71.5 77.9 70.4 66.3 60.7 - Quantity zero. Relative standard error greater than 30 percent. For women 20-44 years of age.
Education is for year of interview.
2 Data not shown for mothers under 20 years of age because estimates are unreliable. Data on breastfeeding during 1970-81 are based on responses to questions in the National Survey of Family Growth, Cycle III, conducted in 1982. Data for 1982-87 are based on the National Survey of Family Growth, Cycle IV, conducted in 1988. Data are based on all births to mothers 15-44 years of age at interview, including those that occurred when they were younger than 15 years of age. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Vital Statistics.