NC PRAMS 2006~` : (What were your or your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? I WENT BACK TO WORK OR SCHOOL)

2006 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your or your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? I WENT BACK TO WORK OR SCHOOL

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	599	499	81.1	76.6-85.0	100	18.9	15.0-23.4
Age
< 20 years	58	46	73.1	54.6-86.0	12	26.9	14.0-45.4
20-24 years	139	116	81.1	71.0-88.3	23	18.9	11.7-29.0
25-34 years	306	253	82.0	75.9-86.9	53	18.0	13.1-24.1
35+ years	96	84	84.8	71.1-92.6	12	15.2	7.4-28.9
Race
White	449	380	84.1	79.2-88.0	69	15.9	12.0-20.8
Black	125	99	73.2	61.2-82.5	26	26.8	17.5-38.8
Other	25	20	74.6	49.3-89.9	5	25.4	10.1-50.7
Hispanic origin
Yes	84	76	88.6	76.6-94.9	8	11.4	5.1-23.4
No	515	423	79.4	74.3-83.8	92	20.6	16.2-25.7
Education
< High School	87	78	85.0	71.5-92.8	9	15.0	7.2-28.5
High School	184	155	79.4	70.1-86.3	29	20.6	13.7-29.9
> High School	327	265	80.6	74.5-85.5	62	19.4	14.5-25.5
Marital Status
Married	391	332	84.3	79.1-88.3	59	15.7	11.7-20.9
Other	208	167	76.8	68.2-83.6	41	23.2	16.4-31.8
Income
14,999 or less	144	121	81.0	70.7-88.2	23	19.0	11.8-29.3
15,000-24,999	98	83	82.3	69.1-90.6	15	17.7	9.4-30.9
25,000-49,999	126	102	79.0	67.9-86.9	24	21.0	13.1-32.1
50,000 or more	178	150	82.7	74.8-88.5	28	17.3	11.5-25.2
WIC recipient
No	330	278	84.8	79.3-89.1	52	15.2	10.9-20.7
Yes	262	214	76.5	68.7-82.8	48	23.5	17.2-31.3
Medicaid recipient
No	304	250	81.9	75.7-86.8	54	18.1	13.2-24.3
Yes	295	249	80.5	73.4-86.0	46	19.5	14.0-26.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	290	248	85.5	80.7-89.2	42	14.5	10.8-19.3
2500+ grams	309	251	80.7	75.6-84.9	58	19.3	15.1-24.4

~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.

This page was generated on 01MAY08