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