Relationship between participation in leisure activities and constraints on Taiwanese breastfeeding mothers during leisure activities

Table 4 Crosstabs of action group and contemplation group for various demographic and breastfeeding behavioural variables

Variable	Action group		Contemplation group
	%	N	%	N
Ages	n = 226		n = 176
21-25yrs	11.1	25	13.6	24
26-30yrs	36.7	83	33.0	58
31-35yrs	38.5	87	39.8	70
36-40yrs	12.8	29	12.5	22
40+ and over	0.9	2	1.1	2
	p-value = 0.8918
Education level	n = 231		n = 184
Junior high school	0	0	1.6	3
Senior high school	12.6	29	13.0	24
Vocational/college degree	71.0	164	64.1	118
Graduate school or above	16.5	38	21.2	39
	p-value = 0.1278
Job	n = 130		n = 117
Full-time	93.1	121	92.3	108
Part-time	6.2	8	6.0	7
Contracted	0.8	1	1.7	2
	p-value = 0.9173
Exclusively breastfeeding	n = 231		n = 184
Only breast milk	85.3	197	81.0	149
Mix breast milk and others	14.7	34	19.0	35
	χ² = 1.368 df = 1
Breastfeeding practice	n = 232		n = 185
From breast directly	48.7	113	34.6	64
Bottle feed with expressed milk	13.4	31	20.0	37
Alternating between the breast directly and bottle with expressed milk	28.4	66	34.0	63
Directly from breast only before bedtime	9.5	22	11.4	21
	χ² = 9.004* df = 3
Breastfeeding duration	N = 231		N = 185
4- less or equal to 6 month	39.8	92	44.9	83
7-12 month	33.8	78	31.9	59
13-18 month	15.2	35	14.6	27
19-24 month	7.3	17	4.3	8
25-36 month	3.9	9	4.3	8
	χ² = 2.371 df = 4

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