Chapter 2. Neonatal Survey

Table 2.44. Percent of mothers who would feel each level of comfort nursing their baby in the presence of close women friends by selected demographics¹, among breastfeeding mothers Infant Feeding Practices Study II
	N	Very uncomfortable(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	Very comfortable(5)	Total (%)
ALL	2,020	7.3	5.0	10.3	20.4	57.0	100
Age
18-24	374	10.2	3.7	12.6	17.9	55.6	100
25-29	719	7.1	5.8	8.8	21.8	56.5	100
30-34	582	5.7	6.0	11.2	21.3	55.8	100
35+	344	7.3	2.9	9.6	18.9	61.3	100
Parity
Primiparous	536	6.9	6.5	14.7	22.9	48.9	100
Multiparous	1,442	7.2	4.4	8.5	19.4	60.4	100
Education
HS or less	294	10.2	3.4	12.6	17.7	56.1	100
Some college	751	8.0	5.5	8.9	17.7	59.9	100
College graduate	852	4.5	5.2	10.0	23.9	56.5	100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185%	786	9.2	4.3	9.8	18.2	58.5	100
185- < 350%	761	6.0	5.4	9.9	21.4	57.3	100
>=350%	473	6.1	5.5	11.8	22.6	53.9	100
WIC Participant
No	1,502	6.1	5.5	10.1	21.8	56.5	100
Yes	515	10.7	3.7	10.7	16.5	58.4	100
Race
White	1,654	6.2	4.9	9.7	20.6	58.6	100
Black	85	11.8	4.7	11.8	21.2	50.6	100
Hispanic	128	14.1	5.5	9.4	18.8	52.3	100
Region
Northeast	336	5.4	5.1	11.0	20.8	57.7	100
Midwest	575	7.7	5.2	10.1	21.0	56.0	100
South	626	8.0	5.3	10.5	21.4	54.8	100
West	483	7.2	4.3	9.7	18.2	60.5	100
¹Table is based on variables: N59A