Ruth, I just happened to have these typed up for something I worked on.  These
are from Ross and they're from 1996, the latest Ross has.

Deb Wirtel
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1996:
In hospital: 59.2%
6 months: 21.7%

Race:
Black in hospital: 37.1 %
Black 6 months: 11.3%

White in hospital: 63.8%
White 6 months: 24.3%

Hispanic in hospital: 60.5%
Hispanic 6 months: 19.5%

Age:
In hospital
less than 20 years: 43.3%
20-24 years: 52.7%
25-29 years: 62.2%
30-34 years: 67.5%
35+ years: 69.3%

At 6 months:

less than 20 years: 9.6%
20-24 years: 15.0%
25-29 years: 23.1%
30-34 years: 28.5 years
35+ years: 33.9%



Non-WIC

In hospital: 70.8%
6 months: 29.5%