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Natality Table D2a.  Birth Weight in Grams by Mother's Race/Ethnicity for Residents, 2007
Birth Weight     African Native       Other     Hispanic
in Grams Total White Amer. Amer. Japanese Chinese Filipino Asian Other Unk Origin1
State Total 88,921 72,327 4,303 2,042 447 1,174 1,305 5,880 0 1,443 16,839
Under 1,000 459 353 45 10 1 7 7 23 0 13 89
1,000  -  1,499 506 372 48 18 3 8 14 35 0 8 77
1,500  -  1,999 1,062 808 78 42 4 15 31 70 0 14 188
2,000  -  2,499 3,598 2,762 249 96 21 43 79 292 0 56 619
2,500  -  2,999 13,198 9,914 875 311 100 222 284 1,252 0 240 2,624
3,000  -  3,499 33,162 26,540 1,638 710 198 491 550 2,472 0 563 6,774
3,500  -  3,999 27,228 23,095 1,038 613 102 319 272 1,379 0 410 4,910
4,000  -  4,499 8,151 7,132 283 204 15 59 58 290 0 110 1,310
4,500 and Over 1,439 1,268 41 35 2 8 8 59 0 18 232
Unknown 118 83 8 3 1 2 2 8 0 11 16
1Persons of Hispanic Origin may be of any race. See Appendix A, "Hispanic Origin." 
NOTE: Uses bridged race, see Technical Appendix
Source:  Center for Health Statistics, Washington State Department of Health, 11/2008.

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