Chapter 2. Neonatal Survey |
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Table 2.35. Percent of mothers who were feeding their baby by each method when they left the hospital or birth center by selected demographics1, among mothers who ever breastfed Infant Feeding Practices Study II |
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| N | Breastfeeding only |
Formula feeding only |
Both breastfeeding and formula feeding |
Total (%) | |
| ALL | 2,560 | 72.3 | 5.4 | 22.3 | 100 |
| Age | |||||
| 18-24 | 568 | 64.4 | 9.9 | 25.7 | 100 |
| 25-29 | 894 | 74.7 | 4.4 | 20.9 | 100 |
| 30-34 | 692 | 74.4 | 4.3 | 21.2 | 100 |
| 35+ | 402 | 74.4 | 3.0 | 22.6 | 100 |
| Parity | |||||
| Primiparous | 758 | 67.0 | 5.4 | 27.6 | 100 |
| Multiparous | 1,738 | 75.2 | 5.2 | 19.6 | 100 |
| Education | |||||
| HS or less | 434 | 62.9 | 12.0 | 25.1 | 100 |
| Some college | 972 | 73.7 | 5.5 | 20.9 | 100 |
| College graduate | 971 | 78.3 | 2.1 | 19.7 | 100 |
| Income (% of poverty) | |||||
| < 185% | 1,027 | 69.4 | 8.0 | 22.6 | 100 |
| 185- < 350% | 933 | 74.7 | 4.8 | 20.5 | 100 |
| >=350% | 600 | 73.3 | 2.0 | 24.7 | 100 |
| WIC Participant | |||||
| No | 1,848 | 75.5 | 3.8 | 20.6 | 100 |
| Yes | 708 | 63.8 | 9.6 | 26.6 | 100 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 2,078 | 76.8 | 4.7 | 18.6 | 100 |
| Black | 118 | 44.1 | 11.0 | 44.9 | 100 |
| Hispanic | 167 | 51.5 | 10.8 | 37.7 | 100 |
| Region | |||||
| Northeast | 415 | 72.3 | 5.3 | 22.4 | 100 |
| Midwest | 747 | 75.4 | 5.5 | 19.1 | 100 |
| South | 830 | 68.2 | 6.3 | 25.5 | 100 |
| West | 568 | 74.1 | 4.2 | 21.7 | 100 |
1Table is based on variables: N33 |
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