NC PRAMS 2006~` : (What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? UNSPECIFIED REASON)

2006 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? UNSPECIFIED REASON

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	330	242	73.1	66.7-78.7	88	26.9	21.3-33.3
Age
< 20 years	52	37	70.2	52.8-83.3	15	29.8	16.7-47.2
20-24 years	85	56	66.6	53.6-77.6	29	33.4	22.4-46.4
25-34 years	144	107	76.1	66.4-83.7	37	23.9	16.3-33.6
35+ years	49	42	80.8	63.5-91.1	7	19.2	8.9-36.5
Race
White	196	133	67.6	59.2-74.9	63	32.4	25.1-40.8
Black	108	86	79.8	67.8-88.2	22	20.2	11.8-32.2
Other	26	23	87.4	62.1-96.7	3	12.6	3.3-37.9
Hispanic origin
Yes	27	16	56.9	34.4-76.9	11	43.1	23.1-65.6
No	303	226	74.8	68.2-80.4	77	25.2	19.6-31.8
Education
< High School	80	63	74.4	59.3-85.3	17	25.6	14.7-40.7
High School	138	103	76.4	67.0-83.9	35	23.6	16.1-33.0
> High School	112	76	67.2	55.9-76.8	36	32.8	23.2-44.1
Marital Status
Married	166	122	71.2	62.4-78.6	44	28.8	21.4-37.6
Other	164	120	74.7	65.2-82.3	44	25.3	17.7-34.8
Income
14,999 or less	135	103	75.5	64.7-83.8	32	24.5	16.2-35.3
15,000-24,999	39	27	63.1	43.4-79.3	12	36.9	20.7-56.6
25,000-49,999	54	37	67.1	51.3-79.8	17	32.9	20.2-48.7
50,000 or more	72	52	75.7	62.8-85.2	20	24.3	14.8-37.2
WIC recipient
No	139	109	80.1	71.0-86.9	30	19.9	13.1-29.0
Yes	187	129	68.1	59.1-75.9	58	31.9	24.1-40.9
Medicaid recipient
No	107	78	73.7	63.0-82.1	29	26.3	17.9-37.0
Yes	223	164	72.8	64.7-79.7	59	27.2	20.3-35.3
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	142	108	78.6	71.3-84.4	34	21.4	15.6-28.7
2500+ grams	188	134	72.6	65.6-78.6	54	27.4	21.4-34.4

~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.

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