Table 1. Percent of newborn males with circumcision performed in short-stay hospitals by race

Year	All races	White	Black
1979	64.3	65.8	57.9
1981	66.0	67.1	60.7
1983	64.6	65.9	58.3
1985	62.1	63.5	55.4
1987	61.7	63.2	55.4
1989	62.8	64.2	56.5
1991	65.6	67.0	59.0
1993	63.5	65.0	56.6
1995	67.8	68.6	63.9
1997	66.1	65.8	67.3
1999	65.3	65.5	64.4
SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Hospital Discharge Survey, 1979-99.

 

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.