NC PRAMS 2010~` : (Breastfeeding at 4 weeks After Delivery*)

2010 North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

BREASTFEEDING

Breastfeeding at 4 weeks After Delivery*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	NO			YES
Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
Total	944	312	34.7	31.2-38.3	632	65.3	61.7-68.8
Age
< 20 years	76	39	51.7	38.4-64.7	37	48.3	35.3-61.6
20-24 years	218	95	44.4	37.0-52.1	123	55.6	47.9-63.0
25-34 years	493	136	27.5	23.2-32.3	357	72.5	67.7-76.8
35+ years	157	42	31.0	23.0-40.5	115	69.0	59.5-77.0
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	582	176	32.6	28.3-37.2	406	67.4	62.8-71.7
Non-Hispanic Black	197	96	44.8	36.7-53.2	101	55.2	46.8-63.3
Non-Hispanic Other	51	19	45.3	30.3-61.2	32	54.7	38.8-69.7
Latina	108	21	25.6	17.0-36.6	87	74.4	63.4-83.0
Education
< High School	146	68	45.1	35.4-55.1	78	54.9	44.9-64.6
High School	243	116	46.8	39.8-54.0	127	53.2	46.0-60.2
> High School	552	128	24.9	21.0-29.2	424	75.1	70.8-79.0
Marital Status
Married	606	149	26.2	22.4-30.4	457	73.8	69.6-77.6
Other	338	163	46.8	40.6-53.1	175	53.2	46.9-59.4
WIC recipient
No	519	119	24.0	20.0-28.6	400	76.0	71.4-80.0
Yes	420	190	45.0	39.5-50.6	230	55.0	49.4-60.5
Medicaid recipient
No	469	104	23.4	19.3-28.1	365	76.6	71.9-80.7
Yes	475	208	43.7	38.6-49.0	267	56.3	51.0-61.4
Infant's birth weight
Under 2500 grams	310	108	38.8	33.4-44.5	202	61.2	55.5-66.6
2500+ grams	634	204	34.3	30.6-38.3	430	65.7	61.7-69.4

*Data in this table are recoded responses to survey question 49. How many weeks or months did you breastfeed or pump milk to feed your baby?

~Low participation was a substantial problem for NC PRAMS in 2010.The overall weighted response rate was 56%.

#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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