Chapter 7. Employment and Day Care

Table 7.1. Percent of mothers who worked for pay at anytime from the 3 months before they became pregnant up to the end of their pregnancy by selected demographics¹ Infant Feeding Practices Study II
	N	Yes	No	Total (%)
ALL	2,366	60.7	39.3	100
Age
18-24	487	62.2	37.8	100
25-29	796	60.4	39.6	100
30-34	676	58.7	41.3	100
35+	405	63.0	37.0	100
Parity
Primiparous	669	77.9	22.1	100
Multiparous	1,647	53.4	46.6	100
Education
HS or less	425	53.4	46.6	100
Some college	856	58.1	41.9	100
College graduate	933	66.3	33.7	100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185%	951	51.2	48.8	100
185- < 350%	843	61.9	38.1	100
>=350%	572	74.8	25.2	100
WIC Participant
No	1,470	63.5	36.5	100
Yes	896	56.1	43.9	100
Race
White	1,974	60.9	39.1	100
Black	99	68.7	31.3	100
Hispanic	130	60.0	40.0	100
Region
Northeast	420	62.1	37.9	100
Midwest	724	64.8	35.2	100
South	744	58.5	41.5	100
West	478	56.9	43.1	100
¹Table is based on variable: M3H4