Breastfeeding Initiation

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Report

New York State excluding New York City, 2007

Maternal Characteristics	Respondents	Estimated Population Affected	Prevalence (%)	95% C.I.
Total	1,072	85,471	74.0	70.6 - 77.5
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	748	57,994	73.6	69.6 - 77.7
Non-Hispanic Black	104	8,168	66.9	53.8 - 80.1
Non-Hispanic Other	68	5,440	83.2	71.5 - 94.9
Hispanic	152	13,869	77.0	68.3 - 85.7
Maternal Age
Less than 20 years old	73	6,638	57.9	42.8 - 73.0
20-24 years old	190	15,029	70.7	62.4 - 79.0
25-34 years old	589	45,909	74.8	70.3 - 79.3
35 years old or more	220	17,896	83.6	77.5 - 89.6
Education
Less than high school	163	12,560	61.1	51.1 - 71.2
High school graduate	225	16,948	65.0	56.8 - 73.2
More than high school	679	55,904	81.5	77.9 - 85.1
Marital Status
Married	699	55,821	80.7	77.1 - 84.4
Not Married	373	29,650	64.0	57.5 - 70.4
Medicaid Status
Not on Medicaid	722	58,320	78.5	74.7 - 82.4
On Medicaid	350	27,151	65.8	59.3 - 72.4

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.