Table 3.

Children with Access to IBCLCs Overall and grouped by Rural-Urban Status

	All Children	Children in Urban Counties	Children in Rural Counties
	N=729,538	N=649,454	N=80,084
Distance	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	Chi-square	p
IBCLCs in any practice settinga
15 mi	703,688 (96)	645,036 (99)	58,652 (73)	1.4×105	<0.001
30 mi	725,749 (99)	649,454 (100)	76,295 (95)	3.1×104	<0.001
60 mi	729,538 (100)	649,454 (100)	80,084 (100)	NA	NA
IBCLCs in any practice setting
15 mi	585,699 (80)	571,060 (88)	14,639 (18)	2.2×105	<0.001
30 mi	663,110 (91)	618,306 (95)	44,804 (56)	1.3×105	<0.001
60 mi	698,757 (96)	631,731 (97)	67,026 (84)	3.3×104	<0.001
Hospital Based IBCLCs
15 mi	546,931 (75)	532,729 (82)	14,202 (18)	1.6×105	<0.001
30 mi	656,303 (90)	612,123 (94)	44,180 (55)	1.2×105	<0.001
60 mi	698,626 (96)	631,731 (97)	66,895 (84)	3.3×104	<0.001
Private Practice IBCLCs
15 mi	429,919 (59)	428,165 (66)	1,754 (2)	1.2×105	<0.001
30 mi	601,824 (82)	574,755 (88)	27,069 (34)	1.5×105	<0.001
60 mi	689,812 (95)	626,671 (96)	63,141 (79)	4.3×104	<0.001
Office-Based IBCLCs
15 mi	372,231 (51)	371,824 (57)	407 (1)	9.2×104	<0.001
30 mi	559,665 (77)	550,954 (85)	8,711 (11)	2.2×105	<0.001
60 mi	659,997 (90)	612,838 (94)	47,159 (59)	1.0×105	<0.001
WIC-Affiliated IBCLCs
15 mi	281,507 (39)	280,925 (43)	582 (1)	5.5×104	<0.001
30 mi	461,330 (63)	451,524 (70)	9,806 (12)	1.0×105	<0.001
60 mi	619,630 (85)	576,649 (89)	42,981 (54)	6.9×104	<0.001

Notes. Data source is International Lactation Consultant Association (2015) unless otherwise specified. Results indicate number (%) of children 0–4 years old living within the designated number of miles from the specified type of IBCLC. Abbreviations: IBCLC, International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant; NA, not applicable.

^aThe data source for the first three rows of results is the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (2016).