TABLE 1.
Baseline Characteristics of North Carolina Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS) Infants ≥ Six Weeks of age between January 1 and December 31 of 2010
| County-Level IBCLC Densitya | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 (n=1811), | >0 and ≤3.7 (n=4389), No. (%) |
>3.7 (n=5138), No. (%) |
Total (n=11,338) No. (%) |
|
| Any Breastfeeding at 6 Weeks | ||||
| No | 1120 (61.8) | 2451 (55.8) | 2789 (54.3) | 6360 (56.1) |
| Yes | 691 (38.2) | 1938 (44.2) | 2349 (45.7) | 4978 (43.9) |
| Infant Race/ethnicity | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 1013 (55.9) | 2138 (48.7) | 1814 (35.3) | 4965 (43.8) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 438 (24.2) | 1181 (26.9) | 1750 (34.1) | 3369 (29.7) |
| Hispanic | 301 (16.6) | 900 (20.5) | 1375 (26.8) | 2576 (22.7) |
| Other | 59 (3.3) | 170 (3.9) | 199 (3.9) | 428 (3.8) |
| Birthweight | ||||
| Normal/High | 1537 (84.9) | 3558 (81.1) | 4200 (81.7) | 9295 (82.0) |
| Low | 274 (15.1) | 831 (18.9) | 938 (18.3) | 2043 (18.0) |
| Receives Food Stamps | ||||
| No | 1079 (60.8) | 3345 (77.0) | 3718 (72.8) | 8142 (72.5) |
| Yes | 697 (39.3) | 1001 (23.0) | 1393 (27.3) | 3091 (27.5) |
| Household No. [mean (SD)] | 4.2 (1.5) | 4.0 (1.5) | 3.9 (1.5) | 4.0 (1.5) |
| County % Urban [mean (SD)] | 37.0 (22.6) | 66.8 (22.3) | 82.6 (21.3) | 69.2 (27.0) |
a
IBCLC density is calculated per 1000 live births