NC PRAMS 2006~` : (What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? I HAD OTHER CHILDREN TO TAKE CARE OF)

2006 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? I HAD OTHER CHILDREN TO TAKE CARE OF

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	330	262	76.7	70.3-82.1	68	23.3	17.9-29.7
Age
< 20 years	52	48	89.0	71.7-96.3	4	11.0	3.7-28.3
20-24 years	85	70	78.4	64.9-87.7	15	21.6	12.3-35.1
25-34 years	144	105	71.2	61.0-79.6	39	28.8	20.4-39.0
35+ years	49	39	73.0	53.7-86.3	10	27.0	13.7-46.3
Race
White	196	152	72.5	64.0-79.7	44	27.5	20.3-36.0
Black	108	90	84.3	73.2-91.4	18	15.7	8.6-26.8
Other	26	20	74.3	45.8-90.9	6	25.7	9.1-54.2
Hispanic origin
Yes	27	25	87.7	61.1-97.0	2	12.3	3.0-38.9
No	303	237	75.5	68.8-81.2	66	24.5	18.8-31.2
Education
< High School	80	71	86.9	73.0-94.2	9	13.1	5.8-27.0
High School	138	106	74.2	63.6-82.5	32	25.8	17.5-36.4
> High School	112	85	71.9	60.8-80.8	27	28.1	19.2-39.2
Marital Status
Married	166	126	73.2	64.4-80.6	40	26.8	19.4-35.6
Other	164	136	79.5	69.9-86.7	28	20.5	13.3-30.1
Income
14,999 or less	135	108	71.6	60.1-80.8	27	28.4	19.2-39.9
15,000-24,999	39	31	80.7	60.2-92.0	8	19.3	8.0-39.8
25,000-49,999	54	44	82.1	66.7-91.4	10	17.9	8.6-33.3
50,000 or more	72	53	72.3	58.9-82.6	19	27.7	17.4-41.1
WIC recipient
No	139	103	72.0	62.0-80.2	36	28.0	19.8-38.0
Yes	187	155	79.7	70.9-86.3	32	20.3	13.7-29.1
Medicaid recipient
No	107	80	74.0	63.1-82.5	27	26.0	17.5-36.9
Yes	223	182	78.0	69.8-84.4	41	22.0	15.6-30.2
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	142	118	84.0	76.8-89.2	24	16.0	10.8-23.2
2500+ grams	188	144	76.1	69.1-81.9	44	23.9	18.1-30.9

~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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