Table 1. Sample Characteristics and Descriptive Statistics.
| Breastfeeding Categories | ||||
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| Never breastfed n = 361 | Ever breastfed n = 945 | Breastfed at 6 mos. n = 358 | Sample N = 1,306 | |
| Demographics | ||||
| % mother is Latinaa | 1.9 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| % mother is European Americana b | 66.2 | 89.5 | 93.9 | 83.1 |
| % mother is African Americana b | 30.7 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 12.4 |
| % mother is another race | 3.0 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| Mother's agea b | 25.51 (5.61) | 29.27 (5.30) | 30.90 (4.93) | 28.23 (5.64) |
| Mother's years of educationa b | 12.78 (2.16) | 14.85 (2.39) | 15.49 (2.31) | 14.28 (2.50) |
| % mother is married/cohabitinga b | 73.7 | 90.6 | 95.8 | 85.9 |
| Early characteristics | ||||
| Total HOME scorea b | 33.79 (5.53) | 37.50 (3.81) | 38.29 (3.41) | 36.47(4.67) |
| Maternal depressiona b | 10.78 (8.95) | 8.36 (7.99) | 7.66 (7.26) | 9.03(8.34) |
| Observed relationship qualitya b | 3.97 (0.71) | 4.31 (0.64) | 4.43 (0.57) | 4.22 (0.68) |
Note. Means and standard deviations are presented for continuous variables; percentages are presented for dichotomous variables. Higher HOME scores reflect higher levels of observed home environment. Higher depression scores reflect higher levels of self-reported depression symptoms. Higher relationship quality scores reflect higher levels of observed mother-infant relationship.
a
Comparing mother-child dyads who never breastfed and those who did revealed a significant difference (p < .05).
b
Comparing mother-child dyads who breastfed for less than 6 months and those who breastfed for 6 months or more revealed a significant difference (p < .05).