NC PRAMS 2007~` : (What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? I HAD TOO MANY HOUSEHOLD DUTIES*)

2007 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? I HAD TOO MANY HOUSEHOLD DUTIES*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	392	333	83.6	78.4-87.8	59	16.4	12.2-21.6
Age
< 20 years	61	55	90.5	76.3-96.6	6	9.5	3.4-23.7
20-24 years	111	94	83.3	72.5-90.4	17	16.7	9.6-27.5
25-34 years	175	144	80.4	71.7-86.9	31	19.6	13.1-28.3
35+ years	45	40	87.3	69.0-95.5	5	12.7	4.5-31.0
Race
White	228	196	85.9	79.5-90.6	32	14.1	9.4-20.5
Black	144	120	80.5	70.0-88.0	24	19.5	12.0-30.0
Other	20	17	76.4	47.3-92.1	3	23.6	7.9-52.7
Hispanic origin
Yes	26	24	93.1	68.6-98.8	2	6.9	1.2-31.4
No	365	308	82.7	77.1-87.2	57	17.3	12.8-22.9
Education
< High School	107	87	81.4	69.7-89.3	20	18.6	10.7-30.3
High School	153	130	82.6	73.7-88.9	23	17.4	11.1-26.3
> High School	132	116	87.0	78.0-92.6	16	13.0	7.4-22.0
Marital Status
Married	188	164	86.1	78.9-91.1	24	13.9	8.9-21.1
Other	204	169	81.5	73.4-87.5	35	18.5	12.5-26.6
Income
14,999 or less	158	127	77.6	67.9-85.1	31	22.4	14.9-32.1
15,000-24,999	62	51	81.2	65.5-90.7	11	18.8	9.3-34.5
25,000-49,999	67	61	90.1	77.2-96.1	6	9.9	3.9-22.8
50,000 or more	74	67	91.2	80.1-96.4	7	8.8	3.6-19.9
WIC recipient
No	167	146	90.2	83.1-94.5	21	9.8	5.5-16.9
Yes	220	183	79.8	72.2-85.7	37	20.2	14.3-27.8
Medicaid recipient
No	125	109	85.1	75.1-91.5	16	14.9	8.5-24.9
Yes	267	224	83.0	76.5-88.0	43	17.0	12.0-23.5
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	185	160	86.3	80.6-90.5	25	13.7	9.5-19.4
2500+ grams	207	173	83.4	77.6-87.9	34	16.6	12.1-22.4

*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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