Chapter 2. Neonatal Survey

Table 2.49. Percent of mothers who rated their current feelings about breastfeeding in each way by selected demographics¹, among breastfeeding mothers Infant Feeding Practices Study II
	N	Dislike very much (1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	Like very much (5)	Total (%)
ALL	2,148	1.5	3.3	13.6	29.1	52.6	100
Age
18-24	407	2.2	3.4	18.7	26.3	49.4	100
25-29	765	1.4	3.7	11.1	28.1	55.7	100
30-34	615	1.3	3.6	13.3	32.0	49.8	100
35+	360	1.1	1.9	13.6	29.2	54.2	100
Parity
Primiparous	593	1.9	5.6	18.5	35.6	38.4	100
Multiparous	1,509	1.3	2.3	11.7	26.8	57.9	100
Education
HS or less	317	1.6	2.8	14.2	23.0	58.4	100
Some college	796	1.1	2.6	12.4	27.0	56.8	100
College graduate	900	1.3	3.7	15.3	33.3	46.3	100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185%	825	2.2	2.9	11.3	22.2	61.5	100
185- < 350%	803	0.9	2.9	13.8	32.5	49.9	100
>=350%	520	1.3	4.6	16.9	34.6	42.5	100
WIC Participant
No	1,601	1.1	3.7	14.0	30.6	50.6	100
Yes	544	2.6	2.2	12.5	24.6	58.1	100
Race
White	1,752	1.5	2.9	13.6	30.1	51.9	100
Black	91	3.3	4.4	16.5	20.9	54.9	100
Hispanic	139	0.7	2.9	13.7	24.5	58.3	100
Region
Northeast	353	1.7	3.7	15.3	29.5	49.9	100
Midwest	617	1.8	3.1	13.6	31.4	50.1	100
South	675	1.6	3.6	14.5	27.1	53.2	100
West	503	0.8	3.0	11.1	28.4	56.7	100
¹Table is based on variables: N64