TABLE M3. MORTALITY BY DETAILED RACE GROUPS
NEW JERSEY, 1999
RACE		NUMBER OF DEATHS	PERCENT
WHITE		63,707	86.1
BLACK		9,396	12.7
AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE		48	0.1
ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER		830	1.1
	ASIAN INDIAN	276	0.4
	CHINESE	168	0.2
	FILIPINO	140	0.2
	KOREAN	117	0.2
	JAPANESE	37	0.1
	VIETNAMESE	18	0.0
	GUAMIAN	4	0.0
	HAWAIIAN	2	0.0
	OTHER ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER	68	0.1
TOTAL		73,981	100.0
There is evidence of under-reporting among race groups other than white and black. Figures should be used with caution. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_02/sr02_128.pdf