Chapter 3. Infant Feeding

Table 3.17. Percent of mothers describing the iron content of the formula they usually fed their babies with by infant age,1
among formula fed babies

Infant Feeding Practices Study II
Infant age in months N With iron Low iron Total (%)
Neonatal 1,719 97.8 2.2 100
2 1,493 97.6 2.4 100
3 1,397 97.4 2.6 100
4 1,392 97.4 2.6 100
5 1,377 97.1 2.9 100
6 1,361 97.6 2.4 100
7 1,355 97.4 2.6 100
9 1,352 97.0 3.0 100
10 1,235 97.7 2.3 100
12 611 97.4 2.6 100

1Table is based on variables: N49, M2A12, M3A12, M4A14, M5A13, M6A13, M7A13, M9A13, MXA13, MWA13