Chapter 2. Neonatal Survey

Table 2.46. Percent of mothers who would feel each level of comfort nursing their baby in the presence of men and women who are not close friends by selected demographics¹, among breastfeeding mothers Infant Feeding Practices Study II
	N	Very uncomfortable(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	Very comfortable(5)	Total (%)
ALL	2,018	40.5	20.0	17.4	11.8	10.2	100
Age
18-24	372	41.1	20.7	17.2	9.9	11.0	100
25-29	719	40.3	20.3	16.7	13.1	9.6	100
30-34	582	40.5	18.6	19.1	11.5	10.3	100
35+	344	40.4	21.2	16.6	11.3	10.5	100
Parity
Primiparous	536	47.9	20.9	15.3	9.1	6.7	100
Multiparous	1,440	37.4	19.7	18.5	12.9	11.5	100
Education
HS or less	293	41.0	21.2	18.4	8.2	11.3	100
Some college	752	39.1	20.6	15.6	12.9	11.8	100
College graduate	851	40.8	19.9	18.6	12.6	8.2	100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185%	784	38.8	20.0	16.2	12.8	12.2	100
185- < 350%	762	39.5	19.4	19.2	12.7	9.2	100
>=350%	472	45.1	21.0	16.7	8.7	8.5	100
WIC Participant
No	1,502	41.3	20.0	18.2	11.3	9.1	100
Yes	513	38.0	20.1	15.0	13.5	13.5	100
Race
White	1,653	39.7	20.3	17.5	12.5	9.9	100
Black	85	43.5	20.0	10.6	9.4	16.5	100
Hispanic	126	43.7	23.0	15.9	7.9	9.5	100
Region
Northeast	334	42.2	22.2	17.7	9.6	8.4	100
Midwest	575	42.6	17.7	17.4	13.0	9.2	100
South	627	41.0	18.8	17.7	10.4	12.1	100
West	482	36.3	22.8	17.0	13.7	10.2	100
¹Table is based on variables: N59C