Hospital gave breastfeeding information

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Report

New York City, 2011

Maternal Characteristics	Respondents	Estimated Population Affected	Prevalence (%)	95% C.I.
Total	1,181	89,994	94.8	93.2 - 96.4
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	340	28,605	96.2	93.7 - 98.6
Non-Hispanic Black	267	17,584	97.4	94.4 - 100
Non-Hispanic Other	198	14,637	93.1	88.7 - 97.4
Hispanic	376	29,168	92.9	89.6 - 96.1
Maternal Age
Less than 20 years old	48	4,106	90.7	79.1 - 100
20-24 years old	202	16,875	94.5	90.7 - 98.3
25-34 years old	646	49,187	94.6	92.4 - 96.7
35 years old or more	285	19,826	96.5	93.8 - 99.2
Education
Less than high school	208	16,160	90.5	85.4 - 95.5
High school graduate	238	18,510	93.9	90.3 - 97.5
More than high school	734	55,312	96.4	94.7 - 98.1
Marital Status
Married	723	55,482	95.3	93.4 - 97.2
Not Married	458	34,512	93.9	91.1 - 96.8
Medicaid Status
Not on Medicaid	586	43,429	96.1	94.0 - 98.1
On Medicaid	595	46,565	93.6	91.2 - 96.0

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.