Bar Chart: Breastfeeding Rates, by Recommended Duration* and Maternal Education: 2003

Less than High School
Exclusive Breastfeeding at 6 Months: 10.5
Breastfeeding at 12 Months: 15.2

High School
Exclusive Breastfeeding at 6 Months: 11.8
Breastfeeding at 12 Months: 13.0

Some College
Exclusive Breastfeeding at 6 Months: 15.1
Breastfeeding at 12 Months: 17.0

College Graduate
Exclusive Breastfeeding at 6 Months: 19.9
Breastfeeding at 12 Months: 24.8

Total
Exclusive Breastfeeding at 6 Months: 14.2
Breastfeeding at 12 Months: 17.2

*The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends exclusive breastfeeding through 6 months of age, and continued supplemental breastfeeding through 1 year.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2003 National Immunization Survey, breastfeeding data. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/ breastfeeding/NIS_data/index.htm