Chapter 1. Prenatal Survey

Table 1.38. Percent of pregnant women who have had each number of other babies by selected demographics1

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  Other babies birthed Babies adopted when < 12 months old
  N 0 1 2 3 or
more
Total (%) N 0 1 2 3 or
more
Total (%)
ALL 4,721 32.2 39.0 18.1 10.6 100 4,721 99.1 0.6 0.1 0.1 100
Age
18-24 1,281 52.2 35.5 9.5 2.7 100 1,281 99.5 0.2 0.1 0.2 100
25-29 1,529 30.5 39.9 20.7 8.9 100 1,529 99.3 0.5 0.1 0.0 100
30-34 1,194 20.5 42.6 21.4 15.4 100 1,194 99.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 100
35+ 706 19.7 37.5 22.2 20.5 100 706 97.9 1.6 0.1 0.4 100
Parity
Primiparous 1,520 100 0.0 0.0 0.0 100 1,520 99.1 0.5 0.2 0.1 100
Multiparous 3,201 0.0 57.6 26.7 15.7 100 3,201 99.2 0.6 0.1 0.2 100
Education
HS or less 1,005 30.2 33.5 21.3 14.9 100 1,005 99.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 100
Some college 1,710 29.2 38.9 19.4 12.5 100 1,710 99.2 0.6 0.1 0.0 100
College graduate 1,440 31.7 44.8 16.6 6.9 100 1,440 99.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185% 2,105 26.5 34.3 22.4 16.9 100 2,105 99.0 0.5 0.2 0.2 100
185- < 350% 1,636 27.4 48.0 17.3 7.3 100 1,636 99.1 0.7 0.1 0.1 100
>=350% 980 52.6 34.3 10.4 2.8 100 980 99.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 100
WIC Participant
No 3,179 32.4 41.0 17.4 9.2 100 3,179 99.2 0.6 0.1 0.1 100.0%
Yes 1,534 31.9 35.1 19.5 13.6 100 1,534 99.1 0.6 0.2 0.1 100.0%
Race
White 3,743 31.0 39.1 19.2 10.7 100 3,743 99.3 0.6 0.0 0.1 100
Black 281 38.4 36.3 12.1 13.2 100 281 97.9 0.4 1.1 0.7 100
Hispanic 317 32.2 39.7 18.0 10.1 100 317 99.1 0.0 0.6 0.3 100
Region
Northeast 793 32.5 40.1 17.7 9.7 100. 793 99.6 0.3 0.0 0.1 100
Midwest 1,364 30.6 38.3 19.4 11.7 100 1,364 99.2 0.6 0.1 0.1 100
South 1,628 33.7 39.5 17.3 9.5 100 1,628 98.7 0.8 0.3 0.2 100
West 936 31.6 38.4 18.1 12.0 100 936 99.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 100

1Table is based on variables: P41_1, P41_2