Comparative Data & Analysis: Rhode Island Race / Ethnicity

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| Race / Ethnicity        | EI Data   | Per     | RI      | P         |
|                         |           | centage | Births  | ercentage |
|                         | July      |         | 2003    |           |
|                         | 2003-June |         |         |           |
|                         | 2004      |         |         |           |
+-------------------------+-----------+---------+---------+-----------+
| African American        | 317       | 11%     | 1,136   | 9.3%      |
+-------------------------+-----------+---------+---------+-----------+
| Ame Indian or Alaska    | 1         | .6%     | 37      | 0.03%     |
| Native                  |           |         |         |           |
+-------------------------+-----------+---------+---------+-----------+
| Asian                   | 86        | 3%      | 465     | 3.8%      |
+-------------------------+-----------+---------+---------+-----------+
| Hispanic                | 489       | 17%     | 1,886   | 15.5%     |
+-------------------------+-----------+---------+---------+-----------+
| White                   | 1813      | 63%     | 8,476   | 69.9%     |
+-------------------------+-----------+---------+---------+-----------+
| Other                   | 86        | 3%      | 67      | 0.05%     |
+-------------------------+-----------+---------+---------+-----------+
| Unknown                 |           |         | 52      | 4.04%     |
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Comparative Data & Analysis: Rhode Island Language Spoken

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| Language                | EI Data   | Per     | RI      | P         |
|                         |           | centage | Births  | ercentage |
|                         | July      |         | 2003    |           |
|                         | 2003-June |         |         |           |
|                         | 2004      |         |         |           |
+-------------------------+-----------+---------+---------+-----------+
| English                 | 2533      | 88%     | 11,075  | 91%       |
+-------------------------+-----------+---------+---------+-----------+
| Spanish                 | 259       | 9%      | 874     | 7%        |
+-------------------------+-----------+---------+---------+-----------+
| French                  | 0         | 0%      | 21      | 0.02%     |
+-------------------------+-----------+---------+---------+-----------+
| Chinese                 | 1         | .1%     | 14      | 0.01%     |
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| Portuguese              | 2         | .5%     | 60      | 0.049%    |
+-------------------------+-----------+---------+---------+-----------+
| Cambodian               | 2         | .5%     | 13      | 0.01%     |
+-------------------------+-----------+---------+---------+-----------+
| Laotian                 | 1         | .1%     | 18      | 0.01%     |
+-------------------------+-----------+---------+---------+-----------+
| Other                   | 57        | 2%      | 38      | 0.03%     |
+-------------------------+-----------+---------+---------+-----------+
| Unknown                 | 0         | 0%      | 6       | 0.005%    |
+-------------------------+-----------+---------+---------+-----------+

Early Intervention Program Data: Race / Ethnicity

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  Race / Ethnicity           7/01/00-6/30/01   **7/01/01-6/30/02**   **7/01/02-6/30/03**   **7/01/03-6/30/04**

  African American           12%               11%                   11%                   11%

  Ame Indian or Alaska       .5%               .6%                   .7%                   .6%
  Native                                                                                   

  Asian                      1%                2%                    2%                    3%

  Hispanic                   17%               19%                   18%                   17%

  White                      65%               64%                   62%                   63%

  Portuguese                 1%                1%                    1%                    1.5%

  Other                      2%                3%                    4%                    3%
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