NC PRAMS 2008~` : (What were your or your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? I WENT BACK TO WORK OR SCHOOL*)

2008 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your or your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? 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	535	400	75.1	70.6-79.1	135	24.9	20.9-29.4
Age
< 20 years	65	53	88.6	77.4-94.6	12	11.4	5.4-22.6
20-24 years	132	96	71.4	61.3-79.8	36	28.6	20.2-38.7
25-34 years	267	198	74.6	68.2-80.2	69	25.4	19.8-31.8
35+ years	71	53	70.3	56.2-81.3	18	29.7	18.7-43.8
Race
White	380	297	77.3	72.1-81.8	83	22.7	18.2-27.9
Black	135	87	65.5	54.9-74.8	48	34.5	25.2-45.1
Other	20	16	84.8	60.6-95.3	4	15.2	4.7-39.4
Hispanic origin
Yes	76	63	85.7	74.2-92.6	13	14.3	7.4-25.8
No	459	337	73.1	68.1-77.6	122	26.9	22.4-31.9
Education
< High School	100	81	87.2	77.8-93.0	19	12.8	7.0-22.2
High School	154	117	74.4	65.2-81.8	37	25.6	18.2-34.8
> High School	281	202	70.7	64.2-76.5	79	29.3	23.5-35.8
Marital Status
Married	307	239	78.0	72.2-82.8	68	22.0	17.2-27.8
Other	228	161	71.2	63.7-77.8	67	28.8	22.2-36.3
Income
14,999 or less	152	122	82.8	74.3-88.9	30	17.2	11.1-25.7
15,000-24,999	78	53	67.1	53.9-78.0	25	32.9	22.0-46.1
25,000-49,999	103	76	75.2	64.7-83.4	27	24.8	16.6-35.3
50,000 or more	161	116	70.3	61.7-77.8	45	29.7	22.2-38.3
WIC recipient
No	285	203	69.8	63.3-75.7	82	30.2	24.3-36.7
Yes	242	192	81.6	75.2-86.6	50	18.4	13.4-24.8
Medicaid recipient
No	245	172	68.2	61.2-74.5	73	31.8	25.5-38.8
Yes	290	228	81.0	75.1-85.8	62	19.0	14.2-24.9
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	217	161	74.0	67.8-79.3	56	26.0	20.7-32.2
2500+ grams	318	239	75.2	70.2-79.7	79	24.8	20.3-29.8

*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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