Table 9D
2008 Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance(1)
National
Breastfeeding, TV Viewing, and Smoking in Household by Race/Ethnicity or Age(2)
Children Aged less than 5 years (3)

Breastfeeding, TV Viewing, and Smoking in Household by Race/Ethnicity or Age (4)
Breastfeeding (5)
Race/Ethnicity

Number Included
in Analysis

%
Ever
Breastfed

Number Included
in Analysis

%
Breastfed
At Least
6 Months

Number Included
in Analysis

%
Breastfed
At Least
12 Months

White, Not Hispanic 633,996 58.1 320,701

20.7

362,686

12.4

Black, Not Hispanic 386,593 50.2 173,724

20.2

210,318

12.9

Hispanic 586,634 73.8 298,029

37.9

395,950

29.1

American Indian/Alaskan Native 16,863 64.3 9,094

26.9

11,850

17.9

Asian/Pacific Islander 44,857 63.4 21,555

29.8

27,302

20.5

Multiple Races 46,485 59.9 24,896

19.8

28,924

12.1

All Other 3,655 65.5 762

26.6

1,173

15.2

Total 1,719,083 62.0 848,761

26.9

1,038,203

19.1

Less than or equal to 2 Hours of
TV or Video
Viewing per Day (6)
Race/Ethnicity

Number Included
in Analysis

%

White, Not Hispanic 303,291 82.3
Black, Not Hispanic 157,012 66.8
Hispanic 225,616 70.1
American Indian/Alaskan Native 10,898 73.6
Asian/Pacific Islander 27,877 75.5
Multiple Races 19,936 76.4
All Other 67 *
Total 744,697 74.8

Smoking in
Household
Race/Ethnicity

Number Included
in Analysis

%

White, Not Hispanic 914,976 23.3
Black, Not Hispanic 509,102 10.5
Hispanic 1,443,915 4.3
American Indian/Alaskan Native 29,675 12.3
Asian/Pacific Islander 113,448 5.4
Multiple Races 58,563 21.3
All Other 207,673 4.1
Total 3,277,352 10.9

Breastfeeding (5)
Age

Number Included
in Analysis

%
Ever
Breastfed

Number Included
in Analysis

%
Breastfed
At Least
6 Months

Number Included
in Analysis

%
Breastfed
At Least
12 Months

0 - 11 Months 0 * 0 * 0 *
12 - 23 Months 0 * 0 * 0 *
24 - 35 Months 0 * 0 * 0 *
36 - 47 Months 0 * 0 * 0 *
48 - 59 Months 0 * 0 * 0 *
Total 1,719,083 62.0 848,761

26.9

1,038,203

19.1

Less than or equal to 2 Hours of
TV or Video
Viewing per Day (6)
Age

Number Included
in Analysis

%

0 - 11 Months 0 *
12 - 23 Months 0 *
24 - 35 Months 314,254 77.9
36 - 47 Months 227,117 73.0
48 - 59 Months 203,326 72.1
Total 744,697 74.8

Smoking in
Household
Age

Number Included
in Analysis

%

0 - 11 Months 1,275,139 9.9
12 - 23 Months 744,710 10.9
24 - 35 Months 471,845 12.2
36 - 47 Months 405,362 12.1
48 - 59 Months 380,296 11.6
Total 3,277,352 10.9
(1) Reporting period is January 1 through December 31.
(2) TV Viewing and Smoking in Household data are not reported by all contributers.
(3) Analyses based on one record per child.
(4) Excludes records with unknown data or errors.
(5) Infants born during the reporting period included in the Ever Breastfed analysis. Infants who turned 6 months of age during the reporting period by/on their date of visit included in the Breastfed At Least 6 Months analysis. Children who turned 12 months of age during the reporting period by/on their date of visit included in the Breastfed At Least 12 Months analysis.
(6) Children aged 2 years and older included in the analysis.
* Percentages are not calculated if < 100 records are available for analysis after exclusions.