This statistic displays the share of reasons for women planning to use infant formula in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2010. According to the results of the survey 21 percent of women fed previous children with infant formula.
Share of reasons for using infant formula for babies in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2010
Characteristic
Share of individuals
Fed previous children with infant formula
21%
Did not like the idea of breastfeeding
20%
Convenient/due to mother's lifestyle
19%
Other people can feed baby
17%
Breastfed previous children and didn't get on with it / put off by others' experience
11%
Medical reasons for not breastfeeding
10%
Would be embarrassed to breastfeed
10%
Can see how much the baby has had
5%
Had problems breastfeeding (unspecified) / not enough support
4%
No particular reason
4%
Domestic reasons, coping with other children
3%
Expecting to return to work/college soon
1%
Feeding with infant formula is less tiring/is quicker
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Health and Social Care Information Centre. (November 20, 2012). Share of reasons for using infant formula for babies in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2010 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/508572/reasons-for-using-baby-infant-formula-united-kingdom-uk/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Share of reasons for using infant formula for babies in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2010." Chart. November 20, 2012. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/508572/reasons-for-using-baby-infant-formula-united-kingdom-uk/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. (2012). Share of reasons for using infant formula for babies in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2010. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/508572/reasons-for-using-baby-infant-formula-united-kingdom-uk/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Share of Reasons for Using Infant Formula for Babies in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2010." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Nov 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/508572/reasons-for-using-baby-infant-formula-united-kingdom-uk/
Health and Social Care Information Centre, Share of reasons for using infant formula for babies in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2010 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/508572/reasons-for-using-baby-infant-formula-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Share of reasons for using infant formula for babies in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2010 [Graph], Health and Social Care Information Centre, November 20, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/508572/reasons-for-using-baby-infant-formula-united-kingdom-uk/
