NC PRAMS 2008~` : (During any of your prenatal care visits, did a doctor, nurse or other health care worker talk with you about ? BREASTFEEDING MY BABY*)

2008 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

PRENATAL CARE-CONTENT

During any of your prenatal care visits, did a doctor, nurse or other health care worker talk with you about ? BREASTFEEDING MY BABY*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	1342	183	13.4	11.5-15.6	1159	86.6	84.4-88.5
Age
< 20 years	146	10	7.4	3.6-14.5	136	92.6	85.5-96.4
20-24 years	312	28	9.0	5.9-13.4	284	91.0	86.6-94.1
25-34 years	678	103	14.3	11.6-17.4	575	85.7	82.6-88.4
35+ years	206	42	22.7	16.9-29.8	164	77.3	70.2-83.1
Race
White	953	140	14.5	12.2-17.1	813	85.5	82.9-87.8
Black	324	29	8.3	5.5-12.5	295	91.7	87.5-94.5
Other	65	14	21.4	12.3-34.5	51	78.6	65.5-87.7
Hispanic origin
Yes	179	18	9.1	5.4-14.8	161	90.9	85.2-94.6
No	1162	165	14.2	12.1-16.7	997	85.8	83.3-87.9
Education
< High School	258	25	9.9	6.4-14.9	233	90.1	85.1-93.6
High School	362	41	11.3	8.0-15.7	321	88.7	84.3-92.0
> High School	718	117	16.2	13.5-19.4	601	83.8	80.6-86.5
Marital Status
Married	819	139	16.9	14.2-19.9	680	83.1	80.1-85.8
Other	523	44	8.4	6.0-11.6	479	91.6	88.4-94.0
Income
14,999 or less	363	34	9.2	6.3-13.4	329	90.8	86.6-93.7
15,000-24,999	173	19	11.3	6.9-18.0	154	88.7	82.0-93.1
25,000-49,999	263	35	13.6	9.6-18.9	228	86.4	81.1-90.4
50,000 or more	439	89	20.6	16.8-25.1	350	79.4	74.9-83.2
WIC recipient
No	729	133	18.5	15.6-21.9	596	81.5	78.1-84.4
Yes	609	50	7.9	5.8-10.8	559	92.1	89.2-94.2
Medicaid recipient
No	630	117	18.5	15.4-22.1	513	81.5	77.9-84.6
Yes	712	66	9.2	7.0-11.9	646	90.8	88.1-93.0
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	433	55	12.3	9.6-15.7	378	87.7	84.3-90.4
2500+ grams	909	128	13.5	11.5-15.9	781	86.5	84.1-88.5

*Asked of women who went for prenatal care.

#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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