Chapter 8. Sleeping Arrangement

Table 8.4. Percent of babies who usually slept at night in their mother's room or in a different room by infant age or survey month1

Infant Feeding Practices Study II

  Infant age Survey month
  2 weeks 1 month 2 month 3 6 9 12
In mother's room 85.2 81.0 70.7 62.7 44.9 34.0 28.7
In a different room 14.8 19.0 29.3 37.3 55.1 66.0 71.3
Total (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
N 2,312 2,308 2,306 2,311 2,088 1,921 1,783

1Table is based on variables: M3H1D2W, M3H1D1M, M3H1D2M, M3H1DNW, M6H4, M9H4, MWH4