TABLE 5-2 Rates of Exclusive Breastfeeding by Sociodemographic Characteristics, among Children Born in 2012 Exclusive Breastfeeding Exclusive Breastfeeding through 6 Months Sample Size through 3 Months n % half 95% CI* % half 95% CI 43.3 1.6 21.9 1.4 Characteristic U.S. national overall percentage 14,768 Sex Male Female 7,554 41.5 2.1 20.6 1.8 7,214 45.2 2.3 23.3 2.0 Race/ethnicity Hispanic 2,749 40.3 3.8 20.8 3.3 Non-Hispanic white 8,546 48.0 1.9 24.4 1.7 Non-Hispanic black 1,460 33.4 4.1 13.9 2.9 Non-Hispanic Asian 662 46.5 7.5 26.9 7.1 Education Less than high school 1,559 32.8 4.5 16.1 3.9 High school graduate 2,696 33.5 3.1 16.3 2.5 Some college or technical school 3,814 41.2 3.2 19.5 2.7 College graduate 6,699 57.2 2.2 30.6 2.2 Age of mother Under 20 103 28.3 13.1 8.0 7.7 20-29 30 or older 5,315 37.8 2.4 18.8 2.1 9,350 47.8 2.1 24.5 1.8 Income-to-poverty ratio Less than 100 3,768 31.7 2.9 15.6 2.3 (continues)