NC PRAMS 2008~` : (What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? I HAD OTHER CHILDREN TO TAKE CARE OF*)

2008 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? I HAD OTHER CHILDREN TO TAKE CARE OF*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	354	276	76.2	70.6-80.9	78	23.8	19.1-29.4
Age
< 20 years	61	55	91.1	78.6-96.6	6	8.9	3.4-21.4
20-24 years	115	83	68.9	58.3-77.8	32	31.1	22.2-41.7
25-34 years	139	105	73.6	64.3-81.2	34	26.4	18.8-35.7
35+ years	39	33	83.7	67.2-92.8	6	16.3	7.2-32.8
Race
White	201	158	76.9	69.6-82.9	43	23.1	17.1-30.4
Black	133	100	74.0	64.2-81.8	33	26.0	18.2-35.8
Other	20	18	82.9	52.2-95.5	2	17.1	4.5-47.8
Hispanic origin
Yes	25	23	94.1	73.3-98.9	2	5.9	1.1-26.7
No	329	253	74.8	68.9-79.8	76	25.2	20.2-31.1
Education
< High School	104	78	75.7	65.1-83.9	26	24.3	16.1-34.9
High School	137	109	75.1	65.5-82.7	28	24.9	17.3-34.5
> High School	112	88	77.9	68.1-85.3	24	22.1	14.7-31.9
Marital Status
Married	154	111	67.3	58.1-75.3	43	32.7	24.7-41.9
Other	200	165	82.4	75.4-87.7	35	17.6	12.3-24.6
Income
14,999 or less	148	121	83.3	75.2-89.1	27	16.7	10.9-24.8
15,000-24,999	58	43	65.5	50.0-78.3	15	34.5	21.7-50.0
25,000-49,999	54	38	64.4	48.2-77.8	16	35.6	22.2-51.8
50,000 or more	61	48	74.3	60.2-84.6	13	25.7	15.4-39.8
WIC recipient
No	127	98	75.0	65.3-82.7	29	25.0	17.3-34.7
Yes	227	178	76.7	69.7-82.5	49	23.3	17.5-30.3
Medicaid recipient
No	98	76	73.4	62.3-82.1	22	26.6	17.9-37.7
Yes	256	200	77.2	70.6-82.6	56	22.8	17.4-29.4
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	120	97	80.3	72.3-86.5	23	19.7	13.5-27.7
2500+ grams	234	179	75.8	69.8-80.9	55	24.2	19.1-30.2

*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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