Chapter 2. Neonatal Survey

Table 2.45. Percent of mothers who would feel each level of comfort nursing their baby in the presence of men and women who are close friends by selected demographics1, among breastfeeding mothers

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  N Very
uncomfortable(1)
(2) (3) (4) Very
comfortable(5)
Total (%)
ALL 2,019 18.0 16.1 19.7 22.6 23.6 100
Age
18-24 373 19.8 14.2 20.1 23.1 22.8 100
25-29 718 17.3 18.0 18.5 22.8 23.4 100
30-34 582 17.0 16.0 20.1 23.9 23.0 100
35+ 345 19.4 14.5 21.2 19.4 25.5 100
Parity
Primiparous 537 22.2 19.6 19.6 22.3 16.4 100
Multiparous 1,440 16.5 14.7 19.7 22.8 26.4 100
Education
HS or less 294 19.7 12.2 24.1 20.4 23.5 100
Some college 752 18.5 16.1 16.5 21.4 27.5 100
College graduate 851 15.7 17.3 21.6 24.6 20.8 100
Income (% of poverty)
< 185% 785 18.3 13.1 20.5 21.5 26.5 100
185- < 350% 762 16.9 17.1 18.0 23.6 24.4 100
>=350% 472 19.3 19.5 21.2 22.7 17.4 100
WIC Participant
No 1,502 17.9 17.0 19.2 23.8 22.0 100
Yes 514 18.1 13.4 21.0 19.1 28.4 100
Race
White 1,653 16.4 15.8 20.2 23.5 24.1 100
Black 85 22.4 18.8 15.3 14.1 29.4 100
Hispanic 127 26.0 17.3 22.8 17.3 16.5 100
Region
Northeast 335 20.0 15.5 19.4 22.4 22.7 100
Midwest 574 17.4 17.9 19.2 22.1 23.3 100
South 627 19.8 15.3 20.1 22.5 22.3 100
West 483 15.1 15.3 20.1 23.4 26.1 100

1Table is based on variables: N59B