Chapter 2. Neonatal Survey

Table 2.17 Percent of mothers who received each item in a gift bag or diaper bag from the hospital or birth center by selected demographics1

Infant Feeding Practices Study II
  N Infant
formula
(1)		 Coupon for
infant formula
(2)		 Breastfeeding
supplies
(3)		 (1)
+
(2)		 (1)
+
(3)		 (2)
+
(3)		 (1)
+
(2)
+
(3)		 Received
none of
these
items		 Didn't
receive
a gift
pack		 Total (%)
ALL 3,028 12.6 2.9 2.1 35.3 5.3 1.6 25.6 2.1 12.5 100
Age
18-24 702 11.3 3.3 2.6 37.0 4.8 1.7 25.5 1.9 12.0 100
25-29 1,016 12.5 3.3 2.6 34.4 4.7 1.3 27.5 1.7 12.0 100
30-34 834 12.5 3.0 1.9 36.0 6.4 2.0 23.6 2.0 12.6 100
35+ 471 14.6 1.5 1.1 33.1 5.5 1.3 25.5 3.4 14.0 100
Parity
Primiparous 860 8.5 3.4 1.9 37.0 5.6 2.9 27.0 2.3 11.5 100
Multiparous 2,088 13.9 2.8 2.2 34.9 5.3 1.1 25.2 2.1 12.5 100
Education
HS or less 582 13.7 2.1 2.4 37.5 5.2 1.4 24.9 2.1 10.8 100
Some college 1,119 14.1 2.1 2.4 33.0 6.1 1.2 25.0 2.2 13.9 100
College graduate 1,079 10.3 3.4 1.8 36.9 4.7 2.0 28.1 2.0 10.8 100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185% 1,270 14.3 2.5 2.6 33.6 5.5 0.8 24.9 2.0 13.8 100
185- < 350% 1,085 13.2 3.5 1.7 35.9 5.4 1.8 25.5 1.8 11.2 100
>=350% 673 8.6 2.8 2.1 37.3 4.8 2.7 27.0 2.7 12.0 100
WIC Participant
No 2,113 11.5 3.4 1.8 35.3 5.3 1.8 26.2 2.3 12.6 100
Yes 910 15.4 1.9 3.0 35.4 5.5 1.1 24.1 1.6 12.1 100
Race
White 2,483 12.2 2.5 2.2 35.5 5.2 1.5 26.0 2.1 12.8 100
Black 143 12.6 3.5 2.1 32.2 8.4 1.4 27.3 2.1 10.5 100
Hispanic 183 14.2 4.4 0.5 37.7 6.0 2.7 19.7 2.2 12.6 100
Region
Northeast 524 12.0 2.5 2.5 38.7 4.8 2.7 21.8 1.9 13.2 100
Midwest 908 13.2 2.6 2.4 33.1 5.2 2.1 27.3 1.5 12.4 100
South 987 13.4 3.3 1.8 37.8 5.4 0.8 25.1 2.3 10.0 100
West 609 11.0 3.1 2.0 31.4 5.9 1.1 27.1 2.6 15.8 100

1Table is based on variables: N14, N15A-C