Young Life and Times Survey

Breastfeeding

This page lists the questions on Breastfeeding and the year(s) in which they were asked. Clicking on the year printed after every question will bring you to the results for that year.

Publications and further information on Breastfeeding can be found on the Breastfeeding Resources page.

  • BENBF1: How much do you agree or disagree: Breastfed babies get fewer ear, chest and stomach infection? 2019
  • BENBF4: How much do you agree or disagree: Breastfeeding helps increase babies' intelligence? 2019
  • BENBF6: How much do you agree or disagree: Breastfeeding reduces the risk of breast cancer in women? 2019
  • BFCONV: How much do you agree or disagree: Breastfeeding is more convenient than bottle feeding? 2019
  • BFDEC: If you were deciding how to feed your baby, who would have the most influence? 2019
  • BFDISCLS: Has breastfeeding ever been discussed in any of your classes at school? 2019
  • BFDSTFUL: How much do you agree or disagree: Breastfeeding is distasteful? 2019
  • BFEMBARR: How much do you agree or disagree: Breastfeeding is embarrassing? 2019
  • BFFUT: If you were to have a child in the future, what way would you prefer to be fed? 2019
  • BFGOODB: How much do you agree or disagree: Breastfeeding is good for baby? 2019
  • BFHEALTH: What do you think is the healthiest way to feed a 3 month old baby? 2019
  • BFLAWNI: How much do you agree or disagree: There should be a law in Northern Ireland to protect women who want to breastfeed in public? 2019
  • BFMOST: How much do you agree or disagree: Most mums in Northern Ireland breastfeed their babies? 2019
  • BFNORM: How much do you agree or disagree: Breastfeeding is normal? 2019
  • BFOFFEN: How much do you agree or disagree: Breastfeeding is offensive? 2019
  • BFPOLC: How much do you agree or disagree: Women should be offered an incentive, such as shopping vouchers, to encourage them to breastfeed? 2019
  • BFPOLE: How much do you agree or disagree: The government should not interfere in whether a baby is breastfed or not? 2019
  • BFPRIM: Do you think that children should learn about breastfeeding in primary school? 2019
  • BFPRIV: How much do you agree or disagree: Women should only breastfeed their babies at home or in private? 2019
  • BFPUBLIC: How much do you agree or disagree: Mums should feel free to breastfeed their babies in public? 2019
  • BFSECSCH: Do you think that young people should learn about breastfeeding in post-primary (secondary-level) school? 2019
  • BFTHINK: What do you think when you first see a woman breastfeeding her baby? 2019
  • BTFHLTH: How much do you agree or disagree: Bottle feeding with formula is as healthy as breast milk? 2019
  • PARTBOND: How much do you agree or disagree: Breastfeeding makes it difficult for the partner to bond with the baby? 2019
  • PRESSMUM: How much do you agree or disagree: Bottle feeding with formula milk makes it easier for a mother as all the pressure is not on her? 2019
  • UFEDBABY: Do you know how you were fed when you were a baby? 2019
  • YRCBFED: If you are a parent, was your child breastfed at least once? 2019

 

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