Did Mother Initiate Breastfeeding?*
2002 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI
	Total	13,546	28.1	25.0	-	31.2	71.9	68.8	-	75.0
Age
	<20 years	1,147	40.1	27.7	-	52.5	59.9	47.5	-	72.3
	20-24 years	3,364	38.8	31.9	-	45.7	61.2	54.3	-	68.1
	25-34 years	7,149	23.5	19.7	-	27.2	76.5	72.8	-	80.3
	35+ years	1,886	19.1	11.4	-	26.8	80.9	73.2	-	88.6
Mother's Race
	White	13,013	28.2	25.1	-	31.3	71.8	68.7	-	74.9
	Black	171	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	337	17.3	0.0	-	38.5	82.7	61.5	-	100.0
Hispanic Origin
	Yes	168^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,373^	28.1	25.0	-	31.2	71.9	68.8	-	75.0
Education
	< High School	1,427	54.6	43.2	-	66.0	45.4	34.0	-	56.8
	High School	4,772	39.0	33.4	-	44.5	61.0	55.5	-	66.6
	> High School	7,277	15.2	12.1	-	18.3	84.8	81.7	-	87.9
Marital Status
	Married	9,130	21.6	18.2	-	24.9	78.4	75.1	-	81.8
	Other	4,417	41.2	35.2	-	47.2	58.8	52.8	-	64.8
Income
	$15,999 or less	3,227**	44.2	37.1	-	51.3	55.8	48.7	-	62.9
	$16,000-24,999	1,461**	37.6	27.7	-	47.5	62.4	52.5	-	72.3
	$25,000-39,999	2,076**	24.6	17.5	-	31.7	75.4	68.3	-	82.5
	$40,000 or more	5,632**	15.8	12.2	-	19.4	84.2	80.6	-	87.8
Enrolled in WIC
	No	8,719**	20.8	17.5	-	24.1	79.2	75.9	-	82.5
	Yes	4,223**	43.3	37.2	-	49.4	56.7	50.6	-	62.8
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	7,899**	19.9	16.5	-	23.3	80.1	76.7	-	83.5
	Yes	5,080**	41.0	35.5	-	46.6	59.0	53.4	-	64.5
Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	855	27.8	24.5	-	31.2	72.2	68.8	-	75.5
	2500 grams or more	12,688	28.1	24.9	-	31.3	71.9	68.7	-	75.1
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?
** 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 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