Chapter 1. Prenatal Survey

Table 1.21. Percent of pregnant women preferring to work for each number of hours per week when they return to work by selected demographics¹, among those who plan to work for pay during their babies' first year Infant Feeding Practices Study II
	N	1- 9 hours	10 -19 hours	20 -29 hours	30 -34 hours	35 -40 hours	> 40 hours	Prefer not to work	Total (%)
ALL	3,016	10.0	13.2	32.5	10.9	15.3	3.4	14.8	100
Age
18-24	937	8.4	12.2	30.4	10.4	18.7	4.5	15.5	100
25-29	921	10.5	12.7	32.9	11.5	14.1	2.7	15.5	100
30-34	720	10.7	14.4	33.5	10.6	14.2	2.9	13.8	100
35+	432	11.6	14.4	34.5	10.9	11.8	3.5	13.4	100
Parity
Primiparous	1,132	7.1	12.6	34.5	11.1	15.6	2.9	16.2	100
Multiparous	1,760	12.3	13.8	31.0	10.3	14.8	3.7	14.1	100
Education
HS or less	590	6.4	11.2	30.3	11.9	20.8	3.4	15.9	100
Some college	1,049	9.7	14.4	33.2	10.6	13.5	3.5	15.1	100
College graduate	929	13.1	15.0	33.8	10.2	10.9	1.9	15.1	100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185%	1,258	9.6	12.7	29.5	10.6	18.4	4.7	14.5	100
185- < 350%	1,052	12.7	14.8	31.5	10.0	13.4	2.6	15.0	100
>=350%	706	6.8	11.5	39.4	12.7	12.3	2.4	14.9	100
WIC Participant
No	2,015	10.8	13.3	34.4	10.6	13.4	2.7	14.8	100
Yes	996	8.4	13.0	28.5	11.4	19.0	4.9	14.8	100
Race
White	2,319	10.3	14.7	32.9	10.1	13.6	2.5	15.8	100
Black	229	6.6	8.7	25.8	16.6	28.8	5.2	8.3	100
Hispanic	214	10.3	7.5	31.8	13.1	16.8	6.5	14.0	100
Region
Northeast	522	11.7	17.2	31.8	9.0	12.5	1.7	16.1	100
Midwest	935	10.1	12.8	31.8	11.9	15.7	4.0	13.8	100
South	1,030	6.9	10.5	32.9	11.8	19.3	4.3	14.3	100
West	529	14.6	14.9	33.6	9.1	9.3	2.5	16.1	100
¹Table is based on variables: P26