Dear all: Well, just found a huge discrepancy -- the stats I found on the NY DOH website are from Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance Data --- which had the little CDC logo at the bottom. The stats I found on the CDC website for the same year (2005) as provisional stats from the National Immunization Survey were better at around 30% exclusivity for 3 months and around 12% exclusivity for 6 months. I'm sure the big discrepancy is either in the wording of the questions and/or the method of collection. Quite frankly, I find I have to probe deeply to get the "oh, yes, they did give a bottle of formula in the hospital". If you ask if its been just breastmilk, most mothers will initially say yes without further probing. Best, Susan E. Burger *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome