Chapter 1. Prenatal Survey

Table 1.13. Percent of pregnant women contributing each proportion of their family income with the money they earn from work by selected demographics¹, among those who work for pay Infant Feeding Practices Study II
	N	Less than half	About half	More than half	Total (%)
ALL	3,177	47.3	27.9	24.7	100
Age
18-24	903	52.0	25.7	22.3	100
25-29	1,011	47.0	29.5	23.5	100
30-34	796	45.5	29.8	24.7	100
35+	462	42.4	25.5	32.0	100
Parity
Primiparous	1,217	42.2	32.0	25.9	100
Multiparous	1,840	51.0	24.8	24.2	100
Education
HS or less	590	52.2	26.3	21.5	100
Some college	1,145	48.4	27.2	24.4	100
College graduate	1,034	45.1	28.8	26.1	100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185%	1,244	47.7	25.6	26.7	100
185- < 350%	1,150	51.7	26.2	22.2	100
>=350%	783	40.4	34.2	25.4	100
WIC Participant
No	2,231	47.5	29.1	23.4	100
Yes	941	46.9	25.1	28.1	100
Race
White	2,512	49.4	27.4	23.2	100
Black	206	34.5	27.7	37.9	100
Hispanic	208	42.3	30.3	27.4	100
Region
Northeast	564	45.9	28.7	25.4	100
Midwest	964	47.5	26.7	25.8	100
South	1,067	46.5	29.1	24.4	100
West	582	50.0	27.0	23.0	100
¹Table is based on variables: P18