NC PRAMS 2007~` : (What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? I HAD OTHER CHILDREN TO TAKE CARE OF*)

2007 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? I HAD OTHER CHILDREN TO TAKE CARE OF*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	392	296	74.3	68.4-79.4	96	25.7	20.6-31.6
Age
< 20 years	61	53	86.0	71.5-93.7	8	14.0	6.3-28.5
20-24 years	111	84	74.6	62.9-83.5	27	25.4	16.5-37.1
25-34 years	175	124	69.7	60.5-77.6	51	30.3	22.4-39.5
35+ years	45	35	73.6	53.6-87.1	10	26.4	12.9-46.4
Race
White	228	168	73.6	66.1-79.9	60	26.4	20.1-33.9
Black	144	113	75.6	64.6-83.9	31	24.4	16.1-35.4
Other	20	15	74.7	46.5-91.0	5	25.3	9.0-53.5
Hispanic origin
Yes	26	23	92.6	69.4-98.6	3	7.4	1.4-30.6
No	365	272	72.5	66.3-78.0	93	27.5	22.0-33.7
Education
< High School	107	81	71.6	59.1-81.5	26	28.4	18.5-40.9
High School	153	113	73.9	64.3-81.6	40	26.1	18.4-35.7
> High School	132	102	77.2	67.2-84.8	30	22.8	15.2-32.8
Marital Status
Married	188	136	71.9	63.5-79.0	52	28.1	21.0-36.5
Other	204	160	76.4	67.9-83.3	44	23.6	16.7-32.1
Income
14,999 or less	158	122	75.9	66.1-83.6	36	24.1	16.4-33.9
15,000-24,999	62	43	71.5	55.4-83.5	19	28.5	16.5-44.6
25,000-49,999	67	46	66.0	51.0-78.4	21	34.0	21.6-49.0
50,000 or more	74	61	80.6	67.4-89.3	13	19.4	10.7-32.6
WIC recipient
No	167	130	76.8	67.7-83.9	37	23.2	16.1-32.3
Yes	220	162	72.9	64.9-79.6	58	27.1	20.4-35.1
Medicaid recipient
No	125	97	77.8	67.5-85.5	28	22.2	14.5-32.5
Yes	267	199	72.8	65.5-79.0	68	27.2	21.0-34.5
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	185	144	78.6	72.3-83.7	41	21.4	16.3-27.7
2500+ grams	207	152	73.9	67.5-79.4	55	26.1	20.6-32.5

*Asked only of mothers that did not breastfeed 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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