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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Reproductive Health Outcomes

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Reproductive Health Outcomes (740px)

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REFERENCES

Unintended pregnancy rates by race/ethnicity

Source: Finer LB and Zolna MR, Unintended pregnancy in the United States: incidence and disparities, 2006, Contraception, 2011, 84(5):478–485.

Abortion rates by race/ethnicity

Source: Jones RK and Kavanaugh ML, Changes in abortion rates between 2000 and 2008 and lifetime incidence of abortion, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2011, 117(6):1358–1366.

Unplanned birth rates by race/ethnicity

Source: Finer LB and Zolna MR, Unintended pregnancy in the United States: incidence and disparities, 2006, Contraception, 2011, 84(5):478–485.

Broader social and economic disparities

Source: H. Mead, L. Cartwright-Smith, K. Jones, C. Ramos, K. Woods, and B. Siegel, Racial and Ethnic Disparities in U.S. Health Care: A Chartbook, The Commonwealth Fund, March 2008.

These graphics were made possible by a grant from the Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation.