	41.3	35.2-47.6
Other	207	150	65.2	56.0-73.4	57	34.8	26.6-44.0
Income
14,999 or less	143	99	66.4	55.2-76.1	44	33.6	23.9-44.8
15,000-24,999	98	69	56.7	43.0-69.4	29	43.3	30.6-57.0
25,000-49,999	126	89	67.5	56.0-77.1	37	32.5	22.9-44.0
50,000 or more	178	103	50.7	41.7-59.6	75	49.3	40.4-58.3
WIC recipient
No	330	205	56.1	49.0-62.9	125	43.9	37.1-51.0
Yes	261	190	66.9	58.9-74.0	71	33.1	26.0-41.1
Medicaid recipient
No	304	191	60.9	53.8-67.6	113	39.1	32.4-46.2
Yes	294	209	61.9	54.0-69.1	85	38.1	30.9-46.0
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	289	217	76.9	71.8-81.4	72	23.1	18.6-28.2
2500+ grams	309	183	59.8	54.0-65.3	126	40.2	34.7-46.0

~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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