Chapter 3. Infant Feeding

Table 3.95. Percent of mothers who were told by a doctor, health professional, or birthing class how to prepare formula by infant age and selected demographics¹, among formula feeding mothers Infant Feeding Practices Study II
	Month 2				Month 5
	N	Yes	No	Total (%)	N	Yes	No	Total (%)
ALL	1,524	12.3	87.7	100	1,414	21.9	78.1	100
Age
18-24	403	19.4	80.6	100	312	33.3	66.7	100
25-29	468	9.6	90.4	100	437	19.2	80.8	100
30-34	411	11.4	88.6	100	415	18.8	81.2	100
35+	241	7.5	92.5	100	248	17.3	82.7	100
Parity
Primiparous	473	17.3	82.7	100	436	31.4	68.6	100
Multiparous	1,011	9.7	90.3	100	944	17.1	82.9	100
Education
HS or less	347	13.8	86.2	100	289	26.6	73.4	100
Some college	587	10.9	89.1	100	515	21.0	79.0	100
College graduate	457	10.3	89.7	100	508	17.5	82.5	100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185%	662	13.7	86.3	100	556	25.4	74.6	100
185- < 350%	518	12.2	87.8	100	499	20.8	79.2	100
>=350%	344	9.9	90.1	100	359	18.1	81.9	100
WIC Participant
No	816	8.7	91.3	100	817	15.9	84.1	100
Yes	708	16.5	83.5	100	597	30.2	69.8	100
Race
White	1,246	11.9	88.1	100	1,162	20.7	79.3	100
Black	70	22.9	77.1	100	64	35.9	64.1	100
Hispanic	96	12.5	87.5	100	86	25.6	74.4	100
Region
Northeast	293	13.0	87.0	100	273	20.1	79.9	100
Midwest	464	12.5	87.5	100	438	22.8	77.2	100
South	518	14.3	85.7	100	471	26.5	73.5	100
West	249	7.2	92.8	100	232	12.9	87.1	100
¹Table is based on variables: M2E16, M5E2