Chapter 3. Infant Feeding

Table 3.89. Percent of mothers of 2-month old infants who looked at the pictures on the formula container showing how to prepare the formula by selected demographics1, among formula feeding mothers

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  N Yes No Total (%)
ALL 1,530 65.8 34.2 100
Age
18-24 408 73.0 27.0 100
25-29 469 68.4 31.6 100
30-34 412 60.4 39.6 100
35+ 240 57.5 42.5 100
Parity
Primiparous 476 65.1 34.9 100
Multiparous 1,014 66.0 34.0 100
Education
HS or less 349 72.2 27.8 100
Some college 587 67.1 32.9 100
College graduate 459 58.0 42.0 100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185% 666 71.9 28.1 100
185- < 350% 519 65.9 34.1 100
>=350% 345 53.9 46.1 100
WIC Participant
No 818 61.0 39.0 100
Yes 712 71.3 28.7 100
Race
White 1,248 64.3 35.7 100
Black 71 78.9 21.1 100
Hispanic 98 76.5 23.5 100
Region
Northeast 292 57.9 42.1 100
Midwest 464 65.3 34.7 100
South 522 69.5 30.5 100
West 252 68.3 31.7 100

1Table is based on variables: M2E9