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Live Births by Race of Mother
California, Los Angeles County, Long Beach & Pasadena, 1999
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Race |
California |
Los Angeles County |
Long Beach1 |
Pasadena1 |
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Number of Births |
Percent |
Number of Births |
Percent |
Number of Births |
Percent |
Number of Births |
Percent |
| Total |
518,073
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100.0% |
156,153
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100.0% |
8,492 |
100.0% |
2,384 |
100.0% |
| American Indian |
2,501 |
0.5% |
270 |
0.2% |
14 |
0.2% |
6 |
0.3% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
57,046
|
11.0% |
15,050
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9.6% |
1,084 |
12.8% |
250 |
10.5% |
| Black |
34,136
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6.6% |
13,724
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8.8% |
1,347 |
15.9% |
318 |
13.3% |
| Hispanic |
249,253
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48.1% |
97,103
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62.2% |
4,372 |
51.5% |
1,079 |
45.3% |
| White/Other Races |
172,442
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33.3% |
29,622
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19.0% |
1,666 |
19.6% |
713 |
29.9% |
| Unknown |
2,695 |
0.5% |
384 |
0.2% |
9 |
0.1% |
18 |
0.8% |
American Indian, Asian/Pacific
Islander, Black, White/Other Races, and Unknown exclude
Hispanic. American Indian includes Eskimo and Aleut. Hispanic
includes any race category. Unknown includes Not Stated.
1
City Health Department data are also included in county totals.
Source: California
Dept. of Health Services
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