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Office Of Health Data And Program Management > PRAMS > PRAMS Tables 2003 > Barriers to Breast Feeding- Didn't Want to be Tied Down

Barriers to Breast Feeding- Didn't Want to be Tied Down
2003 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,851 88.0 82.6 - 91.9 12.0 8.1 - 17.4
Age                    
<20 years 1,141 92.4 69.1 - 98.5 7.7 1.5 - 30.9
20-24 years 3,389 93.1 84.3 - 97.2 6.9 2.8 - 15.7
25-34 years 7,370 81.8 72.8 - 88.4 18.2 11.6 - 27.3
35+ years 1,950 100.0 100.0 - 100.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
Mother's Race                  
White 13,330 87.7 82.1 - 91.7 12.3 8.3 - 17.9
Black 182 # # - # # # - #
Other 309 # # - # # # - #
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 166^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,666 87.8 82.3 - 91.8 12.2 8.3 - 17.7
Education                  
< High School 1,467 94.9 81.1 - 98.8 5.1 1.2 - 18.9
High School 4,756 88.7 80.2 - 93.8 11.4 6.2 - 19.8
> High School 7,491 84.2 73.6 - 91.1 15.8 8.9 - 26.4
Marital Status                  
Married 9,210 83.8 75.3 - 89.8 16.2 10.2 - 24.7
Other 4,640 92.2 84.6 - 96.2 7.8 3.8 - 15.5
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,480** 90.5 81.8 - 95.3 9.5 4.7 - 18.2
$16,000-24,999 1,753** 88.3 71.8 - 95.7 11.7 4.3 - 28.2
$25,000-39,999 2,262** 93.9 79.4 - 98.4 6.1 1.6 - 20.6
$40,000 or more 5,227** 79.4 64.4 - 89.2 20.6 10.8 - 35.6
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,691** 82.5 73.3 - 89.0 17.5 11.0 - 26.7
Yes 4,493** 92.9 85.9 - 96.6 7.1 3.4 - 14.1
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 7,586** 83.5 73.2 - 90.4 16.5 9.6 - 26.8
Yes 5,658** 90.7 84.0 - 94.8 9.3 5.2 - 16.0
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 904 88.0 82.4 - 92.0 12.0 8.0 - 17.6
2500 grams or more 12,940 88.0 82.2 - 92.1 12.0 7.9 - 17.8
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? I didn't want to be tied down
** Estimates of the population size for this group giving birth in Maine are made through PRAMS.
^ 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