Chapter 1. Prenatal Survey

Table 1.19. Percent of pregnant women planning to return to work in each number of weeks after the baby is born by selected demographics1

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  N No plan
to work
< 4
weeks
4-6
weeks
7-9
weeks
10-12
weeks
13-16
weeks
17-20
weeks
21-30
weeks
>30
weeks
Total (%)
ALL 4,841 37.3 5.1 15.8 15.7 12.5 5.8 2.1 2.1 3.7 100
Age
18-24 1,359 30.6 5.5 20.2 19.1 10.3 4.8 1.8 2.5 5.1 100
25-29 1,563 40.9 4.3 16.1 14.4 12.8 4.2 2.3 1.5 3.5 100
30-34 1,203 39.8 4.8 11.1 14.4 14.9 7.4 2.1 2.3 3.2 100
35+ 706 38.0 6.7 14.3 14.0 11.8 8.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 100
Parity
Primiparous 1,500 24.5 4.0 17.6 20.7 16.9 7.7 2.2 2.5 3.9 100
Multiparous 3,170 43.9 5.7 14.6 13.2 10.2 4.8 2.1 1.9 3.5 100
Education
HS or less 1,040 42.8 4.9 16.9 12.1 11.3 3.3 1.7 2.1 4.8 100
Some college 1,740 39.5 5.7 17.0 16.2 9.7 4.8 2.3 1.6 3.2 100
College graduate 1,450 35.1 4.3 11.2 17.0 15.5 9.4 2.1 2.5 3.0 100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185% 2,170 41.8 5.4 17.0 14.1 9.8 3.1 2.2 2.2 4.5 100
185- < 350% 1,669 36.5 5.0 17.0 16.8 12.0 6.1 1.9 1.8 2.9 100
>=350% 1,002 28.8 4.6 11.1 17.3 19.0 11.0 2.5 2.4 3.4 100
WIC Participant
No 3,217 36.9 4.9 15.0 16.0 13.8 6.8 1.8 1.7 3.1 100
Yes 1,615 38.1 5.5 17.3 15.0 9.8 3.7 2.7 2.8 5.0 100
Race
White 3,821 38.8 5.3 15.4 15.6 12.1 5.9 2.0 1.9 3.1 100
Black 294 22.4 4.8 19.4 20.7 15.3 5.8 2.4 4.4 4.8 100
Hispanic 330 35.5 3.0 18.2 13.3 13.0 3.9 4.8 1.2 7.0 100
Region
Northeast 818 35.3 4.4 12.5 15.4 13.4 8.6 2.6 2.9 4.9 100
Midwest 1,395 32.5 5.2 18.0 18.1 14.9 5.2 2.0 1.1 3.1 100
South 1,677 38.4 5.2 16.5 16.3 11.3 4.6 1.7 2.7 3.3 100
West 951 44.2 5.4 14.1 11.1 10.2 6.3 2.6 1.7 4.4 100

1Table is based on variables: P23, P24