Chapter 4. Infant Health

Table 4.8. Percent of babies hospitalized for any reason or taken to a hospital for any outpatient procedure or surgery in the past 4 weeks by infant age1

Infant Feeding Practices Study II
Infant age in months N Yes No Total (%)
Neonatal 3,008 7.6 92.4 100
2 2,513 3.9 96.1 100
3 2,365 3.4 96.6 100
4 2,217 2.5 97.5 100
5 2,161 2.0 98.0 100
6 2,088 1.8 98.2 100
7 2,000 1.9 98.2 100
9 1,925 1.9 98.1 100
10 1,770 2.8 97.2 100
12 1,797 2.8 97.2 100

1Table is based on variables: N69, M2A27, M3A32, M4A29, M5A36, M6A31, M7A35, M9A35, MXA38, MWA38