Single Babies Born in 1990-93 Who Were Ever Breastfed, Duration and Mean Duration of Breastfeeding in Weeks, by Selected Characteristics: 1995 statistics


		Percent distribution

Characteristic			Duration of breastfeeding			Mean
	Percent					duration
	breastfed	Total	0-2	3-4	5 or more	in weeks
	at all		months	months	months

All babies ¹	55.2	100.0	40.3	8.6	51.1	28.7

Under 20 years	36.0	100.0	69.7	4.5	25.8	17.5
20-24 years	46.4	100.0	46.6	12.4	41.0	24.1
25 years and over	63.0	100.0	35.0	7.8	57.3	31.5
25-29 years	56.4	100.0	39.8	8.7	51.5	28.2
30-44 years	69.1	100.0	31.3	7.1	61.6	34.0

MARITAL STATUS AT TIME OF BIRTH

Never married	31.4	100.0	54.8	8.3	36.8	20.8
Married	63.4	100.0	37.7	8.5	53.8	30.1
Formerly married	50.2	100.0	45.3	11.3	43.4	26.4

WANTEDNESS STATUS AT CONCEPTION

Intended	60.4	100.0	38.1	9.4	52.6	29.7
Mistimed	46.3	100.0	50.7	6.7	42.6	23.3
Unwanted	36.9	100.0	38.1	4.7	57.3	31.6

REGION OF RESIDENCE AT INTERVIEW

Northeast	54.5	100.0	31.7	7.9	60.3	32.6
Midwest	50.8	100.0	38.6	8.1	53.3	27.9
South	45.5	100.0	48.3	7.9	43.7	26.6
West	73.0	100.0	40.2	9.9	49.9	28.7

EDUCATION AT INTERVIEW ²

No high school diploma or GED ³	38.9	100.0	44.9	8.8	46.4	26.8
High school diploma or GED	49.0	100.0	44.0	9.8	46.2	27.2
Some college, no bachelor's degree	63.0	100.0	43.9	7.1	49.1	26.5
Bachelor's degree or higher	81.1	100.0	28.7	8.5	62.8	35.2

POVERTY LEVEL INCOME AT INTERVIEW ²

0-149 percent	42.6	100.0	42.4	8.3	49.2	30.2
150-299 percent	58.1	100.0	39.5	9.6	50.8	29.4
300 percent or higher	68.2	100.0	38.8	8.1	53.1	28.3

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

Hispanic	62.2	100.0	42.7	7.1	50.2	26.7
Non-Hispanic white	59.1	100.0	38.5	8.1	53.3	29.8
Non-Hispanic black	25.1	100.0	45.0	14.0	40.9	22.9

1 Includes babies born to women of other race and origin groupsnot shown separately.
2 Limited to women 22-44 years of age at time of interview.
3 GED is general equivalency diploma.

Source: U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, Abma J., Chandra A.,Mosher W., Peterson L., Piccinino L., Fertility, Family Planning, andWomen's Health. New data from the 1995 National Survey of Family Growth, Vital Health Statistics, Series 23, No. 19, 1997.

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg.htm

https://allcountries.org/uscensus/106_single_babies_born_in_1990_93.html

These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.

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106. Single Babies Born in 1990-93 Who Were Ever Breastfed, Duration and Mean Duration of Breastfeeding in Weeks, by Selected Characteristics: 1995