Chapter 3. Infant Feeding

Table 3.42. Percent of mothers who would feel comfortable nursing their baby in the presence of men and women who are close friends prenatally and at various infant ages in months by selected demographics¹^,², among mothers who intended to or breastfed their baby Infant Feeding Practices Study II
	Prenatal		Neonatal		Month 2		Month 5		Month 7
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
ALL	4,168	39.5	2,019	46.2	2,070	48.9	1,237	55.3	979	55.8
Age
18-24	1,132	37.3	373	45.8	411	49.4	152	57.9	109	61.5
25-29	1,371	40.8	718	46.2	735	49.1	456	56.1	350	57.1
30-34	1,045	40.7	582	46.9	582	47.1	394	55.6	317	54.6
35+	611	38.6	345	44.9	341	50.7	235	51.5	203	52.2
Parity
Primiparous	1,360	31.9	537	38.7	615	41.3	308	47.1	234	47.9
Multiparous	2,664	43.6	1,440	49.2	1,418	52.3	915	58.1	737	58.5
Education
HS or less	813	38.7	294	43.9	324	46.3	149	56.4	113	52.2
Some college	1,547	40.7	752	48.9	781	50.8	420	58.8	311	58.2
College graduate	1,333	38.3	851	45.4	854	47.8	631	52.6	529	54.6
Income (% of poverty)
< 185%	1,799	41.7	785	48.0	786	51.8	424	59.7	340	57.1
185- < 350%	1,457	40.8	762	48.0	764	50.5	481	57.2	383	57.4
>=350%	912	32.9	472	40.0	520	42.1	332	47.0	256	51.6
WIC Participant
No	1,605	38.9	1,313	45.2	1,343	47.4	903	51.8	728	53.3
Yes	1,014	42.3	706	47.9	727	51.7	334	64.7	251	62.9
Race
White	3,260	39.8	1,653	47.6	1,716	50.2	1,069	56.5	841	56.6
Black	238	39.9	85	43.5	73	50.7	28	46.4	26	42.3
Hispanic	304	39.1	127	33.9	132	39.4	55	52.7	44	54.5
Region
Northeast	662	36.7	335	45.1	339	47.8	213	51.6	173	46.8
Midwest	1,175	37.1	574	45.5	594	49.8	359	53.8	277	56.7
South	1,432	38.7	627	44.8	661	44.3	358	55.6	276	56.9
West	899	45.9	483	49.5	476	54.8	307	59.3	253	59.7
¹Table is based on variables: P33B, N59B, M2D3B, M5D2B, M7D2B ²Percentages shown indicates 'Somewhat comfortable' or 'Very comfortable'