Chapter 1. Prenatal Survey |
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Table 1.26. Average months of child's age when pregnant women expect to completely stop breastfeeding by selected demographics1, among those who plan to breastfeed Infant Feeding Practices Study II |
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| N | Planned breastfeeding duration (months) |
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| ALL | 3,810 | 9.6 |
| Age | ||
| 18-24 | 1,019 | 8.5 |
| 25-29 | 1,264 | 9.9 |
| 30-34 | 962 | 10.0 |
| 35+ | 556 | 10.2 |
| Parity | ||
| Primiparous | 1,237 | 9.1 |
| Multiparous | 2,444 | 9.9 |
| Education | ||
| HS or less | 705 | 8.9 |
| Some college | 1,430 | 9.4 |
| College graduate | 1,242 | 10.6 |
| Income (% of poverty) | ||
| < 185% | 1,621 | 9.5 |
| 185- < 350% | 1,332 | 9.9 |
| >=350% | 857 | 9.2 |
| WIC Participant | ||
| No | 2,633 | 9.9 |
| Yes | 1,169 | 9.0 |
| Race | ||
| White | 2,982 | 9.7 |
| Black | 223 | 8.4 |
| Hispanic | 275 | 9.0 |
| Region | ||
| Northeast | 840 | 10.4 |
| Midwest | 1,068 | 9.2 |
| South | 1,296 | 9.3 |
| West | 606 | 9.6 |
1Table is based on variables: P31 |
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