Hospital gave breastfeeding information

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Report

New York City, 2013

Maternal Characteristics	Respondents	Estimated Population Affected	Prevalence (%)	95% C.I.
Total	1,152	87,492	94.2	92.5 - 95.8
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	322	27,911	92.9	89.7 - 96.1
Non-Hispanic Black	247	16,296	96.1	93.0 - 99.3
Non-Hispanic Other	195	14,038	94.5	90.5 - 98.5
Hispanic	388	29,247	94.2	91.4 - 97.0
Maternal Age
Less than 20 years old	41	1,616	86.2	69.4 - 100
20-24 years old	188	14,684	92.6	88.2 - 97.1
25-34 years old	636	50,521	95.3	93.4 - 97.3
35 years old or more	287	20,671	93.1	89.5 - 96.8
Education
Less than high school	212	14,596	93.1	88.8 - 97.4
High school graduate	264	19,289	91.3	87.1 - 95.5
More than high school	676	53,607	95.6	93.7 - 97.4
Marital Status
Married	681	52,462	94.3	92.2 - 96.4
Not Married	471	35,030	93.9	91.3 - 96.6
Medicaid Status
Not on Medicaid	615	47,921	95.2	93.2 - 97.3
On Medicaid	536	39,449	92.9	90.2 - 95.5

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.