Hospital gave breastfeeding information

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Report

New York State excluding New York City, 2012

Maternal Characteristics	Respondents	Estimated Population Affected	Prevalence (%)	95% C.I.
Total	1,097	79,160	93.5	91.2 - 95.9
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	557	51,362	94.0	91.3 - 96.7
Non-Hispanic Black	184	6,785	93.8	83.3 - 100
Non-Hispanic Other	81	5,539	96.5	90.7 - 100
Hispanic	275	15,473	90.9	84.9 - 96.9
Maternal Age
Less than 20 years old	387	5,997	98.5	97.6 - 99.3
20-24 years old	109	12,900	95.2	90.3 - 100
25-34 years old	428	43,853	93.5	90.2 - 96.8
35 years old or more	173	16,410	90.7	84.9 - 96.4
Education
Less than high school	288	12,952	93.0	87.2 - 98.8
High school graduate	223	14,033	92.6	86.6 - 98.5
More than high school	581	51,529	93.8	91.0 - 96.7
Marital Status
Married	514	46,680	94.0	91.2 - 96.8
Not Married	583	32,479	92.9	88.8 - 96.9
Medicaid Status
Not on Medicaid	557	49,490	96.0	93.8 - 98.2
On Medicaid	540	29,670	89.6	84.8 - 94.4

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.