Chapter 3. Infant Feeding

Table 3.36. Percent of mothers who completely stopped breastfeeding and pumping milk in each infant age group by selected demographics¹, among breastfeeding mothers Infant Feeding Practices Study II
	N	<1 month	1-2 months	3-5 months	6-8 months	>=9 months	Total (%)
ALL	1,669	26.2	24.0	19.8	12.9	17.1	100
Age
18-24	431	39.9	26.7	18.3	7.0	8.1	100
25-29	571	23.6	24.0	20.7	13.7	18.0	100
30-34	431	20.0	20.9	21.1	15.8	22.3	100
35+	233	18.0	24.9	18.0	16.7	22.3	100
Parity
Primiparous	550	32.4	24.7	19.8	10.2	12.9	100
Multiparous	1067	22.5	22.9	19.9	14.7	20.1	100
Education
HS or less	330	35.2	26.7	16.4	10.6	11.2	100
Some college	640	29.7	23.8	19.4	11.9	15.3	100
College graduate	571	15.1	19.6	22.6	17.7	25.0	100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185%	683	32.4	25.0	17.3	10.4	14.9	100
185- < 350%	574	23.7	24.7	19.2	14.5	17.9	100
>=350%	412	19.4	21.4	24.8	14.8	19.7	100
WIC Participant
No	54	19.7	21.1	20.6	17.3	21.2	100
Yes	232	35.2	28.0	18.6	6.7	11.4	100
Race
White	1329	26.2	22.4	20.0	13.5	17.8	100
Black	85	35.3	25.9	21.2	7.1	10.6	100
Hispanic	124	22.6	30.6	19.4	13.7	13.7	100
Region
Northeast	265	23.8	23.8	20.4	12.1	20.0	100
Midwest	507	28.6	23.7	19.5	12.2	16.0	100
South	566	29.5	26.1	18.7	11.5	14.1	100
West	331	18.7	21.1	21.5	16.9	21.8	100
¹Table is based on variables: BFDURATN