Chapter 7. Employment and Day Care

Table 7.20. Percent of mothers who indicated that each person usually provided the formula, if any, and food for babies to drink and eat under the regular child care arrangements in the past 4 weeks by infant age1, among babies who were cared for outside of their home

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

Who provided the baby's formula ? Month 3 Month 6 Month 9 Month 12
The child care provider 9.6 7.4 8.8 8.2
The mother 69.5 74.5 77.7 47.9
Someone else 1.2 1.6 1.4 0.8
Baby was not fed this item 23.4 19.7 14.9 43.5
N 509 564 556 526
Who provided the baby's food for meals?
The child care provider 3.7 16.8 32.7 66.5
The mother 21.0 66.5 74.3 47.5
Someone else 0.6 2.1 2.9 3.6
Baby was not fed this item 73.5 18.3 2.2 0.8
N 509 564 556 526
Who provided the baby's snacks?
The child care provider 1.4 11.0 40.3 72.2
The mother 8.8 35.1 60.8 42.0
Someone else 0.0 1.2 2.9 3.8
Baby was not fed this item 87.2 53.9 9.4 1.1
N 509 564 556 526

1Table is based on variables: M3H24A_1-4, M3H24B_1-4, M3H24C_1-4, M6H30A_1-4, M6H30B_1-4, M6H30C_1-4, M9H31A_1-4, M9H31B_1-4, M9H31C_1-4, MWH30A_1-4, MWH30B_1-4, MWH30C_1-4
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Column percentages do not add up to 100% because mothers could choose all that apply