Kids Count Data Center

Definitions: Number and percent of newborns who were being breastfed at time of hospital discharge.

Data Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services

Footnotes: Kentucky switched to the revised birth certificate in 2004, and the data for this indicator was not collected prior to 2004. Data are reported by mother’s place of residence, not infant’s place of birth. Data on births to Kentucky residents that occurred in other states using the old birth certificate have been excluded. For cases where the information for this variable was missing, the case was excluded from the total number of live births.
LNE = Rates were not calculated  for counties with fewer than 6 occurrences.

Note: Maps use the natural break classification method, which reflects patterns in the data by dividing the map into naturally occurring groups. Using statistical tools, this method determines cut-off points for each group by identifying large gaps in data values.