Chapter 2. Neonatal Survey |
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Table 2.45. Percent of mothers who would feel each level of comfort nursing their baby in the presence of men and women who are close friends by selected demographics1, among breastfeeding mothers Infant Feeding Practices Study II |
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| N | Very uncomfortable(1) |
(2) | (3) | (4) | Very comfortable(5) |
Total (%) | |
| ALL | 2,019 | 18.0 | 16.1 | 19.7 | 22.6 | 23.6 | 100 |
| Age | |||||||
| 18-24 | 373 | 19.8 | 14.2 | 20.1 | 23.1 | 22.8 | 100 |
| 25-29 | 718 | 17.3 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 22.8 | 23.4 | 100 |
| 30-34 | 582 | 17.0 | 16.0 | 20.1 | 23.9 | 23.0 | 100 |
| 35+ | 345 | 19.4 | 14.5 | 21.2 | 19.4 | 25.5 | 100 |
| Parity | |||||||
| Primiparous | 537 | 22.2 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 22.3 | 16.4 | 100 |
| Multiparous | 1,440 | 16.5 | 14.7 | 19.7 | 22.8 | 26.4 | 100 |
| Education | |||||||
| HS or less | 294 | 19.7 | 12.2 | 24.1 | 20.4 | 23.5 | 100 |
| Some college | 752 | 18.5 | 16.1 | 16.5 | 21.4 | 27.5 | 100 |
| College graduate | 851 | 15.7 | 17.3 | 21.6 | 24.6 | 20.8 | 100 |
| Income (% of poverty) | |||||||
| < 185% | 785 | 18.3 | 13.1 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 26.5 | 100 |
| 185- < 350% | 762 | 16.9 | 17.1 | 18.0 | 23.6 | 24.4 | 100 |
| >=350% | 472 | 19.3 | 19.5 | 21.2 | 22.7 | 17.4 | 100 |
| WIC Participant | |||||||
| No | 1,502 | 17.9 | 17.0 | 19.2 | 23.8 | 22.0 | 100 |
| Yes | 514 | 18.1 | 13.4 | 21.0 | 19.1 | 28.4 | 100 |
| Race | |||||||
| White | 1,653 | 16.4 | 15.8 | 20.2 | 23.5 | 24.1 | 100 |
| Black | 85 | 22.4 | 18.8 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 29.4 | 100 |
| Hispanic | 127 | 26.0 | 17.3 | 22.8 | 17.3 | 16.5 | 100 |
| Region | |||||||
| Northeast | 335 | 20.0 | 15.5 | 19.4 | 22.4 | 22.7 | 100 |
| Midwest | 574 | 17.4 | 17.9 | 19.2 | 22.1 | 23.3 | 100 |
| South | 627 | 19.8 | 15.3 | 20.1 | 22.5 | 22.3 | 100 |
| West | 483 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 20.1 | 23.4 | 26.1 | 100 |
1Table is based on variables: N59B |
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