Table 7C: 2011 Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance(1) New York Comparison of Breastfeeding, TV Viewing, and Smoking in Household by Contributor to Nation(2) Children Aged Less Than 5 years(3)

Comparison of Breastfeeding, TV Viewing, and Smoking in Household by Contributor to Nation (4)
  Breastfeeding (6)
Contributor Number Included
in Analysis
%
Ever
Breastfed
Number Included
in Analysis
%
Breastfed
At Least
6 Months
Number Included
in Analysis
%
Breastfed
At Least
12 Months
New York 126,686 78.7 48,133 38.3 90,913 20.6
Nation
(Prior Year)
1,689,615 63.2 908,604 25.1 1,069,942 16.9
Exclusive Breastfeeding (7)
Contributor Number Included
in Analysis
%
Breastfed
At Least
3 Months
Number Included
in Analysis
%
Breastfed
At Least
6 Months
New York 25,776 11.3 46,711 6.4
Nation
(Prior Year)
363,039 10.7 466,279 6.1
Less Than or Equal to 2 Hours TV Viewing per Day (8)
Contributor Number Included
in Analysis
%
New York 252,438 79.6
Nation
(Prior Year)
1,200,700 79.2
Smoking in Household
Contributor Number Included
in Analysis
%
New York 506,223 2.7
Nation
(Prior Year)
4,203,554 9.4
(1) Reporting period is January 1 through December 31.
(2) TV Viewing and Smoking in Household data are not reported by all contributers.
(3) Analyses based on one record per child.
(4) Excludes records with unknown data or errors.
(5) Infants born during the reporting period included in the Ever Breastfed analysis. Infants who turned 6 months of age during the reporting period by/on their date of visit included in the Breastfed At Least 6 Months analysis. Children who turned 12 months of age during the reporting period by/on their date of visit included in the Breastfed At Least 12 Months analysis.
(6) The analysis includes infants who were ever breastfed and who turned that age during the reporting period by/on their date of visit.
(7) Children aged 2 years and older included in the analysis.
* Percentages are not calculated if < 100 records are available for analysis after exclusions.