Chapter 2. Neonatal Survey

Table 2.10. Percent of mothers who spent each number of nights in the hospital or birth center after their baby was born by selected demographics1

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  N None 1 night 2 nights 3 nights 4 - 7 nights More than
7 nights
Total (%)
ALL 3,028 1.8 18.4 54.9 17.8 7.1 0.1 100
Age
18-24 702 1.3 21.2 55.1 15.8 6.3 0.3 100
25-29 1,017 2.0 19.7 56.3 16.4 5.6 0.0 100
30-34 832 2.0 18.0 55.2 18.1 6.6 0.0 100
35+ 472 1.5 12.1 50.8 23.1 12.3 0.2 100
Parity
Primiparous 861 0.9 13.0 54.8 21.0 9.9 0.3 100
Multiparous 2,088 2.1 20.7 54.8 16.6 5.8 0.0 100
Education
HS or less 583 1.5 20.6 54.4 16.5 6.9 0.2 100
Some college 1,118 2.3 19.7 54.0 17.9 6.0 0.1 100
College graduate 1,078 1.5 15.8 56.0 18.7 7.9 0.1 100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185% 1,268 2.2 20.7 53.9 17.7 5.4 0.2 100
185- < 350% 1,086 1.7 20.3 53.6 17.4 7.0 0.0 100
>=350% 674 0.9 11.1 58.9 18.5 10.4 0.1 100
WIC Participant
No 2,114 1.8 18.0 55.5 17.5 7.1 0.1 100
Yes 909 1.7 19.6 53.5 18.3 6.9 0.1 100
Race
White 2,484 2.1 18.7 55.0 17.6 6.6 0.0 100
Black 143 0.0 15.4 48.3 24.5 10.5 1.4 100
Hispanic 181 0.0 24.3 54.1 15.5 6.1 0.0 100
Region
Northeast 524 1.0 10.1 60.5 18.9 9.5 0.0 100
Midwest 909 1.1 16.9 57.6 17.9 6.3 0.1 100
South 986 1.7 17.4 54.0 19.7 7.1 0.1 100
West 609 3.4 29.4 47.5 13.5 6.1 0.2 100

1Table is based on variables: N10