Disparities Details by Geographic Location for 2011
MICH-21.5 : Infants breastfed exclusively through 6 months (percent)
This chart compares rates by population.
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 Geographic Location for MICH-21.5
MICH-21.5 Increase the proportion of infants who are breastfed exclusively through 6 months
Infants breastfed exclusively through 6 months (percent)
| Geographic Location | 2011 | Disparity |
|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan | 21.7 CI 19.1/24.6 SE 1.409 |
x 1.000 Best rate |
| Non-metropolitan | 17.0 CI 13.1/21.7 SE 2.177 |
x 1.280 CI 1.000/ 1.621 |
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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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- The better group rate for this objective, 21.7%, was attained by persons living in a metropolitan area.
- The worse group rate for this objective, 17.0%, was attained by persons living in a non-metropolitan area.
- The absolute difference (or range) between the best and worst group rates was 4.8 percentage points.
- The best group rate was 1.280 times the worst group rate.
Persons living in a metropolitan area achieved the better group rate for this objective, 21.7%.
The better group rate was 1.280 times the rate among persons living in a non-metropolitan area.
