Chapter 3. Infant Feeding

Table 3.84. Percent of mothers of 2-month old infants who felt the infant formula directions and statements they read were hard to understand by selected demographics1, among mothers who had read this information

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  N Yes No Total (%)
ALL 1,420 2.9 97.1 100
Age
18-24 373 2.7 97.3 100
25-29 437 3.0 97.0 100
30-34 387 2.8 97.2 100
35+ 222 3.2 96.8 100
Parity
Primiparous 458 5.0 95.0 100
Multiparous 925 1.9 98.1 100
Education
HS or less 319 2.5 97.5 100
Some college 547 2.6 97.4 100
College graduate 431 3.5 96.5 100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185% 604 3.5 96.5 100
185- < 350% 488 1.8 98.2 100
>=350% 328 3.4 96.6 100
WIC Participant
No 768 2.6 97.4 100
Yes 652 3.2 96.8 100
Race
White 1,162 2.5 97.5 100
Black 64 6.3 93.8 100
Hispanic 90 5.6 94.4 100
Region
Northeast 274 3.3 96.7 100
Midwest 432 3.2 96.8 100
South 488 2.0 98.0 100
West 226 3.5 96.5 100

1Table is based on variables: M2E4