TABLE M3. MORTALITY BY DETAILED RACE GROUPS
NEW JERSEY, 1998
RACE		NUMBER OF DEATHS	PERCENT
WHITE		60,694	85.3
BLACK		8,787	12.4
AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE		35	0.0
ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER		709	1.0
	ASIAN INDIAN	242	0.3
	CHINESE	146	0.2
	FILIPINO	107	0.2
	KOREAN	100	0.1
	JAPANESE	22	0.0
	VIETNAMESE	16	0.0
	HAWAIIAN	3	0.0
	OTHER ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER	73	0.1
OTHER		7	0.0
NOT STATED		908	1.3
TOTAL		71,140	100.0
There is evidence of under-reporting among race groups other than white and black. Figures should be used with caution.