Table 1.
Demographics and Characteristics of the Breastfeeding Women.
| Variable | M | SD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age of the woman | 31 | (5.1) | |
| Years married | 5.1 | (4.6) | |
| Number of pregnancies | 3.1 | (2.5) | |
| Number of children | 3.0 | (2.6) | |
| Characteristics | (n) Percent of participants | ||
| Religion: | |||
| Catholic | (178) 86.0 | ||
| Protestant | (9) 4.3 | ||
| Other | (1) 0.5 | ||
| No response | (19) 9.2 | ||
| Ethnicity | |||
| Caucasian | (138) 66.7 | ||
| Hispanic | (13) 6.3 | ||
| Asian | (7) 3.4 | ||
| Other | (13) 6.3 | ||
| No response | (36) 17.4 | ||
| Education | |||
| 0–12 years | (15) 7.8 | ||
| 13–16 years | (62) 29.9 | ||
| 17 + years | (93) 44.9 | ||
| No response | (37) 17.9 | ||
| Breastfeeding status | |||
| Total breastfeeding | (113) 54.6 | ||
| Partial breastfeeding | (82) 39.5 | ||
| No response | (12) 5.8 | ||
| Baby's health at birth | |||
| Healthy | (62) 96.9 | ||
| Not healthy | (2) 3.1 | ||
| Country | |||
| USA | (136) 65.7 | ||
| Canada | (7) 3.4 | ||
| Other | (64) 30.9 | ||
Note: Baby's health at birth values came from the Qualtrics data set (N = 64).