NC PRAMS 2007~` : (What were your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? BREAST MILK ALONE DID NOT SATISFY MY BABY*)

2007 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? BREAST MILK ALONE DID NOT SATISFY MY BABY*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	732	510	65.6	61.0-69.9	222	34.4	30.1-39.0
Age
< 20 years	97	78	74.6	61.4-84.5	19	25.4	15.5-38.6
20-24 years	190	130	63.8	54.5-72.1	60	36.2	27.9-45.5
25-34 years	353	240	65.4	58.8-71.5	113	34.6	28.5-41.2
35+ years	92	62	59.6	46.4-71.5	30	40.4	28.5-53.6
Race
White	519	361	66.0	60.6-70.9	158	34.0	29.1-39.4
Black	187	127	61.3	51.2-70.5	60	38.7	29.5-48.8
Other	26	22	89.8	62.1-97.9	4	10.2	2.1-37.9
Hispanic origin
Yes	92	65	67.8	55.7-77.9	27	32.2	22.1-44.3
No	639	444	65.1	60.1-69.8	195	34.9	30.2-39.9
Education
< High School	134	107	77.4	67.2-85.2	27	22.6	14.8-32.8
High School	203	149	68.1	59.2-75.8	54	31.9	24.2-40.8
> High School	394	253	59.1	52.6-65.2	141	40.9	34.8-47.4
Marital Status
Married	434	295	64.0	58.1-69.5	139	36.0	30.5-41.9
Other	298	215	67.5	60.1-74.2	83	32.5	25.8-39.9
Income
14,999 or less	192	139	69.6	60.4-77.5	53	30.4	22.5-39.6
15,000-24,999	122	83	63.2	51.1-73.8	39	36.8	26.2-48.9
25,000-49,999	140	98	63.7	52.8-73.4	42	36.3	26.6-47.2
50,000 or more	230	153	63.0	54.9-70.4	77	37.0	29.6-45.1
WIC recipient
No	393	267	64.5	58.2-70.3	126	35.5	29.7-41.8
Yes	331	238	66.7	59.7-73.1	93	33.3	26.9-40.3
Medicaid recipient
No	333	223	63.9	57.1-70.1	110	36.1	29.9-42.9
Yes	399	287	66.9	60.5-72.8	112	33.1	27.2-39.5
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	364	274	75.8	71.3-79.8	90	24.2	20.2-28.7
2500+ grams	368	236	64.5	59.5-69.3	132	35.5	30.7-40.5

*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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