Ross surverys are done for marketing purposes, yes, but that does not invalidate them. They have used lists of births supplied by the hospital, but HIPPA will change that. They are using very sophisticated statistical sampling techniques. 31% return is superb for a mailed survey. Other national studies (NHANES/Immunization) results are VERY close to the ROSS data. Just because we don't like their product or marketing, doesn't mean their data is invalid. Nancy Nancy E. Wight MD, FAAP, IBCLC Neonatologist, Children's Hospital & Sharp Mary Birch Hospital For Women Medical Director, Sharp HealthCare Lactation Services San Diego, California, USA [log in to unmask] *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html