Chapter 2. Neonatal Survey

Table 2.2. Percent of mothers or their babies enrolled in the WIC program during the neonatal period by selected demographics1

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  N Mother
enrolled
Baby
enrolled
Both mother and
baby enrolled
Not enrolled Total
(%)
ALL 3,030 12.0 3.1 20.6 64.3 100
Age
18-24 702 18.8 6.6 41.5 33.2 100
25-29 1,018 13.8 2.5 17.7 66.1 100
30-34 834 7.1 1.9 13.2 77.8 100
35+ 471 7.2 1.1 8.7 83.0 100
Parity
Primiparous 860 11.9 3.5 20.1 64.5 100
Multiparous 2,090 12.1 2.8 19.8 65.3 100
Education
HS or less 584 15.2 7.2 39.2 38.4 100
Some college 1,120 17.1 2.5 22.7 57.7 100
College graduate 1,077 4.3 0.4 4.7 90.6 100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185% 1,270 20.9 5.1 38.2 35.7 100
185- < 350% 1,087 7.7 2.1 10.9 79.2 100
>=350% 673 2.2 0.9 2.8 94.1 100
WIC Participant2
No 2,113 2.8 1.7 5.6 89.8 100
Yes 912 33.3 6.3 55.0 5.4 100
Race
White 2,486 11.1 2.8 18.9 67.2 100
Black 142 19.0 4.2 37.3 39.4 100
Hispanic 183 17.5 4.4 29.0 49.2 100
Region
Northeast 523 9.4 2.9 19.3 68.5 100
Midwest 909 10.5 3.3 20.5 65.8 100
South 988 13.5 3.2 24.6 58.7 100
West 610 14.4 2.8 15.2 67.5 100

1Table is based on variables: N3A-C

2Because WIC variable used for stratifying postpartum tables was based on WIC participation at anytime from month 1 to 12, the value for mothers or babies who were not enrolled during the neonatal period was not 0% among non-WIC participants