Chapter 7. Employment and Day Care

Table 7.1. Percent of mothers who worked for pay at anytime from the 3 months before they became pregnant up to the end of their pregnancy by selected demographics1

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  N Yes No Total (%)
ALL 2,366 60.7 39.3 100
Age
18-24 487 62.2 37.8 100
25-29 796 60.4 39.6 100
30-34 676 58.7 41.3 100
35+ 405 63.0 37.0 100
Parity
Primiparous 669 77.9 22.1 100
Multiparous 1,647 53.4 46.6 100
Education
HS or less 425 53.4 46.6 100
Some college 856 58.1 41.9 100
College graduate 933 66.3 33.7 100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185% 951 51.2 48.8 100
185- < 350% 843 61.9 38.1 100
>=350% 572 74.8 25.2 100
WIC Participant
No 1,470 63.5 36.5 100
Yes 896 56.1 43.9 100
Race
White 1,974 60.9 39.1 100
Black 99 68.7 31.3 100
Hispanic 130 60.0 40.0 100
Region
Northeast 420 62.1 37.9 100
Midwest 724 64.8 35.2 100
South 744 58.5 41.5 100
West 478 56.9 43.1 100

1Table is based on variable: M3H4