Variation in the association between socioeconomic status and breastfeeding practices by immigration status in Taiwan: a population based birth cohort study

Table 2 Distribution of breastfeeding practices by immigration status

			Taiwanese mothers		Immigrant mothers
	Total		Taiwanese mothers		China		Southeast Asia		p
	N	(%)	N	(%)	N	(%)	N	(%)
Total	21217	(100.00)	18416	(100.00)	959	(100.00)	1839	(100.00)
Breastfeeding practices
Ever breastfeeding^bc
Yes	17424	(82.12)	15218	(82.63)	789	(82.27)	1415	(76.94)	<.0001
No	3793	(17.88)	3198	(17.37)	170	(17.73)	424	(23.06)
Predominant breastfeeding continued to fourth month^abc
Yes	3792	(17.87)	2987	(16.22)	348	(36.29)	457	(24.85)	<.0001
No	17425	(82.13)	15429	(83.78)	611	(63.71)	1382	(75.15)
Predominant breastfeeding continued to sixth month^abc
Yes	1666	(7.85)	1294	(7.03)	175	(18.25)	197	(10.71)	<.0001
No	19551	(92.15)	17122	(92.97)	784	(81.75)	1642	(89.29)

^aSignificant difference at 0.05 level between Taiwan-born and China-born mothers
^bSignificant difference at 0.05 level between China-born and Southeast Asia-born mothers
^cSignificant difference at 0.05 level between Taiwan-born and Southeast Asia-born mothers

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