NC PRAMS 2007~` : (What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? I WENT BACK TO WORK OR SCHOOL*)

2007 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? I WENT BACK TO WORK OR SCHOOL*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	392	303	77.1	71.4-82.0	89	22.9	18.0-28.6
Age
< 20 years	61	44	75.4	59.9-86.3	17	24.6	13.7-40.1
20-24 years	111	87	77.6	66.1-86.0	24	22.4	14.0-33.9
25-34 years	175	138	79.8	71.2-86.2	37	20.2	13.8-28.8
35+ years	45	34	66.9	46.4-82.5	11	33.1	17.5-53.6
Race
White	228	181	78.8	71.6-84.6	47	21.2	15.4-28.4
Black	144	106	71.6	60.5-80.6	38	28.4	19.4-39.5
Other	20	16	90.2	64.8-97.9	4	9.8	2.1-35.2
Hispanic origin
Yes	26	21	70.1	45.6-86.8	5	29.9	13.2-54.4
No	365	281	77.6	71.7-82.6	84	22.4	17.4-28.3
Education
< High School	107	79	74.4	62.3-83.7	28	25.6	16.3-37.7
High School	153	124	79.6	70.4-86.5	29	20.4	13.5-29.6
> High School	132	100	76.3	66.0-84.2	32	23.7	15.8-34.0
Marital Status
Married	188	150	78.7	70.7-85.0	38	21.3	15.0-29.3
Other	204	153	75.8	67.2-82.6	51	24.2	17.4-32.8
Income
14,999 or less	158	124	75.3	65.3-83.1	34	24.7	16.9-34.7
15,000-24,999	62	46	79.1	63.5-89.1	16	20.9	10.9-36.5
25,000-49,999	67	47	76.3	62.0-86.4	20	23.7	13.6-38.0
50,000 or more	74	58	75.3	60.9-85.6	16	24.7	14.4-39.1
WIC recipient
No	167	129	79.0	70.1-85.8	38	21.0	14.2-29.9
Yes	220	169	75.4	67.5-81.9	51	24.6	18.1-32.5
Medicaid recipient
No	125	97	75.1	64.2-83.5	28	24.9	16.5-35.8
Yes	267	206	78.0	71.1-83.7	61	22.0	16.3-28.9
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	185	143	77.4	71.0-82.8	42	22.6	17.2-29.0
2500+ grams	207	160	77.1	70.9-82.4	47	22.9	17.6-29.1

*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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