Chapter 1. Prenatal Survey

Table 1.26. Average months of child's age when pregnant women expect to completely stop breastfeeding by selected demographics1, among those who plan to breastfeed

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  N Planned breastfeeding
duration (months)
ALL 3,810 9.6
Age
18-24 1,019 8.5
25-29 1,264 9.9
30-34 962 10.0
35+ 556 10.2
Parity
Primiparous 1,237 9.1
Multiparous 2,444 9.9
Education
HS or less 705 8.9
Some college 1,430 9.4
College graduate 1,242 10.6
Income (% of poverty)
< 185% 1,621 9.5
185- < 350% 1,332 9.9
>=350% 857 9.2
WIC Participant
No 2,633 9.9
Yes 1,169 9.0
Race
White 2,982 9.7
Black 223 8.4
Hispanic 275 9.0
Region
Northeast 840 10.4
Midwest 1,068 9.2
South 1,296 9.3
West 606 9.6

1Table is based on variables: P31