Chapter 3. Infant Feeding

Table 3.96. Percent of mothers who were told by a doctor, health professional, or birthing class how to store prepared bottles of 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	1,528	17.5	82.5	100	1,414	25.4	74.6	100
Age
18-24	405	24.4	75.6	100	312	38.5	61.5	100
25-29	471	15.9	84.1	100	437	22.4	77.6	100
30-34	412	15.0	85.0	100	414	21.3	78.7	100
35+	239	13.0	87.0	100	249	20.9	79.1	100
Parity
Primiparous	475	24.6	75.4	100	437	35.7	64.3	100
Multiparous	1,013	14.0	86.0	100	944	20.2	79.8	100
Education
HS or less	352	18.2	81.8	100	289	30.1	69.9	100
Some college	587	17.2	82.8	100	516	25.6	74.4	100
College graduate	457	14.7	85.3	100	507	19.9	80.1	100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185%	669	19.6	80.4	100	556	29.7	70.3	100
185- < 350%	516	16.1	83.9	100	499	23.2	76.8	100
>=350%	343	15.7	84.3	100	359	21.7	78.3	100
WIC Participant
No	816	13.1	86.9	100	818	18.6	81.4	100
Yes	712	22.6	77.4	100	596	34.7	65.3	100
Race
White	1,248	16.2	83.8	100	1,162	24.4	75.6	100
Black	71	35.2	64.8	100	64	40.6	59.4	100
Hispanic	99	23.2	76.8	100	86	24.4	75.6	100
Region
Northeast	294	15.3	84.7	100	272	21.0	79.0	100
Midwest	464	16.2	83.8	100	438	28.1	71.9	100
South	521	21.9	78.1	100	472	30.1	69.9	100
West	249	13.7	86.3	100	232	15.9	84.1	100
¹Table is based on variables: M2E17, M5E3