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. 2002 Sep;176(4):227–231.

Box 1.

Distribution of the Asian American/Pacific Islander population bysubgroup reporting only one race in2000*

According to the 2000 census, the distribution of the Asian American andPacific Islander population in the United States is as follows (Census Bureau2001a):

  • Chinese (25.4%)

  • Filipino (19.3%)

  • Asian Indian (17.6%)

  • Vietnamese (11.7%)

  • Japanese (8.3%)

  • Korean (8.3%)

  • Other Asian (13.4%)

  • Pacific Islander (4.2%)

*

From US Bureau of theCensus.1