According to a survey from 2018, nearly 70 percent of U.S. adults agreed that women should have the right to breastfeed in public spaces and public buildings need to have a room to do so. This statistic presents the percentage of adults in the U.S. who agreed that women should have the right to breastfeed in public and have spaces to do so as of 2018.
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who agreed that women should have the right to breastfeed in public in 2018
Characteristic
Agree
Neither Agree/Disagree
Disagree
I believe women should have the right to breastfeed in public spaces
68%
21.5%
10.5%
Public buildings need to have a room where women could breastfeed and pump milk for their babies
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CDC. (December 28, 2019). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who agreed that women should have the right to breastfeed in public in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244453/us-breastfeeding-public-opinion/
CDC. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. who agreed that women should have the right to breastfeed in public in 2018." Chart. December 28, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244453/us-breastfeeding-public-opinion/
CDC. (2019). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who agreed that women should have the right to breastfeed in public in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244453/us-breastfeeding-public-opinion/
CDC. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. Who Agreed That Women Should Have The Right to Breastfeed in Public in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244453/us-breastfeeding-public-opinion/
CDC, Percentage of adults in the U.S. who agreed that women should have the right to breastfeed in public in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244453/us-breastfeeding-public-opinion/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who agreed that women should have the right to breastfeed in public in 2018 [Graph], CDC, December 28, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244453/us-breastfeeding-public-opinion/
