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Table 1 Characteristics of Bolivian mothers interviewed about breastfeeding (n-max = 518)

From: Breastfeeding intentions, patterns, and determinants in infants visiting hospitals in La Paz, Bolivia

 

%

%

%

Social class*

Lower

Middle

Upper

(n = 458)

33

58

9

Civil status

Married

Single

Cohabiting

(n = 505)

57

9

33

Type of work #

Labourer

White-collar

No work

(n = 513)

18

10

71

Religion

Catholic

Non-Catholic

 

(n = 515)

76

24

 

Education

≤ 5 years

> 5 years

 

(n = 515)

36

64

 

Place of residence

Urban

Rural

 

(n = 514)

94

6

 

Living with infant's father

Yes

No

 

(n = 507)

85

15

 

Literacy

Literate

Illiterate

 

(n = 508)

95

5

 

Ethnicity

Native

Latin

 

(n = 456)

58

42

 
  1. * Social class was assessed by the interviewer on the basis of the mother's answers to the socio-economic questions, her language and appearance, the work of her partner and her area of residence. No weighting was used; instead, social class was based on an overall assessment. # Five mothers were gainfully employed but there are no data as to their type of work. For that reason, percentages do not add up to 100.