NC PRAMS 2007~` : (What were your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? I HAD TOO MANY OTHER HOUSEHOLD DUTIES*)

2007 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? I HAD TOO MANY OTHER HOUSEHOLD DUTIES*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	732	640	88.4	85.0-91.1	92	11.6	8.9-15.0
Age
< 20 years	97	86	90.1	78.8-95.7	11	9.9	4.3-21.2
20-24 years	190	167	88.5	81.3-93.1	23	11.5	6.9-18.7
25-34 years	353	307	88.1	83.0-91.8	46	11.9	8.2-17.0
35+ years	92	80	87.4	76.1-93.8	12	12.6	6.2-23.9
Race
White	519	467	90.8	87.2-93.5	52	9.2	6.5-12.8
Black	187	149	79.7	70.6-86.5	38	20.3	13.5-29.4
Other	26	24	97.6	90.7-99.4	2	2.4	0.6- 9.3
Hispanic origin
Yes	92	89	98.2	91.5-99.6	3	1.8	0.4- 8.5
No	639	550	86.4	82.5-89.5	89	13.6	10.5-17.5
Education
< High School	134	116	87.8	78.9-93.3	18	12.2	6.7-21.1
High School	203	177	88.5	81.6-93.0	26	11.5	7.0-18.4
> High School	394	347	88.6	83.8-92.1	47	11.4	7.9-16.2
Marital Status
Married	434	383	88.9	84.6-92.1	51	11.1	7.9-15.4
Other	298	257	87.8	82.0-91.9	41	12.2	8.1-18.0
Income
14,999 or less	192	169	88.7	81.3-93.4	23	11.3	6.6-18.7
15,000-24,999	122	100	81.8	70.9-89.2	22	18.2	10.8-29.1
25,000-49,999	140	117	85.7	76.8-91.6	23	14.3	8.4-23.2
50,000 or more	230	209	91.5	85.6-95.1	21	8.5	4.9-14.4
WIC recipient
No	393	348	88.9	84.2-92.3	45	11.1	7.7-15.8
Yes	331	284	87.7	82.3-91.5	47	12.3	8.5-17.7
Medicaid recipient
No	333	297	89.8	84.9-93.2	36	10.2	6.8-15.1
Yes	399	343	87.3	82.4-91.0	56	12.7	9.0-17.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	364	313	85.5	81.5-88.7	51	14.5	11.3-18.5
2500+ grams	368	327	88.7	85.0-91.6	41	11.3	8.4-15.0

*Asked only of mothers that breastfed their baby after delivery.

#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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