NC PRAMS 2007~` : (What were your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? MY BABY BECAME SICK AND COULD NOT BREASTFEED*)

2007 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? MY BABY BECAME SICK AND COULD NOT BREASTFEED*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	731	705	97.3	95.4-98.5	26	2.7	1.5- 4.6
Age
< 20 years	97	92	91.8	80.6-96.8	5	8.2	3.2-19.4
20-24 years	190	185	98.9	95.9-99.7	5	1.1	0.3- 4.1
25-34 years	352	339	98.4	95.9-99.4	13	1.6	0.6- 4.1
35+ years	92	89	95.9	86.3-98.9	3	4.1	1.1-13.7
Race
White	519	498	96.9	94.3-98.3	21	3.1	1.7- 5.7
Black	186	181	98.5	94.1-99.6	5	1.5	0.4- 5.9
Other	26	26	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hispanic origin
Yes	92	86	96.0	87.6-98.8	6	4.0	1.2-12.4
No	638	618	97.6	95.5-98.7	20	2.4	1.3- 4.5
Education
< High School	134	129	96.8	89.8-99.1	5	3.2	0.9-10.2
High School	202	197	97.9	93.2-99.4	5	2.1	0.6- 6.8
> High School	394	378	97.2	94.3-98.7	16	2.8	1.3- 5.7
Marital Status
Married	434	420	97.7	95.2-98.9	14	2.3	1.1- 4.8
Other	297	285	96.9	93.0-98.6	12	3.1	1.4- 7.0
Income
14,999 or less	192	186	97.8	93.2-99.3	6	2.2	0.7- 6.8
15,000-24,999	121	115	97.4	90.3-99.3	6	2.6	0.7- 9.7
25,000-49,999	140	132	94.4	86.8-97.7	8	5.6	2.3-13.2
50,000 or more	230	227	99.2	95.9-99.8	3	0.8	0.2- 4.1
WIC recipient
No	393	383	98.0	95.2-99.2	10	2.0	0.8- 4.8
Yes	330	314	96.6	93.1-98.4	16	3.4	1.6- 6.9
Medicaid recipient
No	332	325	98.8	96.5-99.6	7	1.2	0.4- 3.5
Yes	399	380	96.2	92.8-98.0	19	3.8	2.0- 7.2
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	364	347	95.7	93.3-97.3	17	4.3	2.7- 6.7
2500+ grams	367	358	97.5	95.2-98.7	9	2.5	1.3- 4.8

*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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