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Did any of these things prevent you from breast-feeding or stop you after you had started?
Check all that apply.
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Percent |
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I am still breast-feeding |
61.8% |
| I didn't want to breast-feed |
6.9% |
| I was planning to go to work or school |
13.6% |
| I tried but my baby didn't breast-feed very well |
13.9% |
| My baby was not with me |
1.1% |
| I think it's better for my baby to be bottle fed |
3.2% |
| I was taking medicine |
4.7% |
| I felt it was the right time to stop |
1.9% |
| My doctor told me not to breast-feed |
1.3% |
| Other |
17.9% |
(n = 1,916)
Denominator is respondents whose new baby is alive and living with them now and who chose the responses above. |
- All results are weighted.
- These results are for surveys that were mailed to mothers from March 2000 through March 2001. Child's dates of birth were from 1/1/2000 through 12/31/2000.
- The number of respondents (n) is the number of women who chose the responses above.
- Percents may not add to 100.0 due to rounding.
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