NC PRAMS 2007~` : (What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? I WAS EMBARRASSED TO BREASTFEED*)

2007 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? I WAS EMBARRASSED TO BREASTFEED*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	392	356	87.8	82.8-91.4	36	12.2	8.6-17.2
Age
< 20 years	61	52	79.5	63.6-89.6	9	20.5	10.4-36.4
20-24 years	111	98	83.9	73.0-90.9	13	16.1	9.1-27.0
25-34 years	175	163	91.1	83.7-95.3	12	8.9	4.7-16.3
35+ years	45	43	99.2	96.8-99.8	2	0.8	0.2- 3.2
Race
White	228	209	89.1	82.7-93.3	19	10.9	6.7-17.3
Black	144	130	86.1	76.1-92.3	14	13.9	7.7-23.9
Other	20	17	82.8	53.5-95.3	3	17.2	4.7-46.5
Hispanic origin
Yes	26	24	87.7	62.2-96.9	2	12.3	3.1-37.8
No	365	331	87.7	82.5-91.5	34	12.3	8.5-17.5
Education
< High School	107	97	86.8	75.5-93.3	10	13.2	6.7-24.5
High School	153	135	82.7	73.7-89.2	18	17.3	10.8-26.3
> High School	132	124	95.3	88.1-98.2	8	4.7	1.8-11.9
Marital Status
Married	188	177	91.9	85.4-95.7	11	8.1	4.3-14.6
Other	204	179	84.1	76.1-89.7	25	15.9	10.3-23.9
Income
14,999 or less	158	140	83.2	73.8-89.7	18	16.8	10.3-26.2
15,000-24,999	62	58	93.4	79.5-98.1	4	6.6	1.9-20.5
25,000-49,999	67	60	86.8	72.8-94.2	7	13.2	5.8-27.2
50,000 or more	74	68	89.7	76.5-95.9	6	10.3	4.1-23.5
WIC recipient
No	167	157	94.0	87.3-97.2	10	6.0	2.8-12.7
Yes	220	194	83.4	76.0-88.9	26	16.6	11.1-24.0
Medicaid recipient
No	125	116	89.4	79.7-94.7	9	10.6	5.3-20.3
Yes	267	240	87.1	80.9-91.5	27	12.9	8.5-19.1
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	185	174	93.6	88.9-96.4	11	6.4	3.6-11.1
2500+ grams	207	182	87.2	81.8-91.2	25	12.8	8.8-18.2

*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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