Chapter 3. Infant Feeding

Table 3.96. Percent of mothers who were told by a doctor, health professional, or birthing class how to store prepared bottles of formula by infant age and selected demographics1, among formula feeding mothers

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  Month 2 Month 5
  N Yes No Total (%) N Yes No Total (%)
ALL 1,528 17.5 82.5 100 1,414 25.4 74.6 100
Age
18-24 405 24.4 75.6 100 312 38.5 61.5 100
25-29 471 15.9 84.1 100 437 22.4 77.6 100
30-34 412 15.0 85.0 100 414 21.3 78.7 100
35+ 239 13.0 87.0 100 249 20.9 79.1 100
Parity
Primiparous 475 24.6 75.4 100 437 35.7 64.3 100
Multiparous 1,013 14.0 86.0 100 944 20.2 79.8 100
Education
HS or less 352 18.2 81.8 100 289 30.1 69.9 100
Some college 587 17.2 82.8 100 516 25.6 74.4 100
College graduate 457 14.7 85.3 100 507 19.9 80.1 100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185% 669 19.6 80.4 100 556 29.7 70.3 100
185- < 350% 516 16.1 83.9 100 499 23.2 76.8 100
>=350% 343 15.7 84.3 100 359 21.7 78.3 100
WIC Participant
No 816 13.1 86.9 100 818 18.6 81.4 100
Yes 712 22.6 77.4 100 596 34.7 65.3 100
Race
White 1,248 16.2 83.8 100 1,162 24.4 75.6 100
Black 71 35.2 64.8 100 64 40.6 59.4 100
Hispanic 99 23.2 76.8 100 86 24.4 75.6 100
Region
Northeast 294 15.3 84.7 100 272 21.0 79.0 100
Midwest 464 16.2 83.8 100 438 28.1 71.9 100
South 521 21.9 78.1 100 472 30.1 69.9 100
West 249 13.7 86.3 100 232 15.9 84.1 100

1Table is based on variables: M2E17, M5E3