Chapter 3. Infant Feeding

Table 3.104. Percent of mothers who discussed their choice of formula with the baby^'s doctor by infant age and selected demographics¹, among formula feeding mothers Infant Feeding Practices Study II
	Neonatal		Month 2		Month 5		Month 7		Month 9
	N	Yes(%)	N	Yes(%)	N	Yes(%)	N	Yes(%)	N	Yes(%)
ALL	1,751	45.8	1,525	53.8	1,414	55.1	1,388	54.9	1,363	55.0
Age
18-24	500	48.8	405	55.1	312	56.4	289	63.3	267	60.3
25-29	529	44.2	469	54.8	437	55.1	415	55.9	417	54.7
30-34	455	45.5	409	52.1	415	55.9	424	50.2	421	53.0
35+	263	43.0	241	52.7	248	51.6	259	51.4	256	53.1
Parity
Primiparous	527	52.8	469	61.2	435	63.7	418	62.9	414	62.8
Multiparous	1,158	42.1	1,016	50.2	945	50.8	937	51.0	922	51.5
Education
HS or less	412	42.7	350	55.4	291	54.0	283	56.9	257	54.1
Some college	670	45.4	585	50.3	516	51.7	488	51.2	488	52.7
College graduate	477	43.8	457	54.5	504	57.3	527	54.5	539	54.9
Income (% of poverty)
< 185%	797	43.0	662	52.0	559	51.2	535	51.8	515	50.5
185- < 350%	601	46.8	519	52.8	498	55.0	494	56.3	477	55.6
>=350%	353	50.4	344	59.0	357	61.3	359	57.7	371	60.6
WIC Participant
No	898	46.0	819	53.5	813	56.0	851	53.9	843	54.7
Yes	853	45.6	706	54.2	601	53.9	537	56.4	520	55.6
Race
White	1,386	46.6	1,243	53.3	1,162	55.0	1,149	53.9	1,134	54.3
Black	110	44.5	71	56.3	64	64.1	63	61.9	54	50.0
Hispanic	115	39.1	99	51.5	86	50.0	84	56.0	81	59.3
Region
Northeast	314	55.7	293	57.0	272	57.4	259	60.6	257	60.3
Midwest	524	46.9	462	52.2	437	53.5	441	53.3	425	53.6
South	625	46.1	521	58.2	475	60.2	449	59.9	445	58.9
West	288	32.3	249	44.2	230	44.8	239	42.3	236	44.5
¹Table is based on variables: N51, M2E25, M5E11, M7E9, M9E8