Exclusive breastfeeding for at least 6 monthsa | Any breastfeeding for at least 6 monthsa | |||
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Unweighted N | Weighted rate | Unweighted N | Weighted rate | |
Canada | 1617 | 35.6% (33.3%-37.8%) | 2885 | 62.2% (60.0%-64.4%) |
Age | ||||
15–19b | ||||
20–24 | 69 | 24.6% (17.2%-32.0%)c | 117 | 36.6% (28.9%-44.3%) |
25–29 | 276 | 28.3% (23.8%-32.8%) | 524 | 56.6% (51.9%-61.4%) |
30–34 | 569 | 34.8% (31.2%-38.3%) | 1039 | 64.3% (60.8%-67.7%) |
35–39 | 487 | 40.5% (35.8%-45.2%) | 825 | 65.8% (61.3%-70.3%) |
40–44 | 189 | 41.6% (34.4%-48.7%) | 327 | 69.7% (63.3%-76.1%) |
45–55 | 22 | 36.1% (13.4%-58.7%)c | 41 | 47.6% (24.0%-71.1%)c |
Region | ||||
Newfoundland | 28 | 21.8% (13.3%-30.3%)c | 45 | 46.6% (33.4%-59.8%) |
Prince Edward Island | 18 | 27.0% (15.0%-39.1%)c | 35 | 54.9% (40.6%-69.2%) |
Nova Scotia | 48 | 27.7% (19.2%-36.3%)c | 85 | 50.5% (40.9%-60.1%) |
New Brunswick | 33 | 39.5% (27.1%-51.8%)c | 58 | 57.1% (45.7%-68.6%) |
Quebec | 246 | 26.1% (22.0%-30.2%) | 542 | 54.3% (50.0%-58.5%) |
Ontario | 470 | 37.4% (32.9%-41.8%) | 815 | 64.6% (60.3%-69.0%) |
Manitoba | 109 | 42.9% (34.7%-51.1%) | 184 | 65.6% (57.7%-73.5%) |
Saskatchewan | 96 | 40.7% (31.4%-50.1%) | 147 | 60.5% (51.8%-69.3%) |
Alberta | 264 | 33.5% (28.6%-38.4%) | 479 | 62.4% (57.1%-67.6%) |
British Columbia | 247 | 51.3% (44.6%-58.0%) | 396 | 76.0% (71.1%-80.8%) |
Yukon | 23 | 65.2% (48.2%-82.3%) | 38 | 90.1% (78.0%-100%) |
Northwest Territories | 19 | 33.1% (19.1%-47.1%)c | 33 | 53.5% (38.3%-68.7%) |
Nunavut | b | 28 | 33.9% (17.6%-50.2%)c | |
Education – Respondent | ||||
Less than high school | 82 | 25.6% (18.0%-33.2%)c | 159 | 46.8% (38.5%-55.0%) |
High school graduate | 259 | 30.1% (25.2%-34.9%) | 452 | 50.9% (45.5%-56.3%) |
Trade School/College | 549 | 31.4% (28.2%-34.6%) | 1020 | 57.1% (53.6%-60.7%) |
Bachelors or higher | 714 | 42.9% (39.0%-46.8%) | 1229 | 74.1% (70.6%-77.5%) |
Missing | b | 13 | 61.5% (36.4%-86.5%)c | |
Population Group | ||||
White | 1111 | 34.6% (32.2%-37.0%) | 2013 | 60.3% (57.9%-62.8%) |
Black | 67 | 40.4% (28.9%-51.8%) | 110 | 69.7% (58.7%-80.6%) |
East/Southeast Asian | 124 | 43.0% (35.1%-50.9%) | 203 | 66.0% (58.2%-73.9%) |
South Asian | 72 | 35.4% (23.0%-47.8%)c | 110 | 61.4% (47.2%-75.6%) |
Middle Eastern | 29 | 24.9% (13.6%-36.1%)c | 64 | 68.1% (53.2%-82.9%) |
Latino | 27 | 42.0% (24.0%-60.0%)c | 55 | 72.2% (53.8%-90.6%) |
Indigenous | 122 | 26.7% (19.4%-34.0%) | 215 | 51.2% (43.3%-59.1%) |
Missing | 65 | 45.6% (32.9%-58.3%) | 115 | 78.7% (69.1%-88.3%) |
Immigrant Status | ||||
Non-immigrant | 1188 | 32.9% (30.5%-35.3%) | 2160 | 59.0% (56.6%-61.4%) |
5 years or less | 137 | 42.5% (32.6%-52.4%) | 214 | 65.4% (55.8%-74.9%) |
6 to 10 years | 123 | 45.3% (36.6%-54.1%) | 196 | 75.9% (68.2%-83.6%) |
Greater than 10 years | 112 | 35.0% (26.5%-43.5%) | 217 | 63.1% (54.1%-72.1%) |
Missing | 57 | 45.5% (31.9%-59.1%)c | 98 | 78.0% (68.6%-87.3%) |
Residence | ||||
Rural area | 385 | 30.8% (27.1%-34.5%) | 694 | 53.7% (49.6%-57.8%) |
Population Centre | 1232 | 36.6% (33.9%-39.2%) | 2191 | 63.9% (61.4%-66.4%) |
Marital Status | ||||
Married | 1153 | 42.3% (39.4%-45.3%) | 1943 | 70.4% (67.6%-73.2%) |
Living Common Law | 246 | 24.8% (20.8%-28.8%) | 527 | 50.2% (45.8%-54.5%) |
Widowed, Divorced, Separated | 86 | 27.5% (20.4%-34.6%) | 160 | 56.4% (47.8%-65.1%) |
Single, Never married | 132 | 17.5% (12.6%-22.5%) | 255 | 36.6% (30.3%-42.9%) |
Perceived Mental Health | ||||
Poor | 15 | 17.0% (6.5%-27.4%)c | 31 | 36.8% (21.5%-52.1%)c |
Fair | 93 | 28.7% (21.3%-36.1%) | 159 | 49.7% (41.3%-58.2%) |
Good | 389 | 36.4% (31.8%-41.1%) | 714 | 62.1% (57.7%-66.5%) |
Very Good | 616 | 35.2% (31.5%-38.9%) | 1131 | 64.4% (60.9%-67.9%) |
Excellent | 503 | 37.2% (33.1%-41.3%) | 849 | 62.8% (58.6%-67.0%) |
Missingb | ||||
Pre-Pregnancy BMI (kg/m2) | ||||
Underweight (< 18.5 kg/m2) | 73 | 34.7% (25.4%-44.0%) | 128 | 56.6% (46.5%-66.7%) |
Normal (18.5–24.9 kg/m2) | 882 | 39.4% (36.1%-42.7%) | 1555 | 67.8% (64.8%-70.8%) |
Overweight (25.0–29.9 kg/m2) | 301 | 29.8% (25.4%-34.2%) | 554 | 58.0% (53.1%-62.9%) |
Obese (> 30 kg/m2) | 162 | 25.6% (20.2%-31.0%) | 306 | 47.5% (40.8%-54.3%) |
Missing | 199 | 40.5% (33.9%-47.2%) | 342 | 64.4% (57.6%-71.2%) |
Co-sleep | ||||
Daily | 699 | 45.6% (41.4%-49.9%) | 1159 | 73.4% (69.6%-77.1%) |
Occasional | 419 | 33.1% (28.7%-37.4%) | 786 | 62.6% (58.3%-66.9%) |
Never | 483 | 27.4% (24.4%-30.5%) | 918 | 50.6% (47.3%-53.9%) |
Missing | 16 | 51.8% (22.1%-81.4%)c | 22 | 88.5% (75.5%-100%) |
Smoking During Last three months of Pregnancy | ||||
Any Smoking | 70 | 15.3% (9.7%-20.8%)c | 147 | 29.2% (22.7%-35.7%) |
Never | 1547 | 37.3% (34.9%-39.6%)c | 2734 | 64.8% (62.5%-67.2%) |
Missingb |