TABLE 1. Number and demographic distribution (i.e., race/ethnicity and poverty status) of infants born during report year (i.e., included in the breastfeeding initiation analysis) — New York Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, 2002–2015.
| Year | No. infants | Race/Ethnicity* (%) | Poverty status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | White | Black | Asian | Other† | ≤100% Federal Poverty Level (%) | ||
| 2002 | 122,852 | 33.0 | 24.5 | 26.9 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 64.3 |
| 2003 | 124,436 | 33.5 | 25.0 | 26.2 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 64.9 |
| 2004 | 124,760 | 34.3 | 25.2 | 26.1 | 8.4 | 5.9 | 67.2 |
| 2005 | 105,698 | 34.7 | 27.4 | 26.0 | 8.9 | 3.1 | 64.9 |
| 2006 | 107,385 | 35.4 | 26.8 | 26.0 | 8.5 | 3.3 | 63.9 |
| 2007 | 129,207 | 36.8 | 26.1 | 25.1 | 9.2 | 2.8 | 65.8 |
| 2008 | 131,145 | 36.5 | 26.5 | 25.3 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 66.0 |
| 2009 | 131,550 | 36.3 | 26.8 | 25.3 | 8.3 | 3.3 | 67.7 |
| 2010 | 125,779 | 36.1 | 27.4 | 24.7 | 8.3 | 3.5 | 71.3 |
| 2011 | 126,686 | 35.7 | 27.4 | 24.3 | 9.2 | 3.4 | 73.5 |
| 2012 | 124,622 | 35.4 | 27.5 | 23.9 | 10.2 | 3.1 | 74.9 |
| 2013 | 119,403 | 35.4 | 27.8 | 24.1 | 9.8 | 3.0 | 75.2 |
| 2014 | 117,578 | 35.7 | 27.4 | 23.7 | 10.2 | 3.1 | 74.2 |
| 2015 | 113,806 | 36.1 | 26.9 | 23.5 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 72.9 |
* Persons identified as Hispanic might be of any race. Persons identified as white, black, Asian, or other race are non-Hispanic. The five racial/ethnic categories are mutually exclusive.
† Includes American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, multiracial, and unknown.