Table 4.

Breastfeeding Prevalence Ratios by Race/ethnicity and Education Level in Big Bend Counties.

Race/Ethnicity
Education Level/Degree		Black Hispanic PR [95% CI] **	Black Non-Hispanic PR [95% CI]	White Hispanic PR [95% CI]	White Non-Hispanic PR [95% CI]
	8th grade or less	NA*	1.74 [0.77–3.93]	0.92 [0.70–1.21]	1.13 [0.88–1.45]
	9th–12th grade, no diploma	2.22 [0.44–11.19]	0.94 [0.79–1.11]	1.05 [0.85–1.30]	1.05 [0.97–1.14]
	High school	0.96 [0.71–1.31]	0.96 [0.87–1.06]	0.99 [0.89–1.09]	0.90 [0.87–0.92]
	Some college credit, no degree	0.89 [0.73–1.09]	0.96 [0.90–1.03]	1.00 [0.91–1.11]	0.93 [0.90–0.95]
	Associate degree	0.73 [0.47–1.12]	0.90 [0.81–1.00]	0.95 [0.83–1.09]	0.88 [0.85–0.92]
	Bachelor’s degree	0.86 [0.65–1.14]	0.93 [0.87–0.99]	0.90 [0.76–1.05]	0.95 [0.91–0.99]
	Master’s degree	NA *	0.86 [0.76–0.97]	1.08 [0.71–1.65]	0.91 [0.82–1.01]
	Doctorate or professional degree	NA *	1.00 [0.76–1.32]	NA *	1.08 [1.05–1.12]

* The sample size is less than 20. NA—not available. ** The denominator in the prevalence ratio is the prevalence risk of the reference group, i.e., the prevalence risk for the non-WIC participant counterparts for each race/ethnicity and education level.