NC PRAMS 2009~` : (What were your or your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? IT WAS TOO HARD, PAINFUL OR TOO TIME CONSUMING*)

2009 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

What were your or your reasons for stopping breastfeeding? IT WAS TOO HARD, PAINFUL OR TOO TIME CONSUMING*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	471	352	74.5	69.6-78.9	119	25.5	21.1-30.4
Age
< 20 years	58	34	63.6	47.9-76.8	24	36.4	23.2-52.1
20-24 years	134	102	75.2	65.4-82.9	32	24.8	17.1-34.6
25-34 years	215	166	75.8	68.5-81.9	49	24.2	18.1-31.5
35+ years	64	50	80.2	67.3-88.9	14	19.8	11.1-32.7
Race
White	332	254	75.6	69.9-80.5	78	24.4	19.5-30.1
Black	119	80	70.3	59.4-79.4	39	29.7	20.6-40.6
Other	20	18	86.4	58.6-96.6	2	13.6	3.4-41.4
Hispanic origin
Yes	56	51	91.5	78.3-97.0	5	8.5	3.0-21.7
No	415	301	71.6	66.2-76.5	114	28.4	23.5-33.8
Education
< High School	79	63	82.3	69.7-90.4	16	17.7	9.6-30.3
High School	149	115	76.2	67.3-83.3	34	23.8	16.7-32.7
> High School	243	174	70.2	63.0-76.5	69	29.8	23.5-37.0
Marital Status
Married	272	212	76.7	70.5-81.9	60	23.3	18.1-29.5
Other	199	140	71.9	63.7-78.9	59	28.1	21.1-36.3
Income
14,999 or less	91	67	76.5	64.3-85.4	24	23.5	14.6-35.7
15,000-24,999	118	94	77.5	67.5-85.1	24	22.5	14.9-32.5
25,000-49,999	100	70	71.0	59.4-80.4	30	29.0	19.6-40.6
50,000 or more	130	92	68.4	58.6-76.8	38	31.6	23.2-41.4
WIC recipient
No	236	179	74.3	67.3-80.2	57	25.7	19.8-32.7
Yes	234	172	74.6	67.4-80.6	62	25.4	19.4-32.6
Medicaid recipient
No	210	158	73.0	65.5-79.3	52	27.0	20.7-34.5
Yes	261	194	75.7	68.9-81.4	67	24.3	18.6-31.1
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	172	129	74.7	67.7-80.7	43	25.3	19.3-32.3
2500+ grams	299	223	74.5	69.1-79.2	76	25.5	20.8-30.9

*Asked only of mothers that breastfed their baby after delivery.

~Low participation was a substantial problem for NC PRAMS in 2009.The overall weighted response rate was 63%.

#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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