Table 3. Associations between breastfeeding at six weeks and maternal sociodemographic factors, Great Britain, 1985-2010: multivariable analysis results.
| Survey years | ||||||||||||
| 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | |||||||
| Population analysed (n) | 3,552 | 3,633 | 3,178 | 2,792 | 4,768 | 7,396 | ||||||
| Numbers breastfeeding at six weeks | 2,459 | 2,617 | 2,340 | 2,112 | 3,705 | 5,922 | ||||||
| % of n breastfeeding at six weeks | 70.1 | 72.8 | 74.0 | 75.5 | 77.6 | 79.9 | ||||||
| (a) OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Age when giving birth | ||||||||||||
| Under 20 | 0.35 | 0.23-0.55 | 0.26 | 0.17-0.41 | 0.46 | 0.28-0.76 | 0.60 | 0.38-0.97 | 0.87 | 0.49-1.54 | ||
| 20-24 | 0.55 | 0.42-0.72 | 0.55 | 0.42-0.72 | 0.55 | 0.41-0.75 | 0.66 | 0.49-0.89 | 0.64 | 0.49-0.83 | ||
| 25-29 | 0.75 | 0.58-0.95 | 0.78 | 0.62-0.99 | 0.71 | 0.56-0.89 | 0.84 | 0.66-1.06 | 0.71 | 0.59-0.86 | ||
| 30 or over | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||
| Education - age when completed full-time education | ||||||||||||
| 16 or under (Least number of years of full-time education) | 0.68 | 0.55-0.83 | 0.78 | 0.63-0.96 | 0.77 | 0.62-0.97 | 0.88 | 0.69-1.12 | 0.85 | 0.66-1.10 | 1.11 | 0.85-1.44 |
| 17 or 18 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Over 18 (Higher education) | 1.41 | 1.04-1.91 | 1.45 | 1.09-1.93 | 2.15 | 1.63-2.84 | 1.90 | 1.48-2.44 | 1.47 | 1.18-1.85 | 1.66 | 1.37-2.01 |
| SOC | ||||||||||||
| Managerial and professional | 1.64 | 1.07-2.50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Intermediate | 1.28 | 0.98-1.67 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Skilled, Non-manual | 0.92 | 0.67-1.26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Skilled, Manual | 1.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Semi-skilled | 0.88 | 0.66-1.17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Unskilled | 0.56 | 0.38-0.84 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Unclassified | 0.82 | 0.59-1.13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| NS-SEC | ||||||||||||
| Managerial and professional | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.83 | 1.38-2.41 | ||||
| Intermediate | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.34 | 1.01-1.78 | ||||
| Routine and manual | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.00 | |||||
| Never worked | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.91 | 1.30-2.81 | ||||
| Unclassified | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.47 | 1.00-2.14 | ||||
| Employment status at six weeks after birth | ||||||||||||
| Paid maternity leave | ||||||||||||
| Unpaid maternity leave | ||||||||||||
| Doing paid work | ||||||||||||
| Not doing paid work | ||||||||||||
| Ethnicity | ||||||||||||
| White | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Black, Asian, Mixed, Multiple or other | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.48 | 1.80-3.43 | 2.38 | 1.81-3.14 | ||
| Partnership status | ||||||||||||
| Married | 1.00 | |||||||||||
| Living with a partner | 0.79 | 0.65-0.95 | ||||||||||
| Single | 0.67 | 0.50-0.91 | ||||||||||
Notes:
(a)
Odds ratio adjusted for maternal (1) maternal sociodemographic characteristics; (2) birth- and health-related factors; (3) mothers? previous breastfeeding experiences; (4) breastfeeding support in hospital; (5) breastfeeding support at home.
Bold figures are statistically significant
p = <0.05 unless indicated by asterisks