Chapter 1. Prenatal Survey |
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Table 1.23. Percent of pregnant women planning each feeding method for their baby in the first few weeks by selected demographics1 Infant Feeding Practices Study II |
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| N | Breastfeed only | Formula feed only | Both breast and formula feed |
Don't know yet | Total (%) | |
| ALL | 4,881 | 57.0 | 14.5 | 24.6 | 3.9 | 100 |
| Age | ||||||
| 18-24 | 1,371 | 49.7 | 17.4 | 27.9 | 5.0 | 100 |
| 25-29 | 1,574 | 61.8 | 12.7 | 22.5 | 3.0 | 100 |
| 30-34 | 1,213 | 59.1 | 13.8 | 23.3 | 3.7 | 100 |
| 35+ | 711 | 57.2 | 13.5 | 25.0 | 4.2 | 100 |
| Parity | ||||||
| Primiparous | 1,515 | 64.6 | 10.2 | 20.5 | 4.7 | 100 |
| Multiparous | 3,190 | 53.8 | 16.4 | 26.4 | 3.4 | 100 |
| Education | ||||||
| HS or less | 1,048 | 44.6 | 22.4 | 27.6 | 5.4 | 100 |
| Some college | 1,751 | 59.3 | 11.8 | 25.4 | 3.5 | 100 |
| College graduate | 1,460 | 69.7 | 8.5 | 18.7 | 3.2 | 100 |
| Income (% of poverty) | ||||||
| < 185% | 2,190 | 50.1 | 17.9 | 27.5 | 4.5 | 100 |
| 185- < 350% | 1,681 | 60.4 | 13.1 | 22.8 | 3.6 | 100 |
| >=350% | 1,010 | 66.1 | 9.3 | 21.5 | 3.1 | 100 |
| WIC Participant | ||||||
| No | 3,245 | 61.9 | 12.2 | 22.4 | 3.5 | 100 |
| Yes | 1,627 | 47.3 | 19.1 | 28.8 | 4.9 | 100 |
| Race | ||||||
| White | 3,851 | 58.7 | 15.2 | 22.4 | 3.7 | 100 |
| Black | 296 | 39.5 | 19.3 | 37.2 | 4.1 | 100 |
| Hispanic | 333 | 51.1 | 8.4 | 35.7 | 4.8 | 100 |
| Region | ||||||
| Northeast | 822 | 51.0 | 19.2 | 25.7 | 4.1 | 100 |
| Midwest | 1,407 | 54.6 | 16.5 | 25.2 | 3.8 | 100 |
| South | 1,694 | 54.3 | 15.3 | 25.8 | 4.6 | 100 |
| West | 958 | 70.5 | 5.8 | 21.0 | 2.7 | 100 |
1Table is based on variables: P28 |
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