Provisional Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates by
Socio-demographic Factors, Among Children Born in 2005
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| Socio-demographic Factors |
Number | Exclusive Breastfeeding1 through 3 Months |
Exclusive Breastfeeding1 through 6 Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| US National | 15014 | 31.5±1.3 | 11.9±0.9 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 7700 | 31.0±1.8 | 11.9±1.4 |
| Female | 7314 | 32.0±1.8 | 11.8±1.2 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| American Indian or Alaska | 530 | 25.7±5.7 | 7.9±2.8 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 996 | 34.5±5.9 | 13.4±3.7 |
| Asian | 834 | 34.3±6.5 | 13.8±4.1 |
| Native Hawaiian and other | 206 | 35.6±11.4 | 12.1±7.0 |
| Black or African American | 2169 | 19.2±2.4 | 6.5±1.5 |
| White | 12153 | 33.9±1.5 | 12.9±1.1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3180 | 32.6±3.1 | 12.6±2.3 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino (NH) | 11834 | 31.0±1.3 | 11.6±0.9 |
| NH Black or African American | 1878 | 18.3±2.5 | 6.2±1.5 |
| NH White | 9380 | 33.9±1.5 | 12.7±1.0 |
| Birth Order | |||
| First Born | 7647 | 33.1±1.9 | 12.4±1.3 |
| Not First Born | 7367 | 29.8±1.7 | 11.3±1.3 |
| Receiving WIC2 | |||
| Yes | 6427 | 23.8±1.8 | 8.2±1.3 |
| No, but eligible | 677 | 40.6±7.2 | 16.1±4.5 |
| Ineligible | 7202 | 40.4±1.8 | 15.9±1.4 |
| Maternal Age, Years | |||
| <20 | 379 | 14.9±5.8 | 7.4±5.2 |
| 20-29 | 5436 | 26.7±2.0 | 10.8±1.5 |
| >=30 | 9199 | 36.1±1.7 | 12.9±1.2 |
| Maternal Education | |||
| Not a High School Graduate | 1857 | 23.9±3.5 | 8.6±2.4 |
| High School Graduate | 2781 | 25.2±2.6 | 10.2±1.9 |
| Some College | 4151 | 31.5±2.4 | 11.3±1.7 |
| College Graduate | 6225 | 43.0±1.9 | 16.2±1.3 |
| Maternal Marital Status | |||
| Married | 11334 | 36.9±1.5 | 14.0±1.1 |
| Unmarried3 | 3680 | 19.5±2.2 | 7.1±1.5 |
| Residence | |||
| MSA4, Central City | 6584 | 31.7±2.0 | 12.3±1.4 |
| MSA, Non-Central City | 5550 | 32.7±2.0 | 12.3±1.5 |
| Non-MSA | 2880 | 27.5±2.6 | 9.4±1.7 |
| Poverty Income Ratio5, % | |||
| <100% | 2779 | 25.8±3.0 | 8.9±2.0 |
| 100%-184% | 2250 | 27.2±3.4 | 10.2±2.4 |
| 185%-349% | 3545 | 32.6±2.4 | 12.7±1.8 |
| ≥350% | 5077 | 40.1±2.2 | 15.1±1.6 |
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1Exclusive breastfeeding is defined as ONLY breast milk — NO
solids, no water, and no other liquids. 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 DNPAO breastfeeding analyses, the sample was limited to records with valid responses to the breastfeeding questions. |
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