Table 9C: 2009 Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance (1) New York Breastfeeding, TV Viewing, and Smoking in Household by Race/Ethnicity or Age (2) Children Aged < 5 Years (3)
| Demographic | Breastfeeding (5) | <2 Hours TV/Video Viewing/Day (6) | Smoking in Household | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % Ever Breastfed | Number | % Breastfed At Least 6 Months | Number | % Breastfed At Least 12 Months | Number | % | Number | % | |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| White, Not Hispanic | 35,251 | 68.7 | 13,803 | 34.7 | 24,867 | 21.7 | 69,745 | 87.0 | 142,718 | 4.7 |
| Black, Not Hispanic | 33,308 | 73.3 | 10,690 | 35.9 | 22,069 | 18.8 | 53,886 | 71.4 | 118,130 | 3.6 |
| Hispanic | 47,742 | 83.1 | 17,642 | 45.0 | 36,216 | 26.5 | 96,815 | 75.9 | 193,129 | 1.7 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 1,705 | 74.8 | 505 | 40.6 | 905 | 22.5 | 2,103 | 75.6 | 5,128 | 2.7 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 10,973 | 60.8 | 3,326 | 36.3 | 6,765 | 22.3 | 19,776 | 83.7 | 39,810 | 1.4 |
| Multiple Races | 2,536 | 62.3 | 958 | 23.8 | 1,736 | 15.6 | 4,434 | 80.2 | 9,469 | 5.2 |
| All Other | 35 | * | 16 | * | 7 | * | 5 | * | 39 | * |
| Total | 131,550 | 74.4 | 46,940 | 38.8 | 92,565 | 22.8 | 246,764 | 78.7 | 508,423 | 3.0 |
| Age | ||||||||||
| 0 - 11 Months | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | * | 145,417 | 2.7 |
| 12 - 23 Months | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | * | 132,068 | 2.9 |
| 24 - 35 Months | - | - | - | - | - | - | 104,294 | 81.3 | 88,193 | 3.2 |
| 36 - 47 Months | - | - | - | - | - | - | 74,499 | 77.1 | 74,818 | 3.4 |
| 48 - 59 Months | - | - | - | - | - | - | 67,971 | 76.6 | 67,927 | 3.4 |
| Total | 131,550 | 74.4 | 46,940 | 38.8 | 92,565 | 22.8 | 246,764 | 78.7 | 508,423 | 3.0 |
Footnotes
- 1: Reporting period is January 1 through December 31.
- 2: TV Viewing and Smoking in Household data are not reported by all contributers.
- 3: Analyses based on one record per child.
- 4: Excludes records with unknown data or errors.
- 5: Infants born during the reporting period included in the Ever Breastfed analysis. Infants who turned 6 months of age during the reporting period by/on their date of visit included in the Breastfed At Least 6 Months analysis. Children who turned 12 months of age during the reporting period by/on their date of visit included in the Breastfed At Least 12 Months analysis.
- 6: Children aged 2 years and older included in the analysis.
- * Percentages are not calculated if < 100 records are available for analysis after exclusions.
