Chapter 4. Infant Health

Table 4.12. Percent of babies who had problems caused by food, such as an allergic reaction, sensitivity, or intolerance, by infant age and selected demographics^1,2 Infant Feeding Practices Study II
	Month 0-4				Month 5-9				Month 10-12
	N	Yes	No	Total(%)	N	Yes	No	Total(%)	N	Yes	No	Total(%)
ALL	2,216	11.5	88.5	100	241	85.9	14.1	100	276	72.5	27.5	100
Age
18-24	435	13.1	86.9	100	46	73.9	26.1	100	37	56.8	43.2	100
25-29	751	10.9	89.1	100	87	88.5	11.5	100	103	75.7	24.3	100
30-34	642	11.2	88.8	100	70	87.1	12.9	100	79	74.7	25.3	100
35+	385	11.2	88.8	100	38	92.1	7.9	100	57	73.7	26.3	100
Parity
Primiparous	627	14.4	85.6	100	73	86.3	13.7	100	88	72.7	27.3	100
Multiparous	1,546	10.3	89.7	100	163	86.5	13.5	100	182	71.4	28.6	100
Education
HS or less	404	9.9	90.1	100	34	73.5	26.5	100	39	79.5	20.5	100
Some college	799	11.1	88.9	100	82	82.9	17.1	100	88	68.2	31.8	100
College graduate	887	11.4	88.6	100	112	91.1	8.9	100	135	72.6	27.4	100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185%	875	11.5	88.5	100	85	83.5	16.5	100	98	75.5	24.5	100
185- < 350%	791	11.0	89.0	100	90	85.6	14.4	100	107	67.3	32.7	100
>=350%	550	12.0	88.0	100	66	89.4	10.6	100	71	76.1	23.9	100
WIC Participant
No	1,391	10.9	89.1	100	152	85.5	14.5	100	184	75.0	25.0	100
Yes	825	12.4	87.6	100	89	86.5	13.5	100	92	67.4	32.6	100
Race
White	1,856	11.7	88.3	100	201	86.6	13.4	100	234	71.4	28.6	100
Black	86	12.8	87.2	100	11	72.7	27.3	100	9	55.6	44.4	100
Hispanic	119	6.7	93.3	100	13	84.6	15.4	100	16	87.5	12.5	100
Region
Northeast	414	10.9	89.1	100	44	95.5	4.5	100	51	76.5	23.5	100
Midwest	674	11.1	88.9	100	72	79.2	20.8	100	72	68.1	31.9	100
South	689	12.6	87.4	100	72	88.9	11.1	100	85	72.9	27.1	100
West	439	10.7	89.3	100	53	83.0	17.0	100	68	73.5	26.5	100
¹Table is based on variables: M4C1, M9C2, MWC2 ²The month 4 questionnaire asks of all the sample, whereas the month 9 and 12 questionnaires ask of those who had a problem with food since previous survey