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Table 4-4 Race and Ethnicity of Fatalities, 2004
Child Maltreatment 2004

Race Number of
Child Fatalities
Percent of
Child Fatalities
African-American Only 263 27.2
American Indian or
   Alaska Native only
13 1.3
Asian Only 10 1.0
Pacific Islander Only 3 0.3
Hispanic 180 18.6
White Only 417 43.2
Other or Multiple Race 21 2.2
Unable to Determine
   or Missing
59 6.1
Total 966 Blank Cell
Percent Blank Cell 99.9

Data source: Child file.
Based on data from 31 states.
Percent does not equal 100 due to rounding.

Race and Ethnicity of Fatalities, 2004
This table displays the number and percent of child fatalities broken out by race or ethnicity. The first column lists each race or ethnicity category. The next column list the number of child fatalities and the final column lists the percentage. Approximately 43 percent of the children who died from abuse or neglect were white.

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