Chapter 2. Neonatal Survey

Table 2.40. Percent of mothers indicating that the breastfeeding help they received solved the problems or made them better by selected demographics,1among mothers who got any help

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  N No, not at all
(1)
(2) (3) (4) Yes, very much
(5)
Total (%)
ALL 1,270 8.4 11.8 18.6 29.4 31.7 100
Age
18-24 282 12.1 12.1 18.8 26.6 30.5 100
25-29 445 7.4 10.8 17.3 30.3 34.2 100
30-34 341 7.3 15.0 19.6 29.0 29.0 100
35+ 199 7.0 8.5 19.6 32.7 32.2 100
Parity
Primiparous 486 7.0 11.5 17.3 34.0 30.2 100
Multiparous 747 9.2 12.0 19.4 27.2 32.1 100
Education
HS or less 180 12.2 12.8 15.6 25.6 33.9 100
Some college 476 10.3 14.1 18.5 27.5 29.6 100
College graduate 513 3.9 10.5 18.5 34.1 32.9 100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185% 459 12.0 13.5 17.9 24.0 32.7 100
185- < 350% 470 7.4 11.1 19.8 31.5 30.2 100
>=350% 341 5.0 10.6 17.9 34.0 32.6 100
WIC Participant
No 928 7.1 10.6 18.5 30.8 33.0 100
Yes 340 12.1 15.3 18.8 25.9 27.9 100
Race
White 1,031 8.8 12.6 17.7 29.0 31.8 100
Black 53 3.8 9.4 24.5 32.1 30.2 100
Hispanic 83 6.0 9.6 19.3 31.3 33.7 100
Region
Northeast 198 7.1 9.6 18.2 32.3 32.8 100
Midwest 392 10.5 13.5 17.9 31.4 26.8 100
South 411 8.0 11.9 18.7 25.8 35.5 100
West 269 7.1 10.8 19.7 30.1 32.3 100

1Table is based on variables: N39