Breastfeeding Initiation

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Report

New York City, 2006

Maternal Characteristics	Respondents	Estimated Population Affected	Prevalence (%)	95% C.I.
Total	1,444	96,216	84.1	81.7 - 86.5
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	385	30,464	85.8	81.6 - 90.0
Non-Hispanic Black	398	21,395	80.5	75.2 - 85.9
Non-Hispanic Other	171	10,436	79.5	71.4 - 87.7
Hispanic	490	33,921	86.5	82.9 - 90.1
Maternal Age
Less than 20 years old	94	5,949	80.0	69.2 - 90.8
20-24 years old	295	21,634	86.8	82.0 - 91.6
25-34 years old	740	50,111	83.5	80.1 - 86.8
35 years old or more	315	18,521	84.1	79.2 - 89.1
Education
Less than high school	267	18,744	79.1	72.8 - 85.4
High school graduate	441	28,577	81.4	76.8 - 85.9
More than high school	731	48,769	88.3	85.5 - 91.1
Marital Status
Married	805	55,671	87.2	84.3 - 90.1
Not Married	639	40,545	80.2	76.3 - 84.2
Medicaid Status
Not on Medicaid	714	46,477	85.2	81.9 - 88.5
On Medicaid	730	49,739	83.1	79.7 - 86.5

This report excludes respondents whose baby has died or is not living with them.

Note: The question on co-sleeping changed in 2012, therefore co-sleeping will only be presented from 2012 forward.

Detailed definition of indicator

Technical Notes

• Respondents - The number of mothers who responded to this question.
• Estimated Population Affected - Number of mothers/infants with characteristic or condition.