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Barriers to Breast Feeding- Other
2003 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,851 69.6 62.7 - 75.7 30.4 24.3 - 37.3
Age                    
<20 years 1,141 79.2 56.3 - 91.8 20.8 8.2 - 43.8
20-24 years 3,389 76.3 69.4 - 85.7 23.7 14.3 - 36.6
25-34 years 7,370 66.8 56.9 - 75.3 33.2 24.7 - 43.1
35+ years 1,950 43.2 21.0 - 68.4 56.8 31.6 - 79.0
Mother's Race                  
White 13,330 69.2 62.2 - 75.4 30.8 24.6 - 37.9
Black 182 # # - # # # - #
Other 309 # # - # # # - #
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 166^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,666 69.6 62.7 - 75.8 30.4 24.2 - 37.3
Education                  
< High School 1,467 82.6 65.4 - 92.2 17.4 7.8 - 34.6
High School 4,756 68.7 58.4 - 77.4 31.3 22.6 - 41.6
> High School 7,491 65.6 54.0 - 75.7 34.4 24.3 - 46.1
Marital Status                  
Married 9,210 60.5 50.8 - 69.4 39.5 30.6 - 49.2
Other 4,640 78.8 69.0 - 86.1 21.2 13.9 - 31.0
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,480** 77.7 66.8 - 85.8 22.3 14.2 - 33.2
$16,000-24,999 1,753** 66.1 47.0 - 81.1 33.9 18.9 - 53.0
$25,000-39,999 2,262** 62.0 45.5 - 76.2 38.0 23.8 - 54.5
$40,000 or more 5,227** 60.5 45.5 - 73.7 39.5 26.3 - 54.5
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,691** 69.5 59.4 - 78.0 30.5 22.0 - 40.6
Yes 4,493** 69.8 60.0 - 78.1 30.2 21.9 - 40.0
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 7,586** 59.6 48.3 - 69.9 40.5 30.1 - 51.7
Yes 5,658** 75.7 67.1 - 82.7 24.3 17.4 - 32.9
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 904 45.7 38.8 - 52.8 54.3 47.2 - 61.2
2500 grams or more 12,940 71.2 63.8 - 77.6 28.9 22.4 - 36.2
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? Other
^ Estimate of Hispanic population giving birth in Maine is taken from the 2003 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