Chapter 3. Infant Feeding

Table 3.35. Percent of mothers who breastfed their babies as long as they wanted to by breastfeeding duration and selected demographics1, among mothers who completely stopped breastfeeding and pumping milk for their baby during the study

Infant Feeding Practices Study II
  Breastfed <3 Breastfed 3-5 Breastfed 6-8 Breastfed >=9
  Total Months Months Months Months
  N % N % N % N % N %
ALL 1,435 40.1 691 23.3 288 40.6 192 52.1 264 75.0
Age
18-24 349 37.2 225 24.0 68 44.1 25 76.0 31 87.1
25-29 494 39.3 225 23.6 101 37.6 72 44.4 96 74.0
30-34 383 41.8 151 21.2 80 40.0 59 47.5 93 73.1
35+ 208 43.8 89 23.6 39 43.6 36 58.3 44 72.7
Parity
Primiparous 470 36.0 257 20.2 95 42.1 52 55.8 66 72.7
Multiparous 926 42.4 406 24.9 185 38.9 138 51.4 197 75.6
Education
HS or less 268 35.4 160 23.8 45 44.4 30 53.3 33 63.6
Some college 542 34.5 285 20.4 103 32.0 64 43.8 90 75.6
College graduate 531 48.4 178 24.2 122 43.4 95 56.8 136 78.7
Income (% of poverty)
< 185% 570 38.9 316 26.6 98 39.8 63 57.1 93 67.7
185- < 350% 497 37.8 227 19.4 98 31.6 73 42.5 99 82.8
>=350% 368 45.1 148 22.3 92 51.1 56 58.9 72 73.6
WIC Participant
No 863 43.8 338 22.2 182 40.7 152 51.3 191 79.1
Yes 572 34.6 353 24.4 106 40.6 40 55.0 73 64.4
Race
White 1,164 39.5 542 22.1 235 37.9 163 49.7 224 75.9
Black 62 46.8 35 31.4 14 57.1 5 60.0 8 87.5
Hispanic 101 50.5 53 34.0 22 54.5 12 75.0 14 85.7
Region
Northeast 226 46.5 104 27.9 46 43.5 27 70.4 49 75.5
Midwest 442 40.7 221 23.1 90 43.3 57 63.2 74 73.0
South 485 38.1 258 21.7 94 44.7 59 49.2 74 78.4
West 282 37.6 108 23.1 58 27.6 49 32.7 67 73.1

1Table is based on variables: M_B4