NC PRAMS 2008~` : (What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby? I WENT BACK TO WORK OR SCHOOL*)

2008 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	354	282	77.3	71.8-82.0	72	22.7	18.0-28.2
Age
< 20 years	61	46	74.4	60.0-84.9	15	25.6	15.1-40.0
20-24 years	115	86	73.5	63.3-81.8	29	26.5	18.2-36.7
25-34 years	139	116	80.4	71.4-87.0	23	19.6	13.0-28.6
35+ years	39	34	83.4	65.9-92.9	5	16.6	7.1-34.1
Race
White	201	167	81.7	74.9-87.0	34	18.3	13.0-25.1
Black	133	103	72.0	62.0-80.2	30	28.0	19.8-38.0
Other	20	12	65.3	39.3-84.5	8	34.7	15.5-60.7
Hispanic origin
Yes	25	21	86.5	64.1-95.9	4	13.5	4.1-35.9
No	329	261	76.6	70.8-81.5	68	23.4	18.5-29.2
Education
< High School	104	86	79.2	68.8-86.8	18	20.8	13.2-31.2
High School	137	108	78.5	69.4-85.4	29	21.5	14.6-30.6
> High School	112	87	73.2	62.6-81.6	25	26.8	18.4-37.4
Marital Status
Married	154	131	84.6	76.8-90.1	23	15.4	9.9-23.2
Other	200	151	72.2	64.5-78.8	49	27.8	21.2-35.5
Income
14,999 or less	148	111	71.9	62.8-79.4	37	28.1	20.6-37.2
15,000-24,999	58	48	83.6	69.7-91.9	10	16.4	8.1-30.3
25,000-49,999	54	44	75.2	58.7-86.6	10	24.8	13.4-41.3
50,000 or more	61	50	82.5	69.5-90.7	11	17.5	9.3-30.5
WIC recipient
No	127	106	81.4	72.1-88.1	21	18.6	11.9-27.9
Yes	227	176	75.3	68.3-81.2	51	24.7	18.8-31.7
Medicaid recipient
No	98	83	81.7	71.2-88.9	15	18.3	11.1-28.8
Yes	256	199	75.7	69.1-81.3	57	24.3	18.7-30.9
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	120	101	83.5	75.8-89.2	19	16.5	10.8-24.2
2500+ grams	234	181	76.7	70.8-81.8	53	23.3	18.2-29.2

*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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