Chapter 2. Neonatal Survey

Table 2.12. Percent of mothers who believed their own doctor favored each type of feeding method by selected demographics¹ Infant Feeding Practices Study II
	N	Favored breastfeeding only	Favored formula feed only	Favored mixed formula and breastfeeding	Has no preference for either method of feeding	Don't know	Total (%)
ALL	3,011	33.9	0.9	7.3	32.3	25.5	100
Age
18-24	696	36.4	1.3	10.1	29.5	22.8	100.
25-29	1,016	35.7	0.9	6.6	31.2	25.6	100
30-34	826	32.0	0.7	6.8	33.9	26.6	100
35+	468	29.9	0.6	5.8	36.1	27.6	100
Parity
Primiparous	857	37.5	0.9	8.3	29.2	24.2	100
Multiparous	2,076	32.1	0.8	6.6	34.0	26.5	100
Education
HS or less	577	31.7	1.4	8.3	34.8	23.7	100
Some college	1,116	35.6	1.0	7.6	32.4	23.4	100
College graduate	1,073	32.8	0.3	4.8	31.5	30.6	100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185%	1,259	35.5	1.3	7.9	32.4	23.0	100
185- < 350%	1,083	31.3	0.8	7.4	32.9	27.6	100
>=350%	669	35.1	0.3	6.1	31.4	27.1	100
WIC Participant
No	2,100	33.4	0.5	6.7	32.9	26.6	100
Yes	906	35.2	1.9	8.7	31.0	23.2	100
Race
White	2,470	34.1	0.8	6.2	33.1	25.8	100
Black	142	32.4	3.5	12.0	26.8	25.4	100
Hispanic	180	30.0	0.6	12.8	33.3	23.3	100
Region
Northeast	522	29.7	0.4	7.1	35.2	27.6	100
Midwest	901	31.6	1.3	7.1	35.3	24.6	100
South	984	31.9	0.9	8.3	32.4	26.4	100
West	604	44.2	0.7	6.1	25.3	23.7	100
¹Table is based on variables: N12A