Chapter 1. Prenatal Survey

Table 1.27. Percent of pregnant women feeling each level of confidence that they will be able to breastfeed until the baby is the age they desire by selected demographics1, among those who plan to breastfeed

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  N Not at all confident
(1)
(2) (3) (4) Very confident
(5)
Total (%)
ALL 3,759 1.8 6.1 24.9 30.2 37.0 100
Age
18-24 1,006 1.2 5.9 28.8 28.8 35.3 100
25-29 1,249 2.0 5.8 24.7 31.1 36.3 100
30-34 950 2.0 6.9 22.9 31.1 37.1 100
35+ 545 2.4 5.9 21.3 28.6 41.8 100
Parity
Primiparous 1,220 1.3 4.6 32.9 34.9 26.3 100
Multiparous 2,413 2.2 6.8 20.4 27.6 43.0 100
Education
HS or less 698 1.7 5.9 27.9 27.5 37.0 100
Some college 1,415 1.5 6.6 24.0 29.5 38.4 100
College graduate 1,223 1.7 5.9 22.4 33.9 36.1 100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185% 1,599 2.1 6.1 24.6 26.8 40.4 100
185- < 350% 1,316 1.7 6.4 22.7 31.4 37.8 100
>=350% 844 1.7 5.6 28.9 34.6 29.3 100
WIC Participant
No 2,602 1.6 5.9 24.4 31.9 36.1 100
Yes 1,149 2.3 6.5 25.7 26.3 39.2 100
Race
White 2,948 1.7 6.1 24.6 31.3 36.3 100
Black 216 3.7 3.7 29.2 22.2 41.2 100
Hispanic 269 1.1 5.6 27.9 27.9 37.5 100
Region
Northeast 599 1.3 6.0 22.7 30.2 39.7 100
Midwest 1,056 2.1 6.8 25.4 32.6 33.1 100
South 1,271 2.0 6.1 26.4 27.8 37.7 100
West 833 1.6 5.2 23.6 30.7 38.9 100

1Table is based on variables: P32