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Natality Table A2b.  Mother's Multiple Race by Child's Sex¹ for Residents, 2006
  Total    
Race Number Percent2 Male Female
State Total 86,845 100.0 44,536 42,309
Single Race
White 70,355 81.0 36,017 34,338
African American 3,557 4.1 1,812 1,745
Native American 1,693 1.9 887 806
Asian 6,870 7.9 3,581 3,289
Pacific Islander 796 0.9 398 398
Multiple Race
White/African American 618 0.7 309 309
White/Native American 759 0.9 390 369
White/Asian 729 0.8 377 352
White/Pacific Islander 141 0.2 75 66
Other mulitple race 512 0.6 274 238
Unknown 815 0.9 416 399
1 Total includes 0 births for which sex is unknown.
2 Percents may not add to 100% due to rounding.
NOTE: Includes all races reported by mother, see Technical Appendix.
Source:  Center for Health Statistics, Washington State Department of Health, 11/2007.

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