NC PRAMS 2006~` : (What were your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? I THOUGHT MY BABY WAS NOT GAINING ENOUGH WEIGHT)

2006 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? I THOUGHT MY BABY WAS NOT GAINING ENOUGH WEIGHT

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	599	553	91.8	88.5-94.3	46	8.2	5.7-11.5
Age
< 20 years	58	56	96.2	80.5-99.4	2	3.8	0.6-19.5
20-24 years	139	130	95.3	89.4-98.0	9	4.7	2.0-10.6
25-34 years	306	283	92.5	87.9-95.4	23	7.5	4.6-12.1
35+ years	96	84	77.5	61.9-88.0	12	22.5	12.0-38.1
Race
White	449	410	90.9	86.9-93.8	39	9.1	6.2-13.1
Black	125	119	93.3	84.2-97.3	6	6.7	2.7-15.8
Other	25	24	99.3	94.9-99.9	1	0.7	0.1- 5.1
Hispanic origin
Yes	84	81	95.6	84.3-98.9	3	4.4	1.1-15.7
No	515	472	91.0	87.2-93.7	43	9.0	6.3-12.8
Education
< High School	87	85	99.6	98.6-99.9	2	0.4	0.1- 1.4
High School	184	174	92.5	84.6-96.5	10	7.5	3.5-15.4
> High School	327	293	88.4	83.1-92.2	34	11.6	7.8-16.9
Marital Status
Married	391	359	89.4	84.7-92.8	32	10.6	7.2-15.3
Other	208	194	95.2	89.5-97.9	14	4.8	2.1-10.5
Income
14,999 or less	144	133	92.8	83.9-96.9	11	7.2	3.1-16.1
15,000-24,999	98	93	93.2	82.0-97.6	5	6.8	2.4-18.0
25,000-49,999	126	115	93.1	85.6-96.8	11	6.9	3.2-14.4
50,000 or more	178	160	86.9	79.3-92.0	18	13.1	8.0-20.7
WIC recipient
No	330	304	90.0	84.9-93.5	26	10.0	6.5-15.1
Yes	262	242	93.6	88.5-96.5	20	6.4	3.5-11.5
Medicaid recipient
No	304	278	89.1	83.8-92.8	26	10.9	7.2-16.2
Yes	295	275	94.3	89.4-97.0	20	5.7	3.0-10.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	290	271	93.5	90.0-95.8	19	6.5	4.2-10.0
2500+ grams	309	282	91.7	87.9-94.3	27	8.3	5.7-12.1

~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