Table 1.
Characteristic | No Previous BF Expa % (n = 80) | Previous BF Exp % (n = 73) | Statistical Significance |
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Age | (p < 0.001) | ||
≤ 20 Years | 11 (n = 9) | 0 (n = 0) | |
21–25 Years | 29 (n = 23) | 5 (n = 4) | |
26–30 Years | 40 (n = 32) | 36 (n = 26) | |
31–35 Years | 15 (n = 12) | 42 (n = 31) | |
36–40 Years | 5 (n = 4) | 16 (n = 12) | |
Race | NSb | ||
Caucasian | 95 (n = 76) | 93 (n = 68) | |
Black | 3 (n = 2) | 3 (n = 2) | |
Indian/Alaskan | 1 (n = 1) | 1 (n = 1) | |
Asian | 0 (n = 0) | 1 (n = 1) | |
Hispanic | 1 (n = 1) | 1 (n = 1) | |
Income | NS | ||
< 22% of poverty level | 86 (n = 69) | 93 (n = 68) | |
< 200% of poverty level | 13 (n = 10) | 7 (n = 5) | |
Previous Children | NS | ||
0 | 93 (n = 74) | 0 (n = 0) | |
1 | 4 (n = 3) | 68 (n = 50) | |
2 | 3 (n = 2) | 18 (n = 13) | |
3 | 1 (n = 1) | 8 (n = 6) | |
>3 | 0 (n = 0) | 5 (n = 4) | |
Education | NS | ||
≤ High school diploma | 16 (n = 13) | 8 (n = 6) | |
Some college/Bachelors degree | 65 (n = 52) | 71 (n = 52) | |
Some postgraduate work | 19 (n = 15) | 21 (n = 15) |
BF Exp = breastfeeding experience
NS = not sigificant [p > 0.05]
cOne subject refused to provide this information.