NI Life and Times Survey

Year: 2019
Module: Breastfeeding
Variable: BFMOST

The following statements are things some people have said about breastfeeding. How much do you agree or disagree with each one?
Most mums in Northern Ireland breastfeed their babies.

	%
Agree strongly	1
Agree	13
Neither agree nor disagree	18
Disagree	19
Disagree strongly	8
Don't know	42

Go to results for men and women, people of different religions, and people of different ages.
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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Agree strongly	0	1
Agree	12	14
Neither agree nor disagree	16	19
Disagree	12	25
Disagree strongly	6	9
Don't know	54	33

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Agree strongly	2	0	1	0	0	0
Agree	16	14	14	14	10	11
Neither agree nor disagree	23	20	14	11	19	18
Disagree	8	20	21	29	16	18
Disagree strongly	4	7	11	11	11	4
Don't know	47	38	39	34	43	49

Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Agree strongly	1	0	0
Agree	13	15	10
Neither agree nor disagree	19	16	19
Disagree	19	21	17
Disagree strongly	7	7	10
Don't know	41	41	44

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