Table 1.

Characteristics of sample (N=550) based on availability of break time and private space for breastfeeding

	All Women (%)	Sufficient Break Time		Private Room		Break Time+Private Room
		Yes (%) n=326 (59.3)	P Value	Yes (%) n=249 (45.3)	P Value	Yes (%) n=222 (40.4)	P Value
Sociodemographic Characteristics
Age category (y)			.127		.564		.135
18–24	27.5	22.6		25.0		22.0
25–29	25.9	29.3		29.1		31.2
30–34	26.8	29.4		28.0		30.0
35+	19.7	18.8		17.9		16.7
Race			.838		.526		.608
White	62.3	64.5		60.9		65.5
Black	13.7	13.1		16.8		14.4
Hispanic	18.0	16.6		17.2		14.2
Other/multiple race	6.1	5.7		5.2		5.9
Marital status			.051		.064		.015
Not married, no partner reported	6.1	5.0		3.1		2.2
Unmarried w/ partner	26.5	21.6		23.5		22.4
Married	67.4	73.4		73.4		75.4
Education			.125		.013		.043
HS or less	26.3	21.7		17.8		18.8
Some college/Associate's degree	28.4	27.4		26.7		25.5
Bachelor's degree	27.3	29.9		32.5		32.2
Graduate education/degree	18.0	20.9		22.9		23.5
Region			.377		.770		.551
Northeast	19.4	19.7		17.4		17.3
Midwest	24.2	23.0		23.2		21.5
South	38.7	36.4		40.0		40.6
West	17.7	21.0		19.4		20.5
Income			<.001		<.001		<.001
≤$52300	32.3	22.1		20.3		18.2
$52301–$102000	47.4	54.1		53.8		54.0
>$102001	20.3	23.8		25.9		27.8
WIC used during pregnancy	36.4	27.8	.001	30.4	.080	28.2	.036
Birth-related Characteristics
Mode of delivery			.607		.386		.204
Vaginal	71.6	70.4		69.0		67.3
Cesarean	28.4	29.6		31.0		32.7
Did not meet breastfeeding intentions in previous births	41.1	37.7	.201	34.1	.028	33.3	.029
Baby was in NICU	19.9	17.4	.271	21.1	.667	16.0	.227
Low birth weight (<2.49 kg)	8.3	5.8	.063	7.8	.746	5.9	.164