Chapter 1. Prenatal Survey

Table 1.30. Percent of pregnant women who would feel each level of comfort nursing their baby in the presence of men and women who are not close friends by selected demographics^1,2, among those who may breastfeed in the first few weeks Infant Feeding Practices Study II
	N	Very uncomfortable (1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	Very comfortable (5)	Total (%)
ALL	4,166	44.1	18.1	18.4	9.8	9.6	100
Age
18-24	1,131	49.1	17.7	16.7	7.1	9.5	100
25-29	1,372	42.8	18.2	19.3	9.8	9.8	100
30-34	1,044	41.8	17.9	19.3	12.0	9.0	100
35+	610	42.1	18.9	17.7	11.0	10.3	100
Parity
Primiparous	1,359	51.3	19.1	17.1	7.0	5.5	100
Multiparous	2,665	40.1	17.7	19.1	11.2	11.9	100
Education
HS or less	813	47.5	16.9	17.8	7.6	10.2	100
Some college	1,547	43.9	17.9	18.4	9.7	10.1	100
College graduate	1,331	41.6	20.1	19.1	11.8	7.4	100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185%	1,799	43.2	17.2	18.3	9.8	11.3	100
185- < 350%	1,454	41.6	18.6	19.8	10.2	9.8	100
>=350%	913	49.9	19.1	16.1	9.1	5.8	100
WIC Participant
No	2,841	44.8	18.9	18.0	10.0	8.3	100
Yes	1,317	42.4	16.6	19.1	9.4	12.5	100
Race
White	3,258	43.1	18.5	19.1	10.1	9.2	100
Black	239	45.2	15.9	15.1	10.5	13.4	100
Hispanic	305	46.9	17.7	18.4	6.9	10.2	100
Region
Northeast	663	46.8	17.9	18.9	7.1	9.4	100
Midwest	1,173	46.8	17.5	17.7	10.5	7.5	100
South	1,430	45.5	17.4	16.4	9.9	10.8	100
West	900	36.6	20.1	22.0	10.8	10.6	100
¹Table is based on variables: P33C ²Those who may breastfeed include all in Table 23 except those who said that they plan to formula feed only