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Natality Table D2a.  Birth Weight in Grams by Mother's Race/Ethnicity for Residents, 2006
Birth Weight     African Native       Other     Hispanic
in Grams Total White Amer. Amer. Japanese Chinese Filipino Asian Other Unk Origin1
State Total 86,845 71,558 4,215 1,925 428 1,058 1,332 5,388 0 941 15,793
Under 1,000 404 294 51 8 2 1 5 29 0 14 80
1,000  -  1,499 468 371 38 11 5 7 10 23 0 3 89
1,500  -  1,999 1,131 858 96 38 5 12 23 88 0 11 178
2,000  -  2,499 3,656 2,807 282 98 18 38 93 278 0 42 645
2,500  -  2,999 12,915 9,938 845 294 91 193 290 1,120 0 144 2,597
3,000  -  3,499 31,789 25,927 1,527 636 175 455 521 2,194 0 354 6,202
3,500  -  3,999 26,653 22,755 1,045 589 110 287 305 1,301 0 261 4,519
4,000  -  4,499 8,130 7,161 267 206 18 62 67 290 0 59 1,235
4,500 and Over 1,448 1,273 48 42 2 2 11 56 0 14 208
Unknown 251 174 16 3 2 1 7 9 0 39 40
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, 11/2007.

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