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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of surveyed infants under 6 months, n (%)

From: Determinants of exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months in China: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

0–1 months

2–3 months

4–5 months

Total

(n = 1770)

(n = 1750)

(n = 1717)

(n = 5237)

Areas

 Large cities

632 (35.7)

617 (35.3)

593 (34.5)

1842 (35.2)

 Middle and small cities

586 (33.1)

569 (32.5)

550 (32.0)

1705 (32.6)

 General rural areas

270 (15.3)

281 (16.1)

288 (16.8)

839 (16.0)

 Poor rural areas

282 (15.9)

283 (16.2)

286 (16.7)

851 (16.2)

Child sex

 Boys

890 (50.3)

883 (50.5)

845 (49.2)

2618 (50.0)

 Girls

880 (49.7)

867 (49.5)

872 (50.8)

2619 (50.0)