Chapter 3. Infant Feeding |
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Table 3.83. Percent of mothers of 2-month old infants who read each type of direction or statement on the package of the formula they had used most often by selected demographics1,2, among formula feeding mothers Infant Feeding Practices Study II |
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| N | Written directions for preparing the formula | How to store the package after opening it | How to store formula after it is prepared | What to do with formula left over in the bottle after feeding the baby | Have not read any of this information | |
| ALL | 1,533 | 88.3 | 69.5 | 74.8 | 70.0 | 6.7 |
| Age | ||||||
| 18-24 | 408 | 88.2 | 70.6 | 76.5 | 69.9 | 7.1 |
| 25-29 | 469 | 88.3 | 70.6 | 75.3 | 69.3 | 6.8 |
| 30-34 | 414 | 88.9 | 68.1 | 72.9 | 71.0 | 5.8 |
| 35+ | 241 | 87.1 | 68.0 | 74.3 | 69.7 | 7.5 |
| Parity | ||||||
| Primiparous | 475 | 90.5 | 74.5 | 80.4 | 74.9 | 3.4 |
| Multiparous | 1,018 | 87.0 | 66.6 | 71.7 | 67.1 | 8.4 |
| Education | ||||||
| HS or less | 351 | 87.7 | 68.1 | 75.5 | 67.8 | 8.0 |
| Some college | 589 | 87.8 | 71.8 | 74.9 | 71.1 | 6.8 |
| College graduate | 458 | 88.4 | 67.9 | 74.0 | 69.9 | 5.9 |
| Income (% of poverty) | ||||||
| < 185% | 667 | 87.0 | 69.4 | 73.8 | 68.5 | 8.2 |
| 185- < 350% | 521 | 88.7 | 67.9 | 74.3 | 70.1 | 6.0 |
| >=350% | 345 | 90.1 | 71.9 | 77.7 | 72.8 | 4.9 |
| WIC Participant | ||||||
| No | 820 | 88.5 | 70.4 | 75.0 | 71.2 | 6.1 |
| Yes | 713 | 87.9 | 68.4 | 74.6 | 68.6 | 7.4 |
| Race | ||||||
| White | 1,250 | 88.6 | 69.1 | 75.1 | 68.7 | 6.6 |
| Black | 71 | 81.7 | 67.6 | 71.8 | 83.1 | 5.6 |
| Hispanic | 98 | 89.8 | 72.4 | 73.5 | 73.5 | 7.1 |
| Region | ||||||
| Northeast | 294 | 86.1 | 72.4 | 74.8 | 68.0 | 6.8 |
| Midwest | 463 | 89.2 | 68.7 | 74.5 | 68.7 | 6.7 |
| South | 524 | 89.7 | 71.2 | 77.7 | 73.9 | 5.5 |
| West | 252 | 86.1 | 63.9 | 69.4 | 66.7 | 9.1 |
1Table is based on
variables: M2E3A-E |
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