Disparities Details by Sex for 2015
MICH-21.2 : Infants breastfed at 6 months (percent)
This chart compares rates by population.
2020 Baseline (year):
46.6 (2009)
2020 Target:
60.6
Desired Direction:
↑ Increase Desired
Data Source: National Immunization Survey (NIS), CDC/NCIRD and CDC/NCHS
Error Bar (I) represents the 95% confidence interval.
Additional footnotes may apply to these data. Please refer to footnotes below the data table for further information.
See also Disparities Overview by Sex for MICH-21.2
Error Bar (I) represents the 95% confidence interval.
Additional footnotes may apply to these data. Please refer to footnotes below the data table for further information.
See also Disparities Overview by Sex for MICH-21.2
MICH-21.2 Increase the proportion of infants who are breastfed at 6 months
Infants breastfed at 6 months (percent)
2020 Baseline (year):
46.6 (2009)
2020 Target:
60.6
Desired Direction:
↑ Increase Desired
Spotlight on Disparities:
| Sex | 2015 | Disparity |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 58.5 CI 56.4/60.5 SE 1.028 |
x 1.000 Best rate |
| Male | 56.8 CI 54.9/58.6 SE 0.941 |
x 1.030 CI 1.000/ 1.072 |
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Data are subject to revision and may have changed since a previous release. Unless noted otherwise, any age-adjusted data are adjusted using the year 2000 standard population. Data are not available or not collected for populations not shown. CI: 95% confidence interval. |
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Summary measures of health disparities by Sex — 2015
- The better group rate for this objective, 58.5%, was attained by the female children.
- The worse group rate for this objective, 56.8%, was attained by the male population.
- The absolute difference (or range) between the best and worst group rates was 1.7 percentage points.
- The best group rate was <1.100 times the worst group rate.
Detailed measures of health disparities by Sex — 2015
Female children achieved the better group rate for this objective, 58.5%.
The better group rate was <1.1 times the rate for male children.
