| Breastfeeding Status | Percent of Children |
|---|---|
| *Fed breast milk exclusively for at least the first 6 months of life. Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. | |
| Breastfed, but not exclusive | 61.4 |
| Never breastfed | 25.1 |
| Exclusively breastfed | 12.4 |
| Breastfed exclusivity unknown | 1.0 |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau. The National Survey of Children's Health 2007. Rockville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2009.
Content on this Web site is taken from the print version of The Health and Well-Being of Children: A Portrait of States and the Nation 2007, July 2009.
The chartbook is based on data from the National Survey of Children's Health 2007. This information is not copyrighted.
