Breastfeeding eight weeks or more

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Report

New York City, 2006

Maternal Characteristics	Respondents	Estimated Population Affected	Prevalence (%)	95% C.I.
Total	1,430	72,757	64.2	61.1 - 67.3
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	383	25,535	72.5	67.0 - 77.9
Non-Hispanic Black	392	16,205	61.3	54.8 - 67.7
Non-Hispanic Other	170	7,371	57.0	47.3 - 66.7
Hispanic	485	23,646	61.2	56.0 - 66.4
Maternal Age
Less than 20 years old	94	2,741	36.0	23.2 - 48.9
20-24 years old	290	15,906	64.8	58.0 - 71.7
25-34 years old	732	38,792	65.5	61.2 - 69.7
35 years old or more	314	15,318	70.0	63.7 - 76.3
Education
Less than high school	258	13,386	57.9	50.3 - 65.6
High school graduate	442	22,023	62.7	57.1 - 68.4
More than high school	726	37,331	68.1	64.0 - 72.3
Marital Status
Married	798	44,703	70.7	66.8 - 74.6
Not Married	632	28,054	56.0	51.1 - 60.9
Medicaid Status
Not on Medicaid	709	35,805	65.8	61.5 - 70.2
On Medicaid	720	36,951	62.9	58.4 - 67.3

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

Note: NYS (excluding NYC) data are not available prior to 2009

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.