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May 2003 

By the numbers
Breast feeding is big
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Since 1955 new mothers have been surveyed to find out whether they are 
feeding their babies breast milk, commercially available infant formula or cow
’s milk. 

The survey, conducted by Ross Products, the division of North Chicago-based 
Abbott Laboratories that makes Isomil and Similac formulas, found 
breast-feeding is on an upswing, despite a decline from 1982 until 1990, 
according to the latest 2000 poll.

Here is a look at breast-feeding by the numbers:



1,400,000 total surveys mailed by Ross in 2000.

31 percent, response rate from mothers who received the survey.

68.4 percent, the portion of breast-fed newborns in U.S. hospitals during 
2000, the highest rate recorded by the survey.

51.5 percent, the portion of breast-fed newborns in U.S. hospital during 
1990, the lowest rate recorded by the survey.

64.8 percent, the portion of Illinois mothers who breast-fed their babies in 
the hospital.

30.8 percent, the portion of Illinois mothers who still were breast-feeding 
at six months.

31.4 percent, the portion of U.S. babies still being breast-fed at six months 
of age.

66.2 percent, the portion of new mothers who worked full time outside the 
home and breast- fed in the hospital.

68 percent, the portion of new mothers not employed outside the home who 
breast-fed in the hospital.

22.8 percent, the portion of mothers who work outside the home full time and 
were still breast-feeding after six months.

35.4 percent, the portion of mothers who do not work outside the home and 
were still breast-feeding after six months.

80 percent or more of new mothers living in Alaska, California, Colorado, 
Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Washington breast-fed 
their newborns.                             

















    


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