Chapter 1. Prenatal Survey

Table 1.28. Percent of pregnant women who would feel each level of comfort nursing their baby in the presence of close women friends by selected demographics^1,2, among those who may breastfeed in the first few weeks Infant Feeding Practices Study II
	N	Very uncomfortable (1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	Very comfortable (5)	Total (%)
ALL	4,171	11.5	8.7	13.7	20.3	45.8	100
Age
18-24	1,131	13.0	8.9	14.6	18.5	45.0	100
25-29	1,374	11.2	8.4	13.0	20.7	46.8	100
30-34	1,045	10.1	8.3	15.0	22.0	44.5	100
35+	612	11.4	10.0	11.9	20.1	46.6	100
Parity
Primiparous	1,361	12.0	11.2	15.9	24.1	36.8	100
Multiparous	2,666	10.8	7.5	12.7	18.3	50.7	100
Education
HS or less	814	14.1	9.7	14.1	19.2	42.9	100
Some college	1,547	11.9	8.1	12.3	18.8	48.9	100
College graduate	1,333	8.3	8.7	14.9	23.4	44.8	100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185%	1,801	12.0	8.4	13.0	17.8	48.8	100
185- < 350%	1,456	11.5	7.7	14.3	20.6	45.9	100
>=350%	914	10.3	10.9	14.3	24.8	39.6	100
WIC Participant
No	2,843	10.3	9.3	14.3	22.3	43.8	100
Yes	1,320	13.9	7.7	12.4	16.0	50.1	100
Race
White	3,261	10.8	8.2	13.6	21.4	46.0	100
Black	240	13.3	10.4	12.9	12.9	50.4	100
Hispanic	304	12.2	8.9	11.5	19.7	47.7	100
Region
Northeast	663	11.8	8.6	14.3	21.9	43.4	100
Midwest	1,175	12.7	9.4	14.6	21.4	41.9	100
South	1,432	11.5	8.9	14.2	18.9	46.6	100
West	901	9.5	7.7	11.4	20.1	51.3	100
¹Table is based on variables: P33A ²Those who may breastfeed include all in Table 23 except those who said that they plan to formula feed only