Baby used a pacifier in the hospital

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Report

New York City, 2011

Maternal Characteristics	Respondents	Estimated Population Affected	Prevalence (%)	95% C.I.
Total	1,160	27,255	29.3	26.1 - 32.4
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	332	8,454	29.3	23.6 - 35.1
Non-Hispanic Black	262	5,269	29.8	22.4 - 37.1
Non-Hispanic Other	192	3,463	22.6	15.6 - 29.7
Hispanic	374	10,070	32.2	26.5 - 37.8
Maternal Age
Less than 20 years old	47	1,083	25.0	8.7 - 41.3
20-24 years old	198	6,162	35.3	27.4 - 43.2
25-34 years old	636	14,372	28.1	23.9 - 32.3
35 years old or more	279	5,638	28.0	21.5 - 34.4
Education
Less than high school	200	5,405	31.3	23.6 - 39.0
High school graduate	235	6,451	33.2	25.8 - 40.5
More than high school	724	15,387	27.3	23.3 - 31.2
Marital Status
Married	706	17,318	30.5	26.4 - 34.6
Not Married	454	9,937	27.3	22.3 - 32.3
Medicaid Status
Not on Medicaid	573	12,781	29.2	24.6 - 33.7
On Medicaid	587	14,474	29.4	24.9 - 33.8

This report excludes respondents who never breastfed their baby and respondents whose baby was not born in the hospital

Note: NYC data are not available prior to 2012

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.