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 |
% |
Number Included |
% |
Number Included |
% |
| 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 |
% |
| 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 |
% |
| 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 |
% |
Number Included |
% |
Number Included |
% |
| 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 |
% |
| 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 |
% |
| 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 |
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(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. |
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