Table 2.
Breastfeeding and Demographic Information of Interview Participants, New York City Jails, 2007–2008
| Woman No. | Infant Feeding History* | Infant Feeding Plan | Age (yr) | Living Children | Race/Ethnicity† | Marital Status | Education | Smoker‡ | Drug Use‡ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breastfeeding | Breastfeeding | 30–34 | 4 | Other | Married | Some high school | Yes | Yes |
| 2 | Attempted breastfeeding | Undecided | 25–30 | 1 | Black | Partner | NR | NR | NR |
| 3 | Breastfeeding | Formula | >34 | 5 | Hispanic | Partner | High school | Yes | Yes |
| 4 | Not applicable | Breastfeeding | 20–24 | 0 | Hispanic | Married | Some college | Yes | NR |
| 5 | Attempted breastfeeding | Breastfeeding | >34 | 4 | Black | Married | Some high school | Yes | NR |
| 6 | Attempted breastfeeding | Breastfeeding | <20 | 1 | Hispanic | Married | Some high school | Yes | NR |
| 7 | Formula | Breastfeeding | >34 | 2 | Black | Single | Some college | Yes | Yes |
| 8 | Attempted breastfeeding | Formula | >34 | 5 | Black | Widow | High school | Yes | Yes |
| 9 | Breastfeeding | Formula | 25–30 | 1 | Hispanic | Single | College | Yes | Yes |
| 10 | Not applicable | Undecided | 20–24 | 0 | Hispanic | Partner | Some college | Yes | Yes |
| 11 | Breastfeeding | Breastfeeding | 25–30 | 2 | Other | Married | Some college | Yes | Yes |
| 12 | Not applicable | Breastfeeding | 25–30 | 0 | Black | Widow | College | No | No |
| 13 | Not applicable | Breastfeeding | <20 | 0 | Black | Partner | College | NR | NR |
| 14 | Breastfeeding | Breastfeeding | >34 | 3 | Black | Married | College | Yes | Yes |
| 15 | Formula | Breastfeeding | 20–24 | 2 | Black | Single | High school | No | No |
| 16 | Attempted breastfeeding | Formula | 30–34 | 3 | Black | Single | Some high school | Yes | NR |
| 17 | Breastfeeding | Breastfeeding | 20–24 | 1 | Other | Partner | Some high school | Yes | Yes |
| 18 | Not applicable | Breastfeeding | <20 | 0 | Other | Partner | Some college | Yes | Yes |
| 19 | Formula | Formula | 25–30 | 2 | Hispanic | Single | High school | NR | NR |
| 20 | Breastfeeding | Breastfeeding | 30–34 | 3 | Hispanic | Partner | Some high school | NR | NR |
Breastfeeding = duration > 2 weeks and attempted = duration ≤ 2 weeks.
Report of black/other race and Hispanic ethnicity were recorded as Hispanic.
Smoking and drug use before incarceration.
NR = not reported.