Chapter 1. Prenatal Survey

Table 1.25. Percent of pregnant women planning to continue breastfeeding after they return to work by selected demographics¹, among those who plan to breastfeed Infant Feeding Practices Study II
	N	Yes	No	No plan to work after birth	Total (%)
ALL	3,968	53.9	10.2	35.9	100
Age
18-24	1,062	58.5	12.6	28.9	100
25-29	1,323	51.9	9.7	38.4	100
30-34	995	51.3	8.6	40.1	100
35+	579	54.9	9.5	35.6	100
Parity
Primiparous	1,285	68.2	10.5	21.2	100
Multiparous	2,547	46.3	9.7	44.0	100
Education
HS or less	755	47.2	11.9	40.9	100
Some college	1,478	51.1	10.3	38.6	100
College graduate	1,284	58.7	6.6	34.7	100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185%	1,696	48.6	11.3	40.1	100
185- < 350%	1,393	54.9	8.8	36.3	100
>=350%	879	62.5	10.4	27.2	100
WIC Participant
No	2,724	55.2	8.6	36.2	100
Yes	1,236	51.2	13.5	35.3	100
Race
White	3,105	52.8	9.2	38.0	100
Black	228	61.4	17.5	21.1	100
Hispanic	289	55.4	14.2	30.4	100
Region
Northeast	624	55.0	12.3	32.7	100
Midwest	1,121	57.6	10.3	32.1	100
South	1,350	52.2	10.4	37.4	100
West	873	51.0	8.2	40.8	100
¹Table is based on variables: P30