NC PRAMS 2007~` : (What were your or your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? MY NIPPLES WERE SORE, CRACKED, OR BLEEDING*)

2007 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your or your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? MY NIPPLES WERE SORE, CRACKED, OR BLEEDING*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	732	587	77.0	72.8-80.7	145	23.0	19.3-27.2
Age
< 20 years	97	64	69.0	55.9-79.6	33	31.0	20.4-44.1
20-24 years	190	144	71.8	62.8-79.3	46	28.2	20.7-37.2
25-34 years	353	294	79.6	73.6-84.6	59	20.4	15.4-26.4
35+ years	92	85	88.1	76.2-94.4	7	11.9	5.6-23.8
Race
White	519	421	77.8	73.0-82.1	98	22.2	17.9-27.0
Black	187	147	75.0	65.3-82.7	40	25.0	17.3-34.7
Other	26	19	71.9	44.0-89.3	7	28.1	10.7-56.0
Hispanic origin
Yes	92	67	74.0	62.2-83.2	25	26.0	16.8-37.8
No	639	519	77.6	73.0-81.6	120	22.4	18.4-27.0
Education
< High School	134	98	75.5	65.1-83.6	36	24.5	16.4-34.9
High School	203	154	73.5	65.0-80.6	49	26.5	19.4-35.0
> High School	394	334	79.7	73.9-84.4	60	20.3	15.6-26.1
Marital Status
Married	434	360	78.0	72.6-82.6	74	22.0	17.4-27.4
Other	298	227	75.8	68.8-81.6	71	24.2	18.4-31.2
Income
14,999 or less	192	144	73.3	64.3-80.8	48	26.7	19.2-35.7
15,000-24,999	122	87	67.0	55.1-77.1	35	33.0	22.9-44.9
25,000-49,999	140	110	74.7	64.3-82.8	30	25.3	17.2-35.7
50,000 or more	230	205	86.0	79.3-90.8	25	14.0	9.2-20.7
WIC recipient
No	393	333	80.8	75.2-85.4	60	19.2	14.6-24.8
Yes	331	246	72.4	65.7-78.3	85	27.6	21.7-34.3
Medicaid recipient
No	333	288	82.3	76.4-86.9	45	17.7	13.1-23.6
Yes	399	299	72.8	66.7-78.2	100	27.2	21.8-33.3
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	364	305	82.4	78.1-86.0	59	17.6	14.0-21.9
2500+ grams	368	282	76.4	71.8-80.5	86	23.6	19.5-28.2

*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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