Chapter 2. Neonatal Survey

Table 2.2. Percent of mothers or their babies enrolled in the WIC program during the neonatal period by selected demographics¹ Infant Feeding Practices Study II
	N	Mother enrolled	Baby enrolled	Both mother and baby enrolled	Not enrolled	Total (%)
ALL	3,030	12.0	3.1	20.6	64.3	100
Age
18-24	702	18.8	6.6	41.5	33.2	100
25-29	1,018	13.8	2.5	17.7	66.1	100
30-34	834	7.1	1.9	13.2	77.8	100
35+	471	7.2	1.1	8.7	83.0	100
Parity
Primiparous	860	11.9	3.5	20.1	64.5	100
Multiparous	2,090	12.1	2.8	19.8	65.3	100
Education
HS or less	584	15.2	7.2	39.2	38.4	100
Some college	1,120	17.1	2.5	22.7	57.7	100
College graduate	1,077	4.3	0.4	4.7	90.6	100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185%	1,270	20.9	5.1	38.2	35.7	100
185- < 350%	1,087	7.7	2.1	10.9	79.2	100
>=350%	673	2.2	0.9	2.8	94.1	100
WIC Participant²
No	2,113	2.8	1.7	5.6	89.8	100
Yes	912	33.3	6.3	55.0	5.4	100
Race
White	2,486	11.1	2.8	18.9	67.2	100
Black	142	19.0	4.2	37.3	39.4	100
Hispanic	183	17.5	4.4	29.0	49.2	100
Region
Northeast	523	9.4	2.9	19.3	68.5	100
Midwest	909	10.5	3.3	20.5	65.8	100
South	988	13.5	3.2	24.6	58.7	100
West	610	14.4	2.8	15.2	67.5	100
¹Table is based on variables: N3A-C ²Because WIC variable used for stratifying postpartum tables was based on WIC participation at anytime from month 1 to 12, the value for mothers or babies who were not enrolled during the neonatal period was not 0% among non-WIC participants