Chapter 3. Infant Feeding

Table 3.43. Percent of mothers who would feel comfortable nursing their baby in the presence of men and women who are not close friends prenatally and at various infant ages in months by selected demographics¹^,², among mothers who intended to or breastfed their baby Infant Feeding Practices Study II
	Prenatal		Neonatal		Month 2		Month 5		Month 7
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
ALL	4,166	19.4	2,018	22.0	2,069	24.4	1,238	30.0	978	34.6
Age
18-24	1,131	16.5	372	21.0	409	24.2	152	29.6	109	36.7
25-29	1,372	19.7	719	22.7	737	25.8	456	31.6	350	34.9
30-34	1,044	21.0	582	21.8	581	23.4	394	27.2	317	34.1
35+	610	21.3	344	21.8	341	23.5	236	32.2	202	33.7
Parity
Primiparous	1,359	12.5	536	15.9	613	17.0	309	24.6	234	28.2
Multiparous	2,665	23.1	1,440	24.4	1,420	27.7	915	31.9	736	36.5
Education
HS or less	813	17.8	293	19.5	322	24.5	149	28.9	113	32.7
Some college	1,547	19.8	752	24.7	780	27.3	421	29.9	311	36.3
College graduate	1,331	19.2	851	20.8	853	21.8	631	29.8	528	33.7
Income (% of poverty)
< 185%	1,799	21.2	784	25.0	785	27.4	424	33.0	340	35.6
185- < 350%	1,454	20.0	762	21.9	764	25.5	481	29.9	383	36.0
>=350%	913	14.9	472	17.2	520	18.3	333	26.4	255	31.0
WIC Participant
No	1,602	18.7	1,313	20.9	1,343	22.8	904	27.8	727	33.3
Yes	1,011	21.9	705	24.0	726	27.4	334	36.2	251	38.2
Race
White	3,258	19.3	1,653	22.4	1,716	24.7	1,070	30.7	840	35.1
Black	239	23.8	85	25.9	73	28.8	28	32.1	26	26.9
Hispanic	305	17.0	126	17.5	132	22.0	55	23.6	44	29.5
Region
Northeast	663	16.4	334	18.0	340	22.6	212	26.9	173	28.3
Midwest	1,173	18.0	575	22.3	594	24.6	360	30.6	276	37.0
South	1,430	20.7	627	22.5	661	23.0	358	30.7	276	33.0
West	900	21.3	482	23.9	474	27.4	308	30.8	253	37.9
¹Table is based on variables: P33C, N59C, M2D3C, M5D2C, M7D2C