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Barriers to Breast Feeding- Didn't Like Breastfeeding
2003 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
        No       Yes    
Demographic Groups Population %   CI   %   CI  
  Total 13,851 52.3 45.1 - 59.5 47.7 40.5 - 54.9
Age                    
<20 years 1,141 53.9 32.2 - 74.2 46.1 25.9 - 67.8
20-24 years 3,389 44.8 32.1 - 58.2 55.2 41.8 - 67.9
25-34 years 7,370 53.1 43.2 - 62.8 46.9 37.2 - 56.9
35+ years 1,950 76.1 48.7 - 91.5 23.9 8.5 - 51.3
Mother's Race                  
White 13,330 52.7 45.3 - 59.9 47.3 40.1 - 54.7
Black 182 # # - # # # - #
Other 309 # # - # # # - #
Hispanic Origin                  
Yes 166^ # # - # # # - #
No 13,666 52.6 45.2 - 59.8 47.4 40.2 - 54.8
Education                  
< High School 1,467 52.7 35.2 - 69.6 47.3 30.4 - 64.8
High School 4,756 51.3 40.8 - 61.6 48.7 38.4 - 59.2
> High School 7,491 50.8 39.3 - 62.3 49.2 37.7 - 60.7
Marital Status                  
Married 9,210 55.0 45.4 - 64.2 45.0 35.8 - 54.6
Other 4,640 49.6 38.9 - 60.4 50.4 39.6 - 61.1
Income                    
$15,999 or less 3,480** 47.2 35.9 - 58.8 52.8 41.2 - 64.1
$16,000-24,999 1,753** 59.9 40.5 - 76.6 40.1 23.4 - 59.5
$25,000-39,999 2,262** 52.9 36.5 - 68.8 47.1 31.2 - 63.5
$40,000 or more 5,227** 57.2 42.5 - 70.8 42.8 29.2 - 57.6
Enrolled in WIC                  
No 8,691** 51.2 41.0 - 61.2 48.8 38.8 - 59.0
Yes 4,493** 53.3 43.0 - 63.3 46.7 36.7 - 57.0
Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid                
No 7,586** 55.4 44.2 - 66.0 44.7 34.0 - 55.8
Yes 5,658** 50.5 41.0 - 59.9 49.5 40.1 - 59.0
Infant's birth weight                  
<2500 grams 904 66.5 59.5 - 72.8 33.5 27.2 - 40.5
2500 grams or more 12,940 51.4 43.7 - 59.0 48.6 41.0 - 56.3
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 like breastfeeding
** 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