Hospital helped mother learn how to breastfeed
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Report
New York State excluding New York City, 2013
Maternal Characteristics | Respondents | Estimated Population Affected | Prevalence (%) | 95% C.I. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 934 | 69,351 | 80.8 | 77.1 - 84.5 |
Race/Ethnicity | ||||
Non-Hispanic White | 508 | 45,686 | 81.0 | 76.5 - 85.6 |
Non-Hispanic Black | 154 | 7,593 | 88.7 | 78.3 - 99.1 |
Non-Hispanic Other | 73 | 4,852 | 79.4 | 65.3 - 93.5 |
Hispanic | 199 | 11,220 | 75.9 | 65.9 - 85.9 |
Maternal Age | ||||
Less than 20 years old | 259 | 3,610 | 87.8 | 76.9 - 98.7 |
20-24 years old | 131 | 14,097 | 81.8 | 73.1 - 90.5 |
25-34 years old | 388 | 37,288 | 79.0 | 73.8 - 84.2 |
35 years old or more | 156 | 14,356 | 83.0 | 75.2 - 90.8 |
Education | ||||
Less than high school | 222 | 8,940 | 76.3 | 65.0 - 87.7 |
High school graduate | 206 | 15,176 | 78.6 | 69.8 - 87.3 |
More than high school | 502 | 45,224 | 82.9 | 78.6 - 87.2 |
Marital Status | ||||
Married | 460 | 42,046 | 80.1 | 75.5 - 84.8 |
Not Married | 474 | 27,305 | 81.9 | 75.6 - 88.1 |
Medicaid Status | ||||
Not on Medicaid | 495 | 42,752 | 83.2 | 78.8 - 87.6 |
On Medicaid | 439 | 26,599 | 77.2 | 70.7 - 83.7 |
This report excludes respondents who never breastfed their baby and respondents whose baby was not born in the hospital.
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.