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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Maternity Survey, 2017

Variable Details

VariableE2
LabelIn the first few days after the birth how was your baby fed? (Cross ONE only)
Responses
1 Breast milk (or expressed breast milk) only 10944
2 Both breast and formula (bottle) milk 4070
3 Formula (bottle) milk only 3222
4 Not sure 29
999 Missing responses 161
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationMaternity Survey, 2017
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