Association of Breastfeeding and the Federal Poverty Level: National Survey of Family Growth, 2011–2013
Table 1
Descriptive statistics of participants in the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) 2011–2013.
Yes breastfeeding
No breastfeeding
Total
Wt Col%
Wt Col%
Total
All
3,302
64.1
2,095
35.9
5,397
Federal Poverty Level (FPL)
0–99% of FPL
1,270
18.9
1,136
16.3
2,406
100–199% FPL
811
14.7
513
8.6
1,324
200–299% FPL
487
10.9
214
5.0
701
300–399% FPL
299
7.4
115
3.0
414
400% and above FPL
435
12.2
117
3.0
552
Maternal age (all)
3,302
64.1
2,095
35.9
5,397
14 to less than 20 years
472
6.6
468
7.2
940
20 to less than 25 years
1,065
18.1
827
13.2
1,892
25 to less than 30 years
995
21.2
504
10.0
1,499
30 years to 44 years
770
18.3
296
5.4
1,066
Maternal race/ethnicity (all)
3,302
64.1
2,095
35.9
5,397
Non-Hispanic white
1,535
39.7
802
19.3
2,337
Non-Hispanic black
561
7.1
752
8.6
1,313
Hispanic
1,206
17.3
541
7.9
1,747
Maternal education (all)
3,302
64.1
2,095
35.9
5,397
Less than high school
639
10.6
513
6.6
1,152
High school graduate
828
14.4
824
15.1
1,652
Some higher education
730
13.5
428
7.6
1,158
Associate degree and above
1,105
25.6
330
6.5
1,435
Marital status (all)
3,302
64.1
2,095
35.9
5,397
Single/separated/widowed/divorced
1,538
41.2
1,408
19.5
2,946
Married
1,764
22.9
687
16.3
2,451
Parity (all)
3,302
64.1
2,095
35.9
5,397
First infant
521
9.1
344
5.2
865
2 or more
2,781
55.0
1,751
30.7
4,532
Preterm birth (all)
3,254
64.1
2,068
35.9
5,322
Yes (less than 37 weeks)
390
6.8
315
5.5
705
No (37 weeks and above)
2,864
57.2
1,753
30.4
4,617
Low birth weight (all)
3,302
64.1
2,095
35.9
5,397
Yes (less than 2500 grams)
259
4.1
197
3.5
456
No (2500 grams and above)
3,043
60.1
1,898
32.3
4,941
Insurance (all)
3,302
64.1
2,095
35.9
5,397
Private or MediGap
1,486
35.8
626
14.7
2,112
Medicaid, CHIP, or a state-sponsored plan
779
9.8
821
11.0
1,600
Medicare, military, or other gv’t plans
219
3.4
109
1.8
328
Single service plan, IHS, or no coverage
818
15.2
539
8.4
1,357
Dwelling (all)
3,302
64.1
2,095
35.9
5,397
Urban, principal city
1,343
19.7
932
12.4
2,275
Urban, other than principal city
1,585
36.1
780
17.0
2,365
Rural
374
8.3
383
6.5
757
Note: based on 5,397 participants with infants from the National Survey of Family Growth 2011–2013. Preterm data were missing for 75 participants and the number and percentage of breastfeeding by these participants are not presented in the table. : number; CHIP: Children’s Health Insurance Program; gv’t: government; IHS: Indian Health Service; Wt Col%: weighted column percentage.
