Table 2. Geographic-specific Breastfeeding Rates among
Children born in 2002
|
| State & Breakdown | Number | Ever Breastfeeding |
Breastfeeding at 6 Months |
Breastfeeding at 12 Months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALABAMA | 647 | 61.7±5.6 | 21.3±4.3 | 9.4±3.0 |
| AL-Jefferson County | 319 | 58.0±7.0 | 23.8±5.4 | 11.5±4.0 |
| ALASKA | 346 | 86.9±4.2 | 49.4±6.2 | 27.4±5.3 |
| ARIZONA | 677 | 79.7±3.7 | 42.5±4.5 | 22.5±3.9 |
| AZ-Maricopa County | 377 | 80.9±4.7 | 42.3±5.8 | 22.9±5.1 |
| ARKANSAS | 310 | 55.2±7.4 | 21.9±5.1 | 10.7±3.7 |
| CALIFORNIA | 1477 | 85.6±2.8 | 47.4±3.9 | 26.7±3.4 |
| CA-Los Angeles County | 386 | 86.6±3.7 | 47.4±6.0 | 26.9±5.1 |
| CA-San Diego County | 296 | 84.2±5.9 | 48.6±6.9 | 28.1±6.1 |
| CA-Santa Clara County | 244 | 89.3±4.9 | 54.0±7.2 | 26.7±6.0 |
| COLORADO | 392 | 82.1±4.8 | 46.4±5.9 | 27.2±5.1 |
| CONNECTICUT | 316 | 75.0±6.0 | 33.8±5.8 | 14.5±4.0 |
| DELAWARE | 350 | 64.7±6.5 | 29.6±5.4 | 15.2±4.0 |
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | 470 | 67.8±5.6 | 38.2±5.2 | 19.9±4.0 |
| FLORIDA | 1019 | 71.9±4.9 | 35.5±4.7 | 16.7±3.7 |
| FL-Duval County | 354 | 61.7±7.2 | 33.8±6.1 | 17.2±4.8 |
| FL-Miami-Dade County | 271 | 74.3±6.6 | 34.4±6.8 | 18.5±5.8 |
| GEORGIA | 705 | 61.5±5.9 | 28.3±4.8 | 11.5±3.4 |
| GA-Fulton/DeKalb Counties | 336 | 73.5±6.9 | 39.3±6.7 | 18.1±5.1 |
| HAWAII | 388 | 80.5±5.1 | 49.3±6.0 | 36.0±5.7 |
| IDAHO | 325 | 85.8±4.3 | 50.3±6.2 | 24.2±5.1 |
| ILLINOIS | 808 | 65.0±5.1 | 34.8±4.7 | 15.2±3.5 |
| IL-City of Chicago | 441 | 66.7±5.8 | 36.7±5.4 | 16.1±3.9 |
| INDIANA | 581 | 66.1±6.2 | 30.2±5.2 | 11.9±3.4 |
| IN-Marion County | 240 | 67.2±7.8 | 30.5±7.2 | 16.1±5.5 |
| IOWA | 336 | 68.0±6.6 | 28.4±5.6 | 15.2±4.4 |
| KANSAS | 359 | 72.3±5.8 | 38.2±6.1 | 20.3±4.9 |
| KENTUCKY | 324 | 44.4±6.9 | 21.3±5.1 | 11.6±3.8 |
| LOUISIANA | 765 | 48.4±5.6 | 19.0±4.1 | 6.0±1.8 |
| LA-Orleans Parish | 300 | 48.5±7.2 | 25.6±5.8 | 10.8±4.1 |
| MAINE | 299 | 67.8±6.1 | 35.9±5.9 | 17.3±4.5 |
| MARYLAND | 688 | 72.7±5.0 | 40.3±5.4 | 18.4±4.0 |
| MD-Baltimore City | 341 | 52.5±7.0 | 24.2±5.4 | 8.5±2.9 |
| MASSACHUSETTS | 649 | 76.3±5.1 | 45.4±5.7 | 25.2±4.8 |
| MA-City of Boston | 274 | 80.2±5.8 | 44.7±7.3 | 23.6±6.0 |
| MICHIGAN | 752 | 65.0±5.6 | 32.4±4.9 | 14.2±3.7 |
| MI-City of Detroit | 360 | 48.4±6.4 | 16.8±4.2 | 6.9±2.9 |
| MINNESOTA | 328 | 77.9±5.5 | 44.9±6.4 | 22.4±5.3 |
| MISSISSIPPI | 401 | 51.0±6.2 | 19.8±4.9 | 8.3±3.1 |
| MISSOURI | 404 | 66.9±6.6 | 32.3±5.7 | 16.0±4.4 |
| MONTANA | 328 | 78.2±5.9 | 45.7±6.3 | 25.7±5.3 |
| NEBRASKA | 349 | 64.9±6.2 | 39.1±6.2 | 20.1±5.5 |
| NEVADA | 443 | 81.8±4.2 | 46.0±5.4 | 17.7±3.9 |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE | 331 | 75.6±5.6 | 43.7±6.2 | 25.2±5.2 |
| NEW JERSEY | 802 | 73.5±5.8 | 39.0±5.8 | 16.9±4.3 |
| NJ-City of Newark | 383 | 60.5±5.9 | 27.7±5.2 | 12.8±3.9 |
| NEW MEXICO | 381 | 75.9±5.8 | 44.5±6.1 | 22.0±5.1 |
| NEW YORK | 803 | 74.0±3.9 | 41.6±4.1 | 21.6±3.3 |
| NY-NYC 5 Counties | 424 | 78.1±4.7 | 46.0±5.4 | 25.5±4.6 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | 365 | 63.2±6.4 | 33.7±5.6 | 19.6±4.7 |
| NORTH DAKOTA | 351 | 68.3±5.7 | 38.5±5.8 | 20.4±4.9 |
| OHIO | 1021 | 61.3±5.0 | 30.4±4.4 | 14.6±3.2 |
| OH-Cuyahoga County | 363 | 62.2±6.5 | 35.0±5.9 | 19.4±4.9 |
| OH-Franklin County | 287 | 69.9±6.6 | 35.6±6.5 | 19.1±5.3 |
| OKLAHOMA | 403 | 70.2±5.6 | 28.3±5.2 | 12.9±3.7 |
| OREGON | 360 | 86.3±4.3 | 47.9±6.2 | 27.4±5.1 |
| PENNSYLVANIA | 726 | 62.5±5.4 | 34.5±4.8 | 18.1±3.8 |
| PA-Philadelphia | 366 | 52.1±6.0 | 27.1±5.2 | 12.8±4.0 |
| RHODE ISLAND | 387 | 66.2±5.3 | 33.4±5.1 | 13.6±3.5 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | 374 | 56.7±6.5 | 26.3±5.1 | 11.2±3.3 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA | 348 | 70.4±6.4 | 35.2±6.2 | 16.2±4.9 |
| TENNESSEE | 950 | 60.9±5.0 | 30.4±4.5 | 13.6±3.6 |
| TN-Davidson County | 294 | 77.9±5.7 | 40.7±6.5 | 19.3±5.1 |
| TN-Shelby County | 352 | 56.1±6.5 | 26.6±5.3 | 9.7±3.4 |
| TEXAS | 1749 | 75.3±3.5 | 38.8±4.2 | 20.3±3.6 |
| TX-Bexar County | 376 | 64.7±6.0 | 29.2±5.3 | 10.6±3.3 |
| TX-City of Houston | 397 | 77.1±5.4 | 36.3±5.5 | 16.0±4.1 |
| TX-Dallas County | 276 | 77.2±6.3 | 39.3±6.9 | 19.7±5.4 |
| TX-El Paso County | 266 | 72.2±6.0 | 25.7±5.7 | 10.8±3.9 |
| UTAH | 365 | 82.6±4.8 | 52.6±6.2 | 23.3±4.9 |
| VERMONT | 300 | 77.1±5.8 | 47.2±6.6 | 28.5±5.6 |
| VIRGINIA | 421 | 68.3±6.0 | 36.8±5.6 | 20.8±4.8 |
| WASHINGTON | 636 | 88.7±3.1 | 52.8±4.8 | 31.5±4.5 |
| WA-King County | 326 | 88.2±5.4 | 63.3±7.1 | 39.2±6.5 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 366 | 44.7±6.2 | 17.9±4.1 | 8.0±2.8 |
| WISCONSIN | 628 | 65.6±5.3 | 37.5±5.1 | 16.0±3.6 |
| WI-Milwaukee County | 321 | 66.7±6.8 | 35.1±6.3 | 15.9±4.5 |
| WYOMING | 345 | 77.5±5.3 | 44.4±6.1 | 23.5±5.2 |
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Exclusive breastfeeding information from earlier surveys is not shown
due to changes in exclusive breastfeeding question.
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 DNPAO breastfeeding analyses, the sample was limited to records with valid responses to the breastfeeding questions. Counties and cities not sampled or with sample size <100 (California's Alameda, Fresno, and San Bernadino Counties; Northern California; Denver, Colorado; Eastern Kansas; Missouri's St. Louis County; Nevada's Clark County; Southern New Mexico; Pennsylvania's Allegheny County; and Eastern Washington) are not reported on in this table. |
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