Table 2. Percent of newborn males with
circumcision performed in short-stay hospitals by region |
Year |
Northeast |
Midwest |
South |
West |
1979 |
66.2 |
74.3 |
55.8 |
63.9 |
1981 |
66.5 |
77.5 |
58.4 |
57.2 |
1983 |
69.2 |
74.9 |
58.1 |
52.7 |
1985 |
65.2 |
70.5 |
56.0 |
49.0 |
1987 |
68.6 |
73.1 |
54.7 |
42.4 |
1989 |
63.2 |
74.0 |
57.9 |
41.0 |
1991 |
62.4 |
78.2 |
63.6 |
40.4 |
1993 |
65.2 |
75.6 |
61.4 |
35.5 |
1995 |
68.3 |
79.8 |
66.1 |
42.6 |
1997 |
68.3 |
81.6 |
64.5 |
38.0 |
1999 |
65.4 |
81.4 |
64.1 |
36.7 |
SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Hospital Discharge Survey, 1979-99. |
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