Chapter 7. Employment and Day Care |
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Table 7.4. Median infant age in weeks when mothers began working after the delivery by selected demographics1, among mothers who worked after birth Infant Feeding Practices Study II |
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| Month 3 | Month 6 | Month 9 | Month 12 | |||||
| N | Median | N | Median | N | Median | N | Median | |
| ALL | 927 | 8.0 | 972 | 9.6 | 956 | 10.6 | 916 | 12.0 |
| Age | ||||||||
| 18-24 | 173 | 6.3 | 162 | 10.6 | 166 | 11.1 | 144 | 12.9 |
| 25-29 | 313 | 8.0 | 321 | 9.0 | 300 | 9.6 | 288 | 12.0 |
| 30-34 | 262 | 8.6 | 294 | 9.6 | 289 | 10.6 | 277 | 11.6 |
| 35+ | 178 | 8.6 | 194 | 10.6 | 200 | 10.6 | 206 | 11.6 |
| Parity | ||||||||
| Primiparous | 316 | 8.6 | 335 | 10.6 | 335 | 11.6 | 323 | 12.9 |
| Multiparous | 590 | 7.3 | 614 | 8.6 | 601 | 9.6 | 573 | 11.6 |
| Education | ||||||||
| HS or less | 136 | 7.0 | 135 | 8.6 | 131 | 10.6 | 121 | 12.9 |
| Some college | 326 | 7.0 | 324 | 8.6 | 310 | 8.6 | 285 | 11.0 |
| College graduate | 407 | 8.6 | 460 | 10.6 | 465 | 11.0 | 459 | 11.6 |
| Income (% of poverty) | ||||||||
| < 185% | 294 | 6.3 | 305 | 8.6 | 291 | 9.6 | 264 | 12.9 |
| 185- < 350% | 347 | 8.0 | 348 | 8.6 | 346 | 9.6 | 336 | 11.6 |
| >=350% | 286 | 8.6 | 319 | 11.6 | 319 | 11.6 | 316 | 12.0 |
| WIC Participant | ||||||||
| No | 619 | 8.6 | 670 | 10.6 | 666 | 10.6 | 648 | 11.6 |
| Yes | 308 | 7.0 | 302 | 8.6 | 290 | 10.3 | 268 | 12.9 |
| Race | ||||||||
| White | 776 | 8.0 | 818 | 9.6 | 808 | 10.6 | 774 | 11.6 |
| Black | 43 | 8.6 | 41 | 12.9 | 40 | 11.6 | 38 | 12.9 |
| Hispanic | 44 | 8.6 | 45 | 11.0 | 47 | 10.6 | 46 | 12.9 |
| Region | ||||||||
| Northeast | 160 | 8.6 | 171 | 10.6 | 170 | 12.9 | 164 | 12.9 |
| Midwest | 332 | 8.0 | 324 | 9.0 | 326 | 9.6 | 310 | 10.6 |
| South | 283 | 7.3 | 278 | 8.6 | 278 | 9.8 | 253 | 10.6 |
| West | 152 | 8.0 | 199 | 11.6 | 182 | 12.0 | 189 | 12.9 |
1Table is based on variables: M3H7, M6H14, M9H14, MWH14 |
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