This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in 2017 on breastfeeding in public. Some 19 percent of respondents stated that they do/did not breastfeed their baby in public. The Survey Data Table for the Statista survey Baby Food in the United States 2017 contains the complete tables for the survey including various column headings.
US residential population, who are responsible for purchase decisions in their household; birth of the youngest child is not earlier than 2014 (max. 4 years old); female respondents, who breastfeed/breastfed
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Statista. (December 31, 2017). Did you/do you breastfeed your baby in public? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/forecasts/987133/breastfeeding-the-baby-in-public-in-the-us
Statista. "Did you/do you breastfeed your baby in public?." Chart. December 31, 2017. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/forecasts/987133/breastfeeding-the-baby-in-public-in-the-us
Statista. (2017). Did you/do you breastfeed your baby in public?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/forecasts/987133/breastfeeding-the-baby-in-public-in-the-us
Statista. "Did You/Do You Breastfeed Your Baby in Public?." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2017, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/forecasts/987133/breastfeeding-the-baby-in-public-in-the-us
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Did you/do you breastfeed your baby in public? [Graph], Statista, December 31, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/forecasts/987133/breastfeeding-the-baby-in-public-in-the-us