Chapter 2. Neonatal Survey

Table 2.33. Percent of mothers who rated their feelings about breastfeeding during the first week they were breastfeeding in each way by selected demographics¹, among mothers who ever breastfed Infant Feeding Practices Study II
	N	Dislike very much (1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	Liked very much (5)	Total (%)
ALL	2,544	8.8	13.4	27.5	23.6	26.7	100
Age
18-24	565	10.3	14.3	31.0	21.2	23.2	100
25-29	888	9.8	13.6	27.1	24.1	25.3	100
30-34	688	7.6	13.5	26.9	24.4	27.6	100
35+	399	6.5	11.3	24.6	24.3	33.3	100
Parity
Primiparous	751	12.5	19.3	31.8	21.6	14.8	100
Multiparous	1,729	7.1	10.6	25.7	24.5	32.2	100
Education
HS or less	432	9.5	12.3	27.8	20.1	30.3	100
Some college	968	9.3	13.4	25.9	23.5	27.9	100
College graduate	962	7.8	14.7	28.4	25.2	24.0	100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185%	1,025	8.2	11.7	25.9	23.3	30.9	100
185- < 350%	928	8.6	12.4	29.2	24.1	25.6	100
>=350%	591	10.0	17.9	27.7	23.2	21.2	100
WIC Participant
No	1,834	8.5	13.9	27.6	23.9	26.0	100
Yes	706	9.5	12.2	27.2	22.7	28.5	100
Race
White	2,064	8.4	13.6	26.7	24.0	27.3	100
Black	119	12.6	13.4	36.1	19.3	18.5	100.
Hispanic	165	9.1	12.1	33.9	17.6	27.3	100
Region
Northeast	411	10.2	12.4	28.5	24.1	24.8	100
Midwest	741	9.9	14.3	24.8	24.4	26.6	100
South	827	6.4	13.2	31.1	23.2	26.1	100
West	565	9.7	13.3	25.1	22.7	29.2	100
¹Table is based on variables: N31