NC PRAMS 2008~` : (What were your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? BREAST MILK ALONE DID NOT SATISFY MY BABY*)

2008 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? BREAST MILK ALONE DID NOT SATISFY MY BABY*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	534	371	66.9	62.0-71.4	163	33.1	28.6-38.0
Age
< 20 years	65	43	66.1	51.5-78.1	22	33.9	21.9-48.5
20-24 years	131	92	62.9	52.4-72.3	39	37.1	27.7-47.6
25-34 years	267	188	70.4	63.8-76.3	79	29.6	23.7-36.2
35+ years	71	48	60.6	46.6-73.0	23	39.4	27.0-53.4
Race
White	379	261	67.4	61.8-72.6	118	32.6	27.4-38.2
Black	135	94	63.8	53.1-73.4	41	36.2	26.6-46.9
Other	20	16	73.9	47.5-89.9	4	26.1	10.1-52.5
Hispanic origin
Yes	76	57	74.4	61.3-84.2	19	25.6	15.8-38.7
No	458	314	65.5	60.2-70.4	144	34.5	29.6-39.8
Education
< High School	100	76	76.9	65.6-85.3	24	23.1	14.7-34.4
High School	154	112	66.5	57.0-74.8	42	33.5	25.2-43.0
> High School	280	183	63.2	56.5-69.4	97	36.8	30.6-43.5
Marital Status
Married	307	202	61.6	55.1-67.6	105	38.4	32.4-44.9
Other	227	169	74.0	66.6-80.3	58	26.0	19.7-33.4
Income
14,999 or less	152	116	75.4	66.0-82.9	36	24.6	17.1-34.0
15,000-24,999	78	51	62.1	48.8-73.8	27	37.9	26.2-51.2
25,000-49,999	103	62	57.8	46.8-68.2	41	42.2	31.8-53.2
50,000 or more	161	113	67.5	58.8-75.1	48	32.5	24.9-41.2
WIC recipient
No	284	201	67.4	60.8-73.4	83	32.6	26.6-39.2
Yes	242	167	67.8	60.5-74.4	75	32.2	25.6-39.5
Medicaid recipient
No	245	166	65.4	58.4-71.8	79	34.6	28.2-41.6
Yes	289	205	68.2	61.3-74.3	84	31.8	25.7-38.7
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	216	164	76.3	70.3-81.5	52	23.7	18.5-29.7
2500+ grams	318	207	65.7	60.3-70.8	111	34.3	29.2-39.7

*Asked only of mothers that breastfed 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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