Infant Feeding Intentions (n = 196) Previous Breastfeeding Experience (n= 100)
Breastfeeding
n (%)
Formula Feeding
n (%)
Undecided
n (%)
Breastfeeding
n (%)
Formula Feeding
n (%)
Type of Vegetarian
Vegan
Lacto-vegetarian
Ovo-vegetarian
Lacto-ovo vegetarian
Pesco-vegetarian
Flexitarian
55 (83.3)
14 (87.5)
7 (77.8)
47 (73.4)
20 (83.3)
10 (58.8)
0 (0.0)
1 (6.3)
0 (0.0)
2 (3.1)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
11 (16.7)
1 (6.3)
2 (22.2)
15 (23.4)
4 (16.7)
7 (41.2)
38 (86.4)
4 (80.0)
4 (80.0)
32 (94.1)
5 (83.3)
6 (100.0)
6 (13.6)
1 (20.0)
1 (20.0)
2 (5.9)
1 (16.7)
0 (0.0)
Educational Level
≤ High school
Associate degree
Bachelor’s degree
Master’s degree
Doctoral degree
16 (76.2)
6 (46.2)
57 (82.6)
48 (80.0)
26 (78.8)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
1 (1.4)
2 (3.3)
0 (0.0)
5 (23.8)
7 (53.8)
11 (15.9)
10 (16.7)
7 (21.2)
13 (86.7)
8 (88.9)
24 (85.7)
34 (89.5)
10 (100.0)
2 (13.3)
1 (11.1)
4 (14.3)
4 (10.5)
0 (0.0)
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian
Hispanic/Latino
Asian/Pacific Islander
Black/African American
Other
112 (79.4)
8 (61.5)
22 (78.6)
2 (100.0)
9 (75.0)
3 (2.1)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0
0 (0.0)
26 (18.4)
5 (38.5)
6 (21.4)
0 (0.0)
3 (2.5)
74 (88.1)
1 (50.0)
10 (100.0)
1 (100.0)
3 (100.0)
10 (11.9)
1 (50.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
Marital Status
Single
Married
Cohabiting
60 (77.9)
80 (82.5)
13 (59.1)
1 (1.3)
2 (2.1)
0 (0.0)
16 (20.8)
15 (15.5)
9 (40.9)
10 (90.9)
73 (89.0)
6 (85.7)
1 (9.1)
9 (11.0)
1 (14.3)
Residential Region
West
Northeast
Midwest
Southwest
Southeast
12 (85.7)
28 (80.0)
32 (86.5)
35 (72.9)
46 (74.2)
0 (0.0)
1 (2.9)
0 (0.0)
1 (2.1)
1 (1.6)
2 (14.3)
6 (17.1)
5 (13.5)
12 (25.0)
15 (24.2)
6 (75.0)
20 (95.2)
20 (76.9)
27 (96.4)
16 (94.1)
2 (25.0)
1 (4.8)
6 (23.1)
1 (3.6)
1 (5.9)
Table 1: Infant Feeding Characteristics of Vegetarians