16-19.
Increase the proportion of mothers who breastfeed their babies.
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16-19. | |
Increase the proportion of mothers who breastfeed their babies. |
Target and baseline:
|
Objective |
Increase in Mothers Who Breastfeed |
1998 Baseline |
2010 Target |
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Percent |
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|
16-19a. |
In early postpartum period |
64 |
75 |
|
16-19b. |
At 6 months |
29 |
50 |
|
16-19c. |
At 1 year |
16 |
25 |
Target setting method: Better than the best.
Data source: Mothers’ Survey, Abbott Laboratories, Inc., Ross Products Division.
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Mothers, 1998 |
Breastfed |
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|
16-19a. |
16-19b. |
16-19c. |
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Percent |
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|
TOTAL |
64 |
29 |
16 |
|
Race and ethnicity |
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|
American Indian or Alaska Native |
DNC |
DNC |
DNC |
|
Asian or Pacific Islander |
DNC |
DNC |
DNC |
|
Asian |
DNC |
DNC |
DNC |
|
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander |
DNC |
DNC |
DNC |
|
Black or African American |
45 |
19 |
9 |
|
White |
68 |
31 |
17 |
|
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Hispanic or Latino |
66 |
28 |
19 |
|
Not Hispanic or Latino |
DNC |
DNC |
DNC |
|
Black or African American |
DNC |
DNC |
DNC |
|
White |
DNC |
DNC |
DNC |
|
Education level |
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|
Less than high school |
48 |
23 |
17 |
|
High school graduate |
55 |
21 |
12 |
|
At least some college |
55 |
21 |
12 |
|
College graduate |
78 |
40 |
22 |
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Disability status |
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Persons with disabilities |
DNC |
DNC |
DNC |
|
Persons without disabilities |
DNC |
DNC |
DNC |
DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.