Chapter 1. Prenatal Survey

Table 1.27. Percent of pregnant women feeling each level of confidence that they will be able to breastfeed until the baby is the age they desire by selected demographics¹, among those who plan to breastfeed Infant Feeding Practices Study II
	N	Not at all confident (1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	Very confident (5)	Total (%)
ALL	3,759	1.8	6.1	24.9	30.2	37.0	100
Age
18-24	1,006	1.2	5.9	28.8	28.8	35.3	100
25-29	1,249	2.0	5.8	24.7	31.1	36.3	100
30-34	950	2.0	6.9	22.9	31.1	37.1	100
35+	545	2.4	5.9	21.3	28.6	41.8	100
Parity
Primiparous	1,220	1.3	4.6	32.9	34.9	26.3	100
Multiparous	2,413	2.2	6.8	20.4	27.6	43.0	100
Education
HS or less	698	1.7	5.9	27.9	27.5	37.0	100
Some college	1,415	1.5	6.6	24.0	29.5	38.4	100
College graduate	1,223	1.7	5.9	22.4	33.9	36.1	100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185%	1,599	2.1	6.1	24.6	26.8	40.4	100
185- < 350%	1,316	1.7	6.4	22.7	31.4	37.8	100
>=350%	844	1.7	5.6	28.9	34.6	29.3	100
WIC Participant
No	2,602	1.6	5.9	24.4	31.9	36.1	100
Yes	1,149	2.3	6.5	25.7	26.3	39.2	100
Race
White	2,948	1.7	6.1	24.6	31.3	36.3	100
Black	216	3.7	3.7	29.2	22.2	41.2	100
Hispanic	269	1.1	5.6	27.9	27.9	37.5	100
Region
Northeast	599	1.3	6.0	22.7	30.2	39.7	100
Midwest	1,056	2.1	6.8	25.4	32.6	33.1	100
South	1,271	2.0	6.1	26.4	27.8	37.7	100
West	833	1.6	5.2	23.6	30.7	38.9	100
¹Table is based on variables: P32