Chapter 2. Neonatal Survey

Table 2.26. Percent of mothers indicating each level of helpfulness for the help they received from a doctor, midwife, nurse, or lactation consultant by selected demographics1, among mothers who received help from these people

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  N Not at all
helpful (1)
(2) (3) (4) Very
helpful(5)
Total (%)
ALL 1,826 2.0 7.2 21.3 26.9 42.5 100
Age
18-24 408 1.5 6.1 21.3 20.3 50.7 100
25-29 657 2.4 7.8 19.6 28.8 41.4 100
30-34 482 2.3 8.3 23.0 30.3 36.1 100
35+ 276 1.1 5.4 22.5 26.8 44.2 100
Parity
Primiparous 684 1.0 6.4 20.2 23.7 48.7 100
Multiparous 1,089 2.6 7.8 22.3 29.2 38.1 100
Education
HS or less 285 2.1 8.8 21.4 22.8 44.9 100
Some college 665 2.1 7.2 19.1 27.7 43.9 100
College graduate 739 2.0 7.2 23.1 29.2 38.4 100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185% 650 3.2 7.7 21.1 24.8 43.2 100
185- < 350% 677 1.3 7.8 21.7 27.3 41.8 100
>=350% 499 1.4 5.8 21.0 29.3 42.5 100
WIC Participant
No 1,371 2.0 7.1 21.4 27.9 41.6 100
Yes 453 2.2 7.7 21.0 23.8 45.3 100
Race
White 1,496 2.1 7.3 22.3 27.3 41.0 100
Black 80 0.0 7.5 6.3 31.3 55.0 100
Hispanic 113 1.8 4.4 17.7 22.1 54.0 100
Region
Northeast 304 2.0 5.6 22.4 23.7 46.4 100
Midwest 560 2.0 8.2 21.3 28.2 40.4 100
South 584 2.4 6.3 19.3 25.7 46.2 100
West 378 1.6 8.5 23.5 29.6 36.8 100

1Table is based on variables: N24