Chapter 3. Infant Feeding

Table 3.16. Percent of babies who were fed each type of formula in the past 7 days by infant age1,2, among formula fed babies

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

Infant age in months N Ready to feed Liquid concentrate Powder from can Powder from single
serving pack
Neonatal 1,779 26.1 11.9 83.2 5.6
2 1,519 15.3 10.1 87.9 6.4
3 1,429 13.8 9.9 88.8 5.2
4 1,398 14.7 9.9 89.3 5.7
5 1,405 13.5 9.5 90.3 5.1
6 1,395 11.4 9.0 90.8 4.5
7 1,379 10.5 8.6 90.6 5.7
9 1,362 9.9 8.1 92.1 4.1
10 1,249 9.5 6.7 92.6 3.7
12 618 10.5 6.8 89.8 3.1

1Table is based on variables: N48A-D, M2A11A-D, M3A11A-D, M4A13A-D, M5A12A-D, M6A12A-D, M7A12A-D, M9A12A-D, MXA12A-D, MWA12A-D 2Row percentages do not add up to 100% because mothers could choose all that apply