National Survey of Family Growth - Wave 6 (2002) Pregnancy File

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ANYNURSE (When (BABY'S NAME) was an infant,) (Have/did) you breastfeed (him/her) at all? (1st child from this pregnancy)   1) Yes   5) No   7) Not ascertained   9) Don't know

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	4691	57.9%	57.9%	-.85
No	3412	42.1%	100%	1.17
Not ascertained	1	0%	100%	2.18
Don't know	1	0%	100%	3.19

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Race Religion Marital status

Age (I-AGE)

	15-17 years old	18-30 years old	31-44 years old	TOTAL
Yes	56.5% 13	54.6% 1596	59.8% 3082	57.9% 4691
No	43.5% 10	45.4% 1329	40.2% 2073	42.1% 3412
Not ascertained	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1	0.0% 1
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1	0.0% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 23	100.0% 2925	100.0% 5157	8105

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school diploma or GED	High school graduate (diploma or GED)	Some college but no degree	Associate's degree	Bachelor's degree	Graduate degree	TOTAL
Yes	45.5% 805	49.7% 1375	63.7% 967	69.0% 442	76.0% 819	84.2% 283	57.9% 4691
No	54.4% 962	50.3% 1390	36.3% 550	31.0% 199	24.0% 258	15.8% 53	42.1% 3412
Not ascertained	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Don't know	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 1769	100.0% 2765	100.0% 1517	100.0% 641	100.0% 1077	100.0% 336	8105

Race (I-RACE)

	Black	White	Other	TOTAL
Yes	39.6% 820	63.8% 3381	66.7% 490	57.9% 4691
No	60.4% 1249	36.2% 1918	33.3% 245	42.1% 3412
Not ascertained	0.0% 0	0.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 2069	100.0% 5301	100.0% 735	8105

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	No Religion	Catholic	Prostestant	Other Religions	TOTAL
Yes	53.1% 519	63.8% 1638	54.3% 2275	71.0% 259	57.9% 4691
No	46.8% 458	36.2% 931	45.7% 1917	29.0% 106	42.1% 3412
Not ascertained	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 978	100.0% 2569	100.0% 4193	100.0% 365	8105

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Currently married	Cohabiting (unmarried)	Widowed	Divorced	Separated	Never been married	TOTAL
Yes	66.6% 3090	50.3% 418	53.4% 39	55.2% 398	48.9% 246	37.4% 500	57.9% 4691
No	33.4% 1550	49.6% 412	46.6% 34	44.8% 323	51.1% 257	62.6% 836	42.1% 3412
Not ascertained	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Don't know	0.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 4641	100.0% 831	100.0% 73	100.0% 721	100.0% 503	100.0% 1336	8105