Chapter 3. Infant Feeding |
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Table 3.87. Percent of mothers of 2-month old infants feeling that a piece of information was missing from a formula direction or statement by selected demographics1,2, among mothers who felt that not all of the information they wanted was included Infant Feeding Practices Study II |
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| N | Written directions for preparing the formula | How to store the package after opening it | How to store formula after it is prepared | What to do with formula left over in the bottle after feeding the baby |
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| ALL | 89 | 21.3 | 12.4 | 46.1 | 52.8 |
| Age | |||||
| 18-24 | 25 | 12.0 | 20.0 | 52.0 | 68.0 |
| 25-29 | 26 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 38.5 | 61.5 |
| 30-34 | 24 | 37.5 | 8.3 | 54.2 | 29.2 |
| 35+ | 14 | 28.6 | 7.1 | 35.7 | 50.0 |
| Parity | |||||
| Primiparous | 45 | 22.2 | 13.3 | 48.9 | 53.3 |
| Multiparous | 42 | 21.4 | 11.9 | 42.9 | 52.4 |
| Education | |||||
| HS or less | 18 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 33.3 | 77.8 |
| Some college | 33 | 18.2 | 12.1 | 57.6 | 66.7 |
| College graduate | 35 | 34.3 | 8.6 | 40.0 | 28.6 |
| Income (% of poverty) | |||||
| < 185% | 32 | 15.6 | 9.4 | 53.1 | 62.5 |
| 185- < 350% | 26 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 46.2 | 57.7 |
| >=350% | 31 | 29.0 | 9.7 | 38.7 | 38.7 |
| WIC Participant | |||||
| No | 57 | 21.1 | 12.3 | 38.6 | 49.1 |
| Yes | 32 | 21.9 | 12.5 | 59.4 | 59.4 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 73 | 23.3 | 11.0 | 38.4 | 56.2 |
| Black | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 50.0 |
| Hispanic | 8 | 12.5 | 25.0 | 75.0 | 37.5 |
| Region | |||||
| Northeast | 22 | 18.2 | 9.1 | 36.4 | 45.5 |
| Midwest | 26 | 19.2 | 11.5 | 46.2 | 61.5 |
| South | 26 | 34.6 | 11.5 | 46.2 | 50.0 |
| West | 15 | 6.7 | 20.0 | 60.0 | 53.3 |
1Table is based on
variables: M2E7A-D |
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