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New Data on Breastfeeding. From the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth. Anjani Chandra, Ph.D. Statistician/Demographer National Center for Health Statistics U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Data Source – National Survey of Family Growth.
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New Data on Breastfeeding From the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth Anjani Chandra, Ph.D. Statistician/Demographer National Center for Health Statistics U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Data Source – National Survey of Family Growth • Periodically conducted household-based survey • Multi-purpose: Factors related to fertility and reproductive health • Nationally representative of women 15-44 years • 6 cycles to date, all conducted by NCHS – 1973, 1976, 1982, 1988, 1995, 2002
Breastfeeding Data in the National Survey of Family Growth • Initiation – “ever breastfed” • Age of child when first fed something other than breastmilk • Rough indicator of “exclusive breastfeeding” • “Exclusive breastfeeding” includes bottlefeeding of breastmilk • Age of child when stopped breastfeeding altogether • 1995 NSFG also asked reasons why woman did NOT breastfeed and reasons why she stopped when she did
Percent ever breastfed Age at delivery Union status at delivery Source: CDC/NCHS – 2002 NSFG, single births 1997-2000
Percent ever breastfed Intendedness at conception Income shows same pattern as education Source: CDC/NCHS – 2002 NSFG, single births 1997-2000
Percent ever breastfed Source: CDC/NCHS – 2002 NSFG, single births 1997-2000
Breastfeeding by Hispanic origin & race(percent still breastfeeding at selected months) Source: CDC/NCHS – 2002 NSFG, single births 1997-2000
Breastfeeding by Hispanic origin & race(percent distribution by duration) Source: CDC/NCHS – 2002 NSFG, single births 1997-2000
Percent ever breastfed, single births 1990-93 and 1997-2000 Source: CDC/NCHS – NSFG Cycles 5 & 6
Breastfeeding by Hispanic origin & race(percent still breastfeeding at selected months) Source: CDC/NCHS – 2002 NSFG, single births 1997-2000
Percent exclusively fed breastmilk for at least 3 or 6 months Source: CDC/NCHS – 2002 NSFG, single births 1997-2000
Percent still breastfeeding at 6 & 12 months among 3-month exclusive breastfeeders Source: CDC/NCHS – 2002 NSFG, single births 1997-2000
Breastfeeding data compared No differences are statistically significant between surveys.
Other data sources on breastfeeding NATIONAL: • 2002 National Immunization Survey • National Health & Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) • Ross Labs Mothers Survey (RLMS) STATE-LEVEL: • PRAMS