Chapter 3. Infant Feeding

Table 3.58. Percent of mothers satisfied with the performance of the breast pump they used most often by infant age and selected demographics1,2, among mothers who used a pump at each age

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  Months 0-2 Months 3-5 Months 6-7
  N % N % N %
ALL 1,722 75.2 930 83.9 576 85.8
Age
18-24 340 63.8 108 75.9 58 72.4
25-29 629 77.1 353 83.9 208 88.5
30-34 476 79.8 294 86.1 194 85.6
35+ 276 77.2 175 85.1 116 87.9
Parity
Primiparous 562 71.4 267 82.0 178 86.0
Multiparous 1,128 77.0 652 84.5 390 85.9
Education
HS or less 264 65.9 94 75.5 48 75.0
Some college 634 74.6 307 81.4 167 85.6
College graduate 731 79.8 503 86.9 349 87.7
Income (% of poverty)
< 185% 610 68.0 285 81.1 153 78.4
185- < 350% 637 78.0 365 83.8 232 86.6
>=350% 475 80.6 280 86.8 191 90.6
WIC Participant
No 1,141 79.5 701 85.9 461 88.5
Yes 581 66.8 229 77.7 115 74.8
Race
White 1,432 76.2 812 84.7 508 86.8
Black 56 64.3 22 68.2 14 71.4
Hispanic 112 75.9 41 75.6 21 71.4
Region
Northeast 273 74.4 163 81.6 101 85.1
Midwest 521 76.0 272 86.0 169 87.6
South 559 75.0 276 87.0 167 88.6
West 369 75.1 219 79.0 139 80.6

1Table is based on variables: M2D22, M5D21, M7D21
2Percentages shown indicate 'Somewhat satisfied' or 'Very satisfied'