Chapter 2. Neonatal Survey

Table 2.40. Percent of mothers indicating that the breastfeeding help they received solved the problems or made them better by selected demographics,¹among mothers who got any help Infant Feeding Practices Study II
	N	No, not at all (1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	Yes, very much (5)	Total (%)
ALL	1,270	8.4	11.8	18.6	29.4	31.7	100
Age
18-24	282	12.1	12.1	18.8	26.6	30.5	100
25-29	445	7.4	10.8	17.3	30.3	34.2	100
30-34	341	7.3	15.0	19.6	29.0	29.0	100
35+	199	7.0	8.5	19.6	32.7	32.2	100
Parity
Primiparous	486	7.0	11.5	17.3	34.0	30.2	100
Multiparous	747	9.2	12.0	19.4	27.2	32.1	100
Education
HS or less	180	12.2	12.8	15.6	25.6	33.9	100
Some college	476	10.3	14.1	18.5	27.5	29.6	100
College graduate	513	3.9	10.5	18.5	34.1	32.9	100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185%	459	12.0	13.5	17.9	24.0	32.7	100
185- < 350%	470	7.4	11.1	19.8	31.5	30.2	100
>=350%	341	5.0	10.6	17.9	34.0	32.6	100
WIC Participant
No	928	7.1	10.6	18.5	30.8	33.0	100
Yes	340	12.1	15.3	18.8	25.9	27.9	100
Race
White	1,031	8.8	12.6	17.7	29.0	31.8	100
Black	53	3.8	9.4	24.5	32.1	30.2	100
Hispanic	83	6.0	9.6	19.3	31.3	33.7	100
Region
Northeast	198	7.1	9.6	18.2	32.3	32.8	100
Midwest	392	10.5	13.5	17.9	31.4	26.8	100
South	411	8.0	11.9	18.7	25.8	35.5	100
West	269	7.1	10.8	19.7	30.1	32.3	100
¹Table is based on variables: N39