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Barriers to Breast Feeding- Husband or Partner Didn't Want Breastfeeding
2003 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,851 97.6 93.9 - 99.1 2.4 0.9 - 6.2
Age                    
<20 years 1,141 93.5 67.0 - 99.0 6.5 1.0 - 33.0
20-24 years 3,389 98.3 89.6 - 99.8 1.7 0.3 - 10.4
25-34 years 7,370 97.9 92.4 - 99.5 2.1 0.5 - 7.7
35+ years 1,950 100.0 100.0 - 100.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
Mother's Race                  
White 13,330 97.5 93.7 - 99.1 2.5 0.9 - 6.4
Black 182 # # - # # # - #
Other 309 # # - # # # - #
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 166^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,666 97.6 93.8 - 99.1 2.4 0.9 - 6.3
Education                  
< High School 1,467 96.2 78.6 - 99.4 3.8 0.6 - 21.4
High School 4,756 97.7 91.4 - 99.4 2.4 0.6 - 8.6
> High School 7,491 98.4 90.2 - 99.8 1.6 0.2 - 9.8
Marital Status                  
Married 9,210 97.0 91.2 - 99.0 3.1 1.0 - 8.8
Other 4,640 98.3 89.5 - 99.8 1.7 0.3 - 10.5
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,480** 96.9 88.3 - 99.2 3.1 0.8 - 11.7
$16,000-24,999 1,753** 100.0 100.0 - 100.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
$25,000-39,999 2,262** 97.0 82.2 - 99.6 3.1 0.5 - 17.8
$40,000 or more 5,227** 97.6 85.7 - 99.7 2.4 0.4 - 14.3
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,691** 97.8 92.1 - 99.4 2.2 0.6 - 7.9
Yes 4,493** 97.4 90.3 - 99.4 2.6 0.7 - 9.7
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 7,586** 97.3 90.2 - 99.3 2.7 0.7 - 9.8
Yes 5,658** 97.8 91.7 - 99.5 2.2 0.6 - 8.3
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 904 100.0 100.0 - 100.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
2500 grams or more 12,940 97.5 93.5 - 99.1 2.5 1.0 - 6.5
NOTES:
Population size for groups giving birth in Maine are taken from the Maine Vital Statistics System unless otherwise noted.
Unknowns are excluded from all tabulations.
* Survey Question 47: Did you ever breastfeed or pump breast milk to feed your new baby after delivery?
If No, Survey Question 48: What were your reasons for not breastfeeding your new baby?
My husband or partner didn't want me to breastfeed
^ Estimate of Hispanic population giving birth in Maine is taken from the 2002 birth file.
# There were fewer than 10 survey respondents to this question. Data may be unreliable for describing this group, therefore
percent is not reported.
CI = 95% Confidence Interval