Chapter 2. Neonatal Survey

Table 2.31. Percent of babies fed water, formula, or sugar water at any time while in the hospital or birth center by selected demographics¹, among babies who were ever breastfed Infant Feeding Practices Study II
	Water				Formula				Sugar water
	N	Yes	No	Don't know	N	Yes	No	Don't know	N	Yes	No	Don't know
ALL	2,443	2.9	86.1	10.9	2,529	41.6	55.2	3.2	2,465	11.6	77.8	10.6
Age
18-24	545	6.1	82.2	11.7	558	47.7	48.9	3.4	545	11.9	75.2	12.8
25-29	850	2.6	86.7	10.7	883	39.0	57.4	3.6	856	12.3	77.5	10.3
30-34	662	1.4	88.5	10.1	688	40.3	57.3	2.5	673	11.3	79.0	9.7
35+	382	2.1	86.4	11.5	396	41.2	55.6	3.3	387	10.1	80.4	9.6
Parity
Primiparous	722	4.6	81.4	14.0	745	47.9	47.9	4.2	731	13.8	71.5	14.6
Multiparous	1,662	2.2	88.5	9.3	1,721	38.1	59.4	2.6	1,674	10.6	80.9	8.5
Education
HS or less	417	4.8	83.5	11.8	431	48.5	48.3	3.2	421	12.4	75.3	12.4
Some college	925	1.9	85.9	12.1	955	40.5	56.0	3.5	936	10.7	78.7	10.6
College graduate	929	2.0	89.1	8.8	963	37.2	60.2	2.6	938	12.3	79.6	8.1
Income (% of poverty)
< 185%	985	2.9	85.9	11.2	1,015	43.4	53.6	3.0	991	10.1	78.7	11.2
185- < 350%	888	2.9	86.1	10.9	923	39.3	57.2	3.5	894	12.8	76.5	10.7
>=350%	570	3.0	86.5	10.5	591	42.0	54.8	3.2	580	12.2	78.4	9.3
WIC Participant
No	1,766	2.5	86.8	10.6	1,831	38.7	58.1	3.2	1,783	11.5	78.4	10.1
Yes	673	4.0	84.4	11.6	694	49.0	47.7	3.3	678	11.7	76.5	11.8
Race
White	1,987	2.5	87.5	10.1	2,052	37.5	59.5	3.0	2,007	12.2	78.6	9.3
Black	113	8.0	76.1	15.9	118	68.6	26.3	5.1	113	6.2	74.3	19.5
Hispanic	157	4.5	81.5	14.0	164	57.9	36.6	5.5	159	9.4	78.0	12.6
Region
Northeast	386	4.7	83.7	11.7	409	46.2	50.4	3.4	395	10.4	79.0	10.6
Midwest	717	2.8	88.6	8.6	735	39.0	58.4	2.6	722	12.6	78.0	9.4
South	798	2.9	84.3	12.8	823	44.5	51.5	4.0	802	11.7	76.6	11.7
West	542	2.0	87.3	10.7	562	37.4	60.0	2.7	546	10.8	78.8	10.4
¹Table is based on variables: N29A-C