Table 2.

Comparison of breastfeeding rates between 1994–1996 and 2003–2004 in Shihezi, PR China

	1994–1996			2003–2004
Baby's Age (months)	%	95% CI	n	%	95% CI	n
Full breastfeeding
1*	38.0	31.4, 44.6	208	57.3	52.6, 62.0	421
2**	36.0	27.6, 44.4	125	52.5	47.6, 57.4	407
3	32.5	26.0, 39.0	200	39.2	34.4, 44.0	392
4*	24.5	17.5, 31.5	147	9.7	6.7, 12.7	377
6*	9.2	4.4, 14.0	142	3.5	1.6, 5.4	348
Any breastfeeding
1**	94.2	91.0, 97.4	208	85.6	82.2, 89.0	421
2	82.4	75.7, 89.1	125	84.3	80.8, 87.8	407
3	81.5	76.1, 86.9	200	82.8	79.1, 86.5	392
4	81.6	75.3, 87.9	147	81.9	78.0, 85.8	377
6	77.5	70.6, 84.4	142	76.2	71.7, 80.7	348

** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05 for differences between 1994–1996 and 2003–2004.