Table 9C: 2010 Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance(1) New York Breastfeeding, TV Viewing, and Smoking in Household by Race/Ethnicity or Age(2) Children Aged Less Than 5 years (3)

Breastfeeding, TV Viewing, and Smoking in Household by Race/Ethnicity or Age(4)

Breastfeeding(5)
Race/Ethnicity Number Included in Analysis % Ever Breastfed Number Included in Analysis % Breastfed At Least 6 Months Number Included in Analysis % Breastfed At Least 12 Months
White, Not Hispanic 34,502 71.4 13,339 36.2 24,093 22.1
Black, Not Hispanic 31,027 76.2 10,323 35.2 21,498 15.6
Hispanic 45,422 85.0 16,965 43.1 35,034 21.4
American Indian/Alaska Native 1,528 81.7 567 36.0 1,109 16.1
Asian/Pacific Islander 10,465 65.4 3,344 35.9 6,551 17.8
Multiple Races 2,807 62.5 942 21.9 1,743 13.2
All Other 28 * 12 * 10 *
Total 125,779 76.9 45,492 38.2 90,038 19.7
Less Than or Equal to 2 Hours of TV or Video Viewing per Day(6)
Race/Ethnicity Number Included in Analysis %
White, Not Hispanic 68,203 87.3
Black, Not Hispanic 53,089 71.0
Hispanic 97,072 76.0
American Indian/Alaska Native 2,356 74.2
Asian/Pacific Islander 20,651 84.6
Multiple Races 4,610 80.9
All Other 4 *
Total 245,985 78.8
Smoking in Household
Race/Ethnicity Number Included in Analysis %
White, Not Hispanic 139,741 4.3
Black, Not Hispanic 114,060 3.6
Hispanic 189,765 1.9
American Indian/Alaska Native 5,423 3.0
Asian/Pacific Islander 39,886 1.5
Multiple Races 9,966 5.0
All Other 22 *
Total 498,863 3.0
Breastfeeding(5)
Age Number Included in Analysis % Ever Breastfed Number Included in Analysis % Breastfed At Least 6 Months Number Included in Analysis % Breastfed At Least 12 Months
0 - 11 Months 0 * 0 * 0 *
12 - 23 Months 0 * 0 * 0 *
24 - 35 Months 0 * 0 * 0 *
36 - 47 Months 0 * 0 * 0 *
48 - 59 Months 0 * 0 * 0 *
Total 125,779 76.9 45,492 38.2 90,038 19.7
Less Than or Equal to 2 Hours of TV or Video Viewing per Day(6)
Age Number Included in Analysis %
0 - 11 Months 0 *
12 - 23 Months 0 *
24 - 35 Months 102,291 81.2
36 - 47 Months 75,694 77.5
48 - 59 Months 68,000 76.9
Total 245,985 78.8
Smoking in Household
Age Number Included in Analysis %
0 - 11 Months 139,660 2.8
12 - 23 Months 128,268 3.0
24 - 35 Months 87,143 3.1
36 - 47 Months 75,825 3.1
48 - 59 Months 67,967 3.2
Total 498,863 3.0
  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 Breastfedanalysis. Infants who turned 6 months of age during the reporting period by/ontheir 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 theirdate of visit included in the Breastfed At Least 12 Months analysis.
  6. Children aged 2 years and older included in the analysis.
  7. Percentages are not calculated if < 100 records are available for analysisafter exclusions.