Chapter 1. Prenatal Survey |
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Table 1.35. Percent of pregnant women having each number of friends and relatives who breastfed their babies by selected demographics1 Infant Feeding Practices Study II |
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| N | 1 or 2 | 3 to 5 | > 5 | None have breastfed |
None have children |
Don't know |
Total (%) | |
| ALL | 4,862 | 23.5 | 27.5 | 33.7 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 10.8 | 100 |
| Age | ||||||||
| 18-24 | 1,367 | 28.2 | 25.2 | 23.9 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 15.4 | 100 |
| 25-29 | 1,566 | 23.6 | 28.5 | 34.8 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 8.7 | 100 |
| 30-34 | 1,212 | 20.3 | 30.0 | 38.2 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 8.4 | 100 |
| 35+ | 705 | 18.9 | 25.7 | 42.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 10.9 | 100 |
| Parity | ||||||||
| Primiparous | 1,511 | 24.4 | 28.2 | 29.6 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 12.6 | 100 |
| Multiparous | 3,179 | 22.8 | 27.4 | 36.1 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 9.5 | 100 |
| Education | ||||||||
| HS or less | 1,049 | 31.6 | 24.3 | 22.0 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 15.5 | 100 |
| Some college | 1,747 | 24.0 | 30.1 | 31.1 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 10.4 | 100 |
| College graduate | 1,450 | 15.4 | 27.4 | 49.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 100 |
| Income (% of poverty) | ||||||||
| < 185% | 2,194 | 26.3 | 23.9 | 29.6 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 13.9 | 100 |
| 185- < 350% | 1,667 | 22.8 | 27.7 | 36.2 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 9.7 | 100 |
| >=350% | 1,001 | 18.4 | 35.0 | 38.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 6.0 | 100 |
| WIC Participant | ||||||||
| No | 3,226 | 21.3 | 28.9 | 38.0 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 8.6 | 100 |
| Yes | 1,627 | 27.8 | 24.6 | 25.1 | 6.5 | 0.7 | 15.3 | 100 |
| Race | ||||||||
| White | 3,835 | 22.4 | 27.8 | 35.3 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 10.3 | 100 |
| Black | 294 | 38.4 | 21.8 | 17.0 | 10.5 | 1.4 | 10.9 | 100 |
| Hispanic | 333 | 26.7 | 30.9 | 26.4 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 12.0 | 100 |
| Region | ||||||||
| Northeast | 819 | 24.9 | 31.0 | 28.0 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 10.7 | 100 |
| Midwest | 1,403 | 25.4 | 27.4 | 32.1 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 10.8 | 100 |
| South | 1,689 | 25.0 | 28.1 | 29.0 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 12.2 | 100 |
| West | 951 | 16.6 | 23.4 | 49.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 8.6 | 100 |
1Table is based on variables: P38 |
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