NC PRAMS 2007~` : (What were your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? I THOUGHT I WAS NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH MILK*)

2007 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? I THOUGHT I WAS NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH MILK*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	732	441	61.7	57.1-66.2	291	38.3	33.8-42.9
Age
< 20 years	97	63	69.1	56.1-79.7	34	30.9	20.3-43.9
20-24 years	190	111	60.5	51.3-69.0	79	39.5	31.0-48.7
25-34 years	353	208	59.0	52.2-65.4	145	41.0	34.6-47.8
35+ years	92	59	66.9	53.9-77.8	33	33.1	22.2-46.1
Race
White	519	309	63.2	57.8-68.2	210	36.8	31.8-42.2
Black	187	116	57.4	47.3-66.8	71	42.6	33.2-52.7
Other	26	16	61.5	34.7-82.8	10	38.5	17.2-65.3
Hispanic origin
Yes	92	57	68.2	56.2-78.2	35	31.8	21.8-43.8
No	639	383	60.4	55.3-65.3	256	39.6	34.7-44.7
Education
< High School	134	84	66.4	55.6-75.8	50	33.6	24.2-44.4
High School	203	117	58.8	49.9-67.2	86	41.2	32.8-50.1
> High School	394	239	61.5	55.1-67.5	155	38.5	32.5-44.9
Marital Status
Married	434	265	62.5	56.6-68.1	169	37.5	31.9-43.4
Other	298	176	60.7	53.2-67.8	122	39.3	32.2-46.8
Income
14,999 or less	192	109	61.8	52.4-70.4	83	38.2	29.6-47.6
15,000-24,999	122	74	59.8	47.8-70.7	48	40.2	29.3-52.2
25,000-49,999	140	82	60.6	49.8-70.4	58	39.4	29.6-50.2
50,000 or more	230	144	60.7	52.6-68.3	86	39.3	31.7-47.4
WIC recipient
No	393	243	62.6	56.3-68.5	150	37.4	31.5-43.7
Yes	331	190	60.2	53.2-66.8	141	39.8	33.2-46.8
Medicaid recipient
No	333	205	62.3	55.6-68.6	128	37.7	31.4-44.4
Yes	399	236	61.3	54.8-67.4	163	38.7	32.6-45.2
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	364	213	58.9	53.8-63.7	151	41.1	36.3-46.2
2500+ grams	368	228	62.0	56.9-66.9	140	38.0	33.1-43.1

*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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