NC PRAMS 2006~` : (What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? I DID NOT LIKE BREASTFEEDING)

2006 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? I DID NOT LIKE BREASTFEEDING

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	329	190	54.1	47.2-60.8	139	45.9	39.2-52.8
Age
< 20 years	52	26	41.6	26.4-58.5	26	58.4	41.5-73.6
20-24 years	85	51	61.2	47.4-73.3	34	38.8	26.7-52.6
25-34 years	143	86	55.8	45.5-65.6	57	44.2	34.4-54.5
35+ years	49	27	53.3	35.6-70.2	22	46.7	29.8-64.4
Race
White	195	117	55.4	46.8-63.7	78	44.6	36.3-53.2
Black	108	53	46.1	34.1-58.5	55	53.9	41.5-65.9
Other	26	20	84.5	61.2-94.9	6	15.5	5.1-38.8
Hispanic origin
Yes	27	20	67.2	44.0-84.2	7	32.8	15.8-56.0
No	302	170	52.7	45.5-59.8	132	47.3	40.2-54.5
Education
< High School	80	42	48.6	34.3-63.1	38	51.4	36.9-65.7
High School	137	83	57.5	47.1-67.4	54	42.5	32.6-52.9
> High School	112	65	53.7	42.5-64.6	47	46.3	35.4-57.5
Marital Status
Married	165	105	61.1	51.9-69.5	60	38.9	30.5-48.1
Other	164	85	48.4	38.7-58.3	79	51.6	41.7-61.3
Income
14,999 or less	135	79	61.6	50.2-71.8	56	38.4	28.2-49.8
15,000-24,999	38	25	58.7	39.2-75.9	13	41.3	24.1-60.8
25,000-49,999	54	33	54.8	39.1-69.5	21	45.2	30.5-60.9
50,000 or more	72	38	46.8	33.8-60.2	34	53.2	39.8-66.2
WIC recipient
No	139	80	50.9	40.8-61.0	59	49.1	39.0-59.2
Yes	186	106	55.8	46.5-64.6	80	44.2	35.4-53.5
Medicaid recipient
No	107	63	53.9	42.9-64.6	44	46.1	35.4-57.1
Yes	222	127	54.1	45.5-62.5	95	45.9	37.5-54.5
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	142	88	57.7	48.9-66.0	54	42.3	34.0-51.1
2500+ grams	187	102	53.7	46.3-61.0	85	46.3	39.0-53.7

~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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