Chapter 3. Infant Feeding |
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Table 3.29. Percent of mothers introducing new foods to their babies with each frequency in the past 2 weeks by infant age1, among babies fed any food or drink besides breast milk or formula Infant Feeding Practices Study II |
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N | No new foods in the past 2 weeks | About 1 per week or less often | About 1 every 4 or 5 days | About 1 every 3 days | About 1 every 2 days | About 1 every day | More than 1 every day | Total (%) |
| 5 | 1,645 | 23.8 | 35.7 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 7.1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 100 |
| 6 | 1,847 | 12.4 | 31.0 | 24.3 | 22.1 | 8.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 100 |
| 7 | 1,964 | 14.2 | 25.9 | 25.2 | 22.2 | 9.6 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 100 |
| 9 | 1,900 | 19.9 | 23.2 | 19.8 | 21.4 | 10.5 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 100 |
| 10 | 1,782 | 21.2 | 30.6 | 19.2 | 15.8 | 9.1 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 100 |
| 12 | 1,787 | 22.2 | 26.1 | 19.9 | 15.6 | 10.3 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 100 |
1Table is based on variables: M5A24, M6A23, M7A23, M9A25, MXA27, MWA24 |
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