Table 1. Breastfeeding Rates1 by Socio-demographic Factors, Among Children Born in 2001 (Percent +/- half 95% Confidence Interval |
| Socio-demographic Factors |
Number | Ever Breastfeeding |
Breastfeeding at 6 months |
Breastfeeding at 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US National | 29129 | 71.6±1.0 | 36.9±1.2 | 18.2±0.9 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 14882 | 71.8±1.4 | 36.1±1.4 | 17.2±1.1 |
| Female | 14247 | 71.5±1.4 | 37.7±1.9 | 19.3±1.3 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| American Indian or Alaska | 828 | 69.1±5.1 | 30.8±4.9 | 15.1±3.6 |
| Asian or Pacific islander | 1656 | 76.6±4.8 | 42.3±4.6 | 23.0±3.8 |
| Asian | 1368 | 75.9±5.4 | 40.9±5.0 | 22.2±4.0 |
| Native Hawaiian and other | 337 | 84.6±5.8 | 50.7±11.9 | 28.6±10.5 |
| Black or African American | 5369 | 56.1±2.5 | 24.6±2.3 | 11.1±2.0 |
| White | 21488 | 74.7±1.1 | 39.5±1.4 | 19.6±1.0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6272 | 79.9±1.8 | 41.1±3.2 | 20.9±2.0 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 22796 | 68.5±1.1 | 35.2±1.1 | 17.2±0.9 |
| Black or African American | 4653 | 51.7±2.6 | 21.7±2.0 | 9.2±1.4 |
| White | 16755 | 72.5±1.2 | 38.4±1.3 | 18.8±1.0 |
| Birth Order | ||||
| First Born | 17695 | 71.1±1.2 | 37.8±1.6 | 19.2±1.1 |
| Not First Born | 11434 | 72.5±1.6 | 35.3±1.7 | 16.5±1.3 |
| Receiving WIC2 | ||||
| Received WIC | 13910 | 65.4±1.5 | 29.7±1.8 | 14.9±1.2 |
| No WIC but eligible | 1523 | 77.3±3.6 | 50.8±4.4 | 28.2±3.8 |
| No WIC and ineligible | 11684 | 80.3±1.3 | 46.3±1.7 | 21.9±1.4 |
| Maternal Age, Year | ||||
| Mom age<20 | 700 | 59.2±7.4 | 13.9±4.5 | 7.2±3.2 |
| 20<=Mom age<=29 | 12192 | 67.9±1.6 | 30.7±2.0 | 14.4±1.1 |
| Mom age>=30 | 16237 | 75.9±1.2 | 44.0±1.5 | 22.4±1.2 |
| Maternal Education | ||||
| <High School | 4062 | 66.0±2.9 | 32.1±3.7 | 16.7±2.2 |
| High School | 7721 | 63.6±1.7 | 27.8±1.6 | 13.8±1.3 |
| Some College | 5507 | 74.0±1.9 | 35.9±2.1 | 16.9±1.6 |
| College Graduate | 11839 | 84.5±1.3 | 53.2±1.7 | 26.0±1.6 |
| Maternal Marital Status | ||||
| Married | 20947 | 77.7±1.0 | 43.0±1.4 | 21.4±1.1 |
| Unmarried3 | 8182 | 58.5±2.0 | 23.4±1.8 | 11.2±1.4 |
| Residence | ||||
| MSA4, Central City | 13308 | 70.3±1.7 | 37.3±2.2 | 18.3±1.3 |
| MSA, Non-Central City | 10240 | 75.6±1.3 | 39.4±1.7 | 19.6±1.3 |
| Non-MSA | 5581 | 64.4±2.6 | 29.9±2.5 | 14.5±2.0 |
| Poverty Income Ratio5, % | ||||
| Pov-Inc Ratio <100% | 5569 | 64.4±2.4 | 31.3±3.3 | 16.4±1.9 |
| 100%<=Pov-Inc Ratio<185% | 5037 | 68.9±2.1 | 33.8±2.3 | 18.2±1.9 |
| 185%<=Pov-Inc Ratio <350% | 6922 | 73.4±1.8 | 37.0±2.0 | 17.8±1.4 |
| 350%<=Pov-Inc Ratio | 7922 | 80.7±1.7 | 47.9±2.1 | 21.3±1.8 |
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1Exclusive breastfeeding information from earlier surveys is
not shown due to changes in exclusive breastfeeding question. 2WIC = Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. 3Unmarried includes never married, widowed, separated, divorced. 4MSA = Metropolitan Statistical Area defined by the Census Bureau. 5Poverty Income Ratio = Ratio of self-reported family income to the federal poverty threshold value depending on the number of people in the household. Source: National Immunization Survey, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services Sample sizes appearing in the NIS breastfeeding tables are slightly smaller than the numbers published in other NIS publications due to the fact that in the DNPA breastfeeding analyses, the sample was limited to records with valid responses to the breastfeeding questions. |
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