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 |
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N | Mother enrolled |
Baby enrolled |
Both mother and baby enrolled |
Not enrolled | Total (%) |
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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 |