NC PRAMS 2008~` : (What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? MY BABY WAS SICK AND COULD NOT BREASTFEED*)

2008 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? MY BABY WAS SICK AND COULD NOT BREASTFEED*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	354	335	97.8	96.1-98.8	19	2.2	1.2- 3.9
Age
< 20 years	61	57	98.4	95.7-99.4	4	1.6	0.6- 4.3
20-24 years	115	110	98.9	97.5-99.6	5	1.1	0.4- 2.5
25-34 years	139	130	96.3	91.5-98.4	9	3.7	1.6- 8.5
35+ years	39	38	99.2	94.8-99.9	1	0.8	0.1- 5.2
Race
White	201	187	96.9	93.9-98.5	14	3.1	1.5- 6.1
Black	133	128	99.0	97.6-99.6	5	1.0	0.4- 2.4
Other	20	20	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hispanic origin
Yes	25	25	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
No	329	310	97.7	95.8-98.7	19	2.3	1.3- 4.2
Education
< High School	104	97	98.4	96.7-99.2	7	1.6	0.8- 3.3
High School	137	130	98.0	94.6-99.3	7	2.0	0.7- 5.4
> High School	112	108	98.2	93.7-99.5	4	1.8	0.5- 6.3
Marital Status
Married	154	147	97.6	93.7-99.1	7	2.4	0.9- 6.3
Other	200	188	98.0	95.9-99.0	12	2.0	1.0- 4.1
Income
14,999 or less	148	140	98.0	95.0-99.2	8	2.0	0.8- 5.0
15,000-24,999	58	57	99.6	97.5-99.9	1	0.4	0.1- 2.5
25,000-49,999	54	48	97.3	93.8-98.8	6	2.7	1.2- 6.2
50,000 or more	61	59	95.8	84.7-98.9	2	4.2	1.1-15.3
WIC recipient
No	127	118	95.6	90.0-98.1	9	4.4	1.9-10.0
Yes	227	217	98.9	98.0-99.4	10	1.1	0.6- 2.0
Medicaid recipient
No	98	94	97.1	90.7-99.1	4	2.9	0.9- 9.3
Yes	256	241	98.1	96.4-99.0	15	1.9	1.0- 3.6
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	120	104	86.5	79.2-91.5	16	13.5	8.5-20.8
2500+ grams	234	231	98.9	96.5-99.6	3	1.1	0.4- 3.5

*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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