Table 3.
Significant Correlations of Social Factors with Human Milk Feeding at Discharge Stratified by Race/Ethnicity
| Correlation | p | |
|---|---|---|
| White (n = 82) | ||
| Maternal age | 0.27 | 0.016 |
| Married | 0.29 | 0.008 |
| Education level | 0.43 | <0.001 |
| WIC eligibility | −0.33 | 0.002 |
| Employed or student | 0.25 | 0.022 |
| Goal of any HM near discharge | 0.31 | 0.004 |
| Hispanic (n = 97) | ||
| Married | 0.30 | 0.003 |
| WIC eligibility | −0.26 | 0.011 |
| Goal of any HM near discharge | 0.33 | 0.001 |
| Black (n = 183) | ||
| Maternal age | 0.25 | 0.001 |
| Married | 0.15 | 0.050 |
| Education level | 0.31 | <0.001 |
| WIC eligibility | −0.35 | <0.001 |
| Employed or student | 0.17 | 0.023 |
| Plan to return to work or school | 0.20 | 0.007 |
| Goal of any HM near discharge | 0.29 | <0.001 |
Correlation coefficients: point-biserial, Spearman's rho, or phi as appropriate. Significance was set at p < 0.05.