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Table 3-11     Victims by Race and Maltreatment Type, 2003
Child Maltreatment 2003

Race Victims Physical Abuse Only Neglect Only Sexual Abuse Only Psychological Maltreatment Only, Other Only, or Unknown Only Multiple Treatment Types
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
African-American 159,361 24,354 15.3 81,651 51.2 8,451 5.3 23,711 14.9 21,194 13.3
American Indian or Alaska Native 7,469 728 9.7 5,061 67.8 296 4.0 398 5.3 986 13.2
Asian 3,933 653 16.6 1,873 47.6 210 5.3 548 13.9 649 16.5
Pacific Islander 1,390 119 8.6 329 23.7 69 5.0 580 41.7 293 21.1
White 334,965 40,956 12.2 161,703 48.3 29,411 8.8 49,586 14.8 53,309 15.9
Multiple Race 10,133 1,124 11.1 5,669 55.9 440 4.3 1,223 12.1 1,677 16.5
Hispanic 78,207 10,383 13.3 39,740 50.8 5,792 7.4 10,318 13.2 11,974 15.3
Unknown or Missing 34,224 4,898 14.3 18,236 53.3 2,586 7.6 3,226 9.4 5,278 15.4
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Total 629,682 83,215 blank Cell 314,262 blank Cell 47,255 blank Cell 89,590 blank Cell 95,360 blank Cell
Weighted Percent blank Cell blank Cell 13.2 blank Cell 49.9 blank Cell 7.5 blank Cell 14.2 blank Cell 15.1


The first column of this table lists the type of Race or ethnicity. The next column lists the total number of victims for each race. The next five columns list the number and percent of victims by maltreatment type. With the exception of Pacific Islander, approximately one-half of all races experienced neglect.



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