Chapter 1. Prenatal Survey

Table 1.22. Percent of pregnant women planning each baby care arrangement while they are working by selected demographics1,2, among those who plan to work for pay during their babies' first year

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  N Care by
a family member
Care by someone
not in her family
Keep baby with her
while working outside her home
Keep baby with her
while working at home
Haven't decided yet
ALL 3,051 54.2 27.6 6.1 12.0 16.1
Age
18-24 948 65.6 19.2 4.3 7.5 19.5
25-29 930 51.5 26.0 7.3 13.5 16.8
30-34 727 45.8 36.3 6.5 13.8 12.5
35+ 440 49.3 35.0 7.0 15.2 13.2
Parity
Primiparous 1,137 59.5 28.1 4.6 8.7 19.1
Multiparous 1,787 50.1 28.3 7.1 14.4 13.7
Education
HS or less 601 59.6 18.3 5.0 8.2 21.5
Some college 1,056 52.6 26.3 7.1 13.4 18.3
College graduate 944 45.8 40.1 6.8 16.2 10.6
Income (% of poverty)
< 185% 1,273 58.6 21.0 6.5 9.7 18.5
185- < 350% 1,063 53.3 27.3 6.7 13.8 14.9
>=350% 715 47.7 40.0 4.6 13.3 13.8
WIC Participant
No 2,039 50.1 32.6 6.8 13.5 13.7
Yes 1,007 62.6 17.8 4.9 8.9 20.9
Race
White 2,352 52.8 28.8 6.6 12.7 15.1
Black 229 61.6 25.8 3.1 7.4 18.3
Hispanic 214 56.5 24.3 4.7 10.7 22.0
Region
Northeast 530 58.7 25.7 6.4 11.1 14.2
Midwest 945 53.0 31.6 4.7 9.6 15.0
South 1,042 53.5 26.6 5.2 10.6 17.8
West 534 53.4 24.5 10.3 19.7 16.9

1Table is based on variables: P27A-E

2Row percentages do not add up to 100% because women could choose all that apply