NC PRAMS 2007~` : (What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? UNSPECIFIED REASON*)

2007 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? UNSPECIFIED REASON*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	392	308	77.9	72.3-82.7	84	22.1	17.3-27.7
Age
< 20 years	61	50	84.2	69.4-92.6	11	15.8	7.4-30.6
20-24 years	111	91	80.2	69.2-88.0	20	19.8	12.0-30.8
25-34 years	175	131	74.1	65.2-81.4	44	25.9	18.6-34.8
35+ years	45	36	77.3	57.3-89.6	9	22.7	10.4-42.7
Race
White	228	173	75.5	68.1-81.7	55	24.5	18.3-31.9
Black	144	120	83.2	73.2-90.0	24	16.8	10.0-26.8
Other	20	15	74.6	46.4-90.9	5	25.4	9.1-53.6
Hispanic origin
Yes	26	19	77.0	54.1-90.5	7	23.0	9.5-45.9
No	365	288	77.9	72.0-82.9	77	22.1	17.1-28.0
Education
< High School	107	80	77.8	66.0-86.3	27	22.2	13.7-34.0
High School	153	129	82.2	73.3-88.6	24	17.8	11.4-26.7
> High School	132	99	72.4	61.9-80.9	33	27.6	19.1-38.1
Marital Status
Married	188	144	73.8	65.4-80.7	44	26.2	19.3-34.6
Other	204	164	81.6	73.7-87.6	40	18.4	12.4-26.3
Income
14,999 or less	158	128	82.1	73.0-88.7	30	17.9	11.3-27.0
15,000-24,999	62	51	83.1	67.5-92.1	11	16.9	7.9-32.5
25,000-49,999	67	52	74.0	59.3-84.8	15	26.0	15.2-40.7
50,000 or more	74	55	71.7	57.4-82.6	19	28.3	17.4-42.6
WIC recipient
No	167	130	76.5	67.3-83.7	37	23.5	16.3-32.7
Yes	220	175	79.8	72.3-85.6	45	20.2	14.4-27.7
Medicaid recipient
No	125	100	79.4	69.2-86.8	25	20.6	13.2-30.8
Yes	267	208	77.3	70.3-83.1	59	22.7	16.9-29.7
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	185	148	79.5	73.2-84.6	37	20.5	15.4-26.8
2500+ grams	207	160	77.8	71.6-82.9	47	22.2	17.1-28.4

*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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