Table 3 Bivariate baseline comparisons between women who initiated breast feeding and those who did not (N = 716)
Demographics and personal characteristics | Initiated breastfeeding (N = 580) | Did not initiate breastfeeding (N = 136) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age at delivery, y | Â | Â | Â |
 Mean (SD) | 30.15(5.28) | 28.82(5.16) | 0.008 |
Marital Status | Â | Â | Â |
  N (%) |  |  | <0.001 |
 Married | 443(84.5) | 81(15.5) |  |
 Partnered | 94(80.3) | 23(19.7) |  |
 Single | 43(57.3) | 32(42.7) |  |
Educational Status | Â | Â | Â |
  N (%) |  |  | <0.001 |
 High School or Less | 104(66.2) | 53(33.8) |  |
 2-year College/Technical | 182(79.8) | 46(20.2) |  |
 College Graduate | 214(86.3) | 34(13.7) |  |
 Graduate School | 80(96.4) | 3(3.6) |  |
Race | Â | Â | Â |
  N (%) |  |  | <0.001 |
 White | 510(82.9) | 105(17.1) |  |
 Non-White | 70(69.3) | 31(30.7) |  |
Household Income ($) | Â | Â | Â |
 Mean (SD) | 74,510.35(38,687.18) | 59,934.49(32,599.82) | <0.001 |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â |
  N (%) |  |  | <0.001 |
 Blue Collar | 70(69.3) | 31(30.7) |  |
 Clerical | 209(75.5) | 68(24.5) |  |
 Professional | 297(89.5) | 35(10.5) |  |
Total # hours worked | Â | Â | 0.454 |
 Mean (SD) | 37.97(8.68) | 38.58(7.96) |  |
Employer Provides Paid Leave Policy | Â | Â | Â |
  N (%) |  |  | 0.040 |
 No | 119(75.3) | 39(24.7) |  |
 Yes | 455(82.6) | 96(17.4) |  |
Supervisor Support | Â | Â | Â |
  N (%) |  |  | 0.462 |
 Somewhat/Strongly Agree | 524(81.4) | 120(18.6) |  |
 Somewhat/Strongly Disagree | 56(77.8) | 16(22.2) |  |
Coworker Support | Â | Â | Â |
  N (%) |  |  | 0.738 |
 Somewhat/Strongly Agree | 569(80.9) | 134(19.1) |  |
 Somewhat/Strongly Disagree | 11(84.6) | 2(15.4) |  |
Parity Status | Â | Â | Â |
  N (%) |  |  | 0.002 |
 Multiparous | 294(76.8) | 89(23.2) |  |
 Primiparous | 286(85.9) | 47(14.1) |  |
Had Prenatal Moods | Â | Â | Â |
  N (%) |  |  | 0.886 |
 Yes | 269(80.8) | 64(19.2) |  |
 No | 311(81.2) | 72(18.8) |  |
Smoked Prenatally | Â | Â | Â |
  N (%) |  |  | <0.001 |
 Yes | 58(59.8) | 39(40.2) |  |
 No | 522(84.3) | 97(15.7) |  |
Delivery Hospital | Â | Â | Â |
  N (%) |  |  | 0.974 |
 St. John | 262(81.4) | 60(18.6) |  |
 North Memorial | 231(80.8) | 55(19.2) |  |
 St. Joseph | 87(80.6) | 21(19.4) |  |
Breastfeeding by Family and Friends | Â | Â | Â |
  N (%) |  |  | <0.001 |
 Yes | 519(85.5) | 88(14.5) |  |
 No | 61(56.0) | 48(44.0) |  |
Had Breastfeeding Problems | Â | Â | Â |
  N (%) |  |  | <0.001 |
 Yes | 19(50.0) | 19(50.0) |  |
 No | 561(82.7) | 117(17.3) |  |
Pre-pregnancy health | Â | Â | Â |
  N (%) |  |  | 0.469 |
 Fair/Poor | 13(72.2) | 5(27.8) |  |
 Good | 112(78.9) | 30(21.1) |  |
 Very Good | 250(80.4) | 61(19.6) |  |
 Excellent | 205(83.7) | 40(16.3) |  |