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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Maternal and Infant Nutrition Survey, 2017

Variable Details

VariableQ21
LabelQ21. Before your new baby was born, how would you describe your intentions for feeding your baby?
Responses
-4 Not specified 16
1 I intended to breastfeed only 1085
2 I intended to express milk only 7
3 I intended to formula feed only 439
4 I intended to breastfeed and express milk 483
5 I intended to mix feed (breastfeed and/or express breast mil 358
6 I had not decided how I was going to feed my baby 132
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Maternal and Infant Nutrition Survey, 2017
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