Chapter 3. Infant Feeding

Table 3.94. Percent of mothers of 2-month old infants who looked for any specific ingredients or formula characteristics in the ingredient list or on any other part of the label by selected demographics1, among formula feeding mothers

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  N Yes No Total (%)
ALL 1,526 35.4 64.6 100
Age
18-24 408 32.4 67.6 100
25-29 467 36.6 63.4 100
30-34 411 34.8 65.2 100
35+ 239 38.9 61.1 100
Parity
Primiparous 475 36.0 64.0 100
Multiparous 1,011 35.4 64.6 100
Education
HS or less 348 28.2 71.8 100
Some college 587 37.8 62.2 100
College graduate 457 38.1 61.9 100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185% 663 33.5 66.5 100
185- < 350% 518 37.3 62.7 100
>=350% 345 36.2 63.8 100
WIC Participant
No 818 39.5 60.5 100
Yes 708 30.6 69.4 100
Race
White 1,246 36.2 63.8 100
Black 71 38.0 62.0 100
Hispanic 97 22.7 77.3 100
Region
Northeast 291 30.2 69.8 100
Midwest 463 36.3 63.7 100
South 523 38.6 61.4 100
West 249 32.9 67.1 100

1Table is based on variables: M2E14