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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Womens Health Issues. 2015 Oct 13;26(1):6–13. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2015.08.002

Table 3.

Logistic regression of odds of employer accommodations for breastfeeding, by women’s characteristics (N=550)

Sufficient Break Time Private Room Break Time+Private Room

AOR 95% CI AOR 95% CI AOR 95% CI

Sociodemographic Characteristics
  Age category (y) (ref=18–24)
    25–29 1.889 0.81 4.42 1.399 0.65 3.02 1.592 0.74 3.44
    30–34 1.317 0.60 2.88 1.075 0.48 2.39 1.121 0.52 2.43
    35+ 0.948 0.41 2.20 0.850 0.35 2.07 0.739 0.32 1.68
  Race (ref=white)
    Black 1.467 0.57 3.76 1.682 0.75 3.79 1.221 0.52 2.85
    Hispanic 1.207 0.56 2.62 1.506 0.71 3.19 0.935 0.44 1.99
    Other/multiple race 1.191 0.41 3.42 0.885 0.37 2.11 1.118 0.50 2.49
  Marital status (ref=unmarried w/o partner)
    Unmarried w/ partner 0.935 0.28 3.12 2.337 0.64 8.52 3.396a 1.04 11.04
    Married 1.379 0.42 4.54 2.792 0.74 10.51 3.907a 1.25 12.20
  Education (ref=HS or less)
    Some college/Associate's degree 0.840 0.37 1.90 1.403 0.61 3.20 1.040 0.44 2.44
    Bachelor's degree 0.803 0.34 1.88 1.713 0.74 3.97 1.278 0.53 3.08
    Graduate education/degree 1.073 0.43 2.67 2.152 0.91 5.10 1.700 0.70 4.11
  Region (ref=Northeast)
    Midwest 0.739 0.34 1.61 1.153 0.53 2.50 1.021 0.46 2.27
    South 0.914 0.43 1.94 1.625 0.76 3.46 1.688 0.78 3.66
    West 1.436 0.67 3.08 1.444 0.71 2.95 1.708 0.83 3.51
  Income (ref=≤$52300)
    $52301–$102000 2.132a 1.11 4.08 2.371b 1.26 4.48 2.283a 1.20 4.34
    >$102001 1.972 0.85 4.57 3.232b 1.53 6.81 3.348b 1.49 7.51
  WIC used during pregnancy 0.515a 0.28 0.96 0.904 0.50 1.65 0.882 0.48 1.63
Birth-related Characteristics
  Mode of delivery (ref=vaginal) Cesarean 1.092 0.60 1.97 1.408 0.80 2.48 1.510 0.85 2.68
  Did not meet breastfeeding intentions in previous births 0.634 0.37 1.08 0.537a 0.32 0.90 0.484b 0.29 0.81
  Baby was in NICU 0.897 0.42 1.92 1.303 0.66 2.57 0.708 0.36 1.39
  Low birth weight (<2.49 kg) 0.540 0.21 1.39 0.638 0.27 1.50 0.674 0.29 1.59
a

P<.05.

b

P<.01.