Chapter 2. Neonatal Survey

Table 2.32. Percent of mothers whose milk came in on each number of days after birth by selected demographics 1

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  N 1 day
or less
2 days 3 days 4 days More than
4 days
Never
breastfed
Total (%)
ALL 3,016 9.3 24.8 30.6 12.9 7.1 15.3 100
Age
18-24 697 13.6 23.2 27.0 11.8 5.3 19.1 100
25-29 1,014 9.5 25.4 32.1 13.6 7.4 12.0 100
30-34 830 6.7 24.0 31.4 13.4 7.8 16.6 100
35+ 470 7.0 27.0 31.7 12.6 7.4 14.3 100
Parity
Primiparous 854 7.6 19.0 30.8 18.5 12.3 11.8 100
Multiparous 2,082 9.8 27.0 30.9 10.7 5.0 16.5 100
Education
HS or less 580 10.5 21.7 25.5 9.7 7.4 25.2 100
Some college 1,115 9.4 26.8 29.4 14.1 7.2 13.1 100
College graduate 1,074 6.1 25.3 38.3 13.6 7.1 9.7 100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185% 1,264 12.0 24.5 27.1 11.2 6.4 18.8 100
185- < 350% 1,081 7.8 27.6 31.0 13.1 6.7 13.9 100
>=350% 671 6.7 20.7 36.8 15.9 8.9 10.9 100
WIC Participant
No 2,107 7.9 24.6 33.3 14.4 7.4 12.4 100
Yes 904 12.6 25.1 24.4 9.5 6.3 22.0 100
Race
White 2,473 8.0 24.7 31.5 12.7 7.0 16.1 100
Black 143 21.0 22.4 26.6 10.5 2.8 16.8 100
Hispanic 182 14.8 29.1 21.4 15.9 9.9 8.8 100
Region
Northeast 521 7.1 26.5 27.1 13.6 5.2 20.5 100
Midwest 906 9.1 24.9 31.3 11.3 5.6 17.8 100
South 983 10.7 21.5 29.9 13.9 8.3 15.7 100
West 606 9.4 28.4 33.8 13.2 8.7 6.4 100

1Table is based on variables: N18, N30