Chapter 1. Prenatal Survey

Table 1.23. Percent of pregnant women planning each feeding method for their baby in the first few weeks by selected demographics1

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  N Breastfeed only Formula feed only Both breast and
formula feed
Don't know yet Total (%)
ALL 4,881 57.0 14.5 24.6 3.9 100
Age
18-24 1,371 49.7 17.4 27.9 5.0 100
25-29 1,574 61.8 12.7 22.5 3.0 100
30-34 1,213 59.1 13.8 23.3 3.7 100
35+ 711 57.2 13.5 25.0 4.2 100
Parity
Primiparous 1,515 64.6 10.2 20.5 4.7 100
Multiparous 3,190 53.8 16.4 26.4 3.4 100
Education
HS or less 1,048 44.6 22.4 27.6 5.4 100
Some college 1,751 59.3 11.8 25.4 3.5 100
College graduate 1,460 69.7 8.5 18.7 3.2 100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185% 2,190 50.1 17.9 27.5 4.5 100
185- < 350% 1,681 60.4 13.1 22.8 3.6 100
>=350% 1,010 66.1 9.3 21.5 3.1 100
WIC Participant
No 3,245 61.9 12.2 22.4 3.5 100
Yes 1,627 47.3 19.1 28.8 4.9 100
Race
White 3,851 58.7 15.2 22.4 3.7 100
Black 296 39.5 19.3 37.2 4.1 100
Hispanic 333 51.1 8.4 35.7 4.8 100
Region
Northeast 822 51.0 19.2 25.7 4.1 100
Midwest 1,407 54.6 16.5 25.2 3.8 100
South 1,694 54.3 15.3 25.8 4.6 100
West 958 70.5 5.8 21.0 2.7 100

1Table is based on variables: P28