NC PRAMS 2006~` : (During any of your prenatal care visits, did a doctor, nurse or other health care worker talk with you about any of the things listed below? BREASTFEEDING MY BABY)

2006 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

PRENATAL CARE-CONTENT

During any of your prenatal care visits, did a doctor, nurse or other health care worker talk with you about any of the things listed below? BREASTFEEDING MY BABY

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1309	191	13.2	11.1-15.6	1118	86.8	84.4-88.9
Age
< 20 years	129	12	7.5	3.3-16.2	117	92.5	83.8-96.7
20-24 years	292	27	7.6	4.7-12.1	265	92.4	87.9-95.3
25-34 years	675	103	13.9	11.1-17.4	572	86.1	82.6-88.9
35+ years	213	49	25.0	18.2-33.3	164	75.0	66.7-81.8
Race
White	958	158	14.9	12.4-17.8	800	85.1	82.2-87.6
Black	281	21	7.4	4.2-12.7	260	92.6	87.3-95.8
Other	70	12	16.7	8.5-30.2	58	83.3	69.8-91.5
Hispanic origin
Yes	166	18	9.1	5.2-15.4	148	90.9	84.6-94.8
No	1143	173	14.0	11.7-16.6	970	86.0	83.4-88.3
Education
< High School	201	20	7.4	4.1-13.2	181	92.6	86.8-95.9
High School	393	45	9.8	6.7-14.1	348	90.2	85.9-93.3
> High School	714	126	17.4	14.3-21.1	588	82.6	78.9-85.7
Marital Status
Married	866	151	17.3	14.4-20.6	715	82.7	79.4-85.6
Other	443	40	7.0	4.6-10.7	403	93.0	89.3-95.4
Income
14,999 or less	338	38	8.0	5.2-12.2	300	92.0	87.8-94.8
15,000-24,999	171	15	7.6	4.1-13.9	156	92.4	86.1-95.9
25,000-49,999	256	43	16.8	11.8-23.3	213	83.2	76.7-88.2
50,000 or more	435	86	19.7	15.6-24.7	349	80.3	75.3-84.4
WIC recipient
No	736	139	18.1	14.9-21.8	597	81.9	78.2-85.1
Yes	571	52	7.8	5.5-10.9	519	92.2	89.1-94.5
Medicaid recipient
No	662	123	18.3	15.0-22.2	539	81.7	77.8-85.0
Yes	647	68	8.7	6.4-11.8	579	91.3	88.2-93.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	577	87	14.3	11.6-17.4	490	85.7	82.6-88.4
2500+ grams	732	104	13.1	10.8-15.7	628	86.9	84.3-89.2

~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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