Table 1.

Previous ethno-racial classification of mothers with MENA and south asian names.

	MENA		South Asian
Original classification	n	%	n	%
Asian and Pacific Islander	3789	26.6	13,650	86.8
Non-Hispanic Black	1105	7.8	237	1.5
Hispanic	967	6.8	475	3.0
Other	69	0.5	93	0.6
Non-Hispanic White	8108	57.0	1075	6.8
Not Specified	189	1.3	201	1.3

Based on birth records in the expanded comparison period spanning September 12, 2000 to September 10, 2002.