Chapter 3. Infant Feeding

Table 3.86. Percent of mothers of 2-month old infants feeling that all the information they wanted was included in all of the formula directions and statements they read by selected demographics1, among mothers who had read any of this information

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  N No, some information
I wanted was missing
Yes, all information I
wanted was on the package
Total (%)
ALL 1,426 7.9 92.1 100
Age
18-24 378 7.7 92.3 100
25-29 438 7.5 92.5 100
30-34 387 8.3 91.7 100
35+ 222 8.6 91.4 100
Parity
Primiparous 459 11.5 88.5 100
Multiparous 929 6.2 93.8 100
Education
HS or less 323 7.1 92.9 100
Some college 547 7.3 92.7 100
College graduate 430 10.0 90.0 100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185% 610 7.0 93.0 100
185- < 350% 489 7.0 93.0 100
>=350% 327 11.0 89.0 100
WIC Participant
No 767 9.3 90.7 100
Yes 659 6.4 93.6 100
Race
White 1,166 8.1 91.9 100
Black 65 3.1 96.9 100
Hispanic 91 8.8 91.2 100
Region
Northeast 274 9.5 90.5 100
Midwest 432 6.5 93.5 100
South 492 7.5 92.5 100
West 228 9.6 90.4 100

1Table is based on variables: M2E6