Table:
visible minority group
females
males

number
as a percent of all females in canada
as a percent of all visible minority females
as a percent of the visible minority population
number
as a percent of all males in canada
as a percent of all visible minority males

visible minority population
3,221,740
19.3
100.0
51.4
3,043,010
18.8
100.0

south asian
776,650
4.7
24.1
49.6
790,755
4.9
26.0

chinese
692,420
4.1
21.5
52.3
632,325
3.9
20.8

black
492,660
3.0
15.3
52.1
453,005
2.8
14.9

filipino
350,425
2.1
10.9
56.6
268,885
1.7
8.8

latin american
194,930
1.2
6.1
51.1
186,350
1.2
6.1

arab
177,135
1.1
5.5
46.5
203,485
1.3
6.7

southeast asian
158,045
0.9
4.9
50.6
154,035
1.0
5.1

west asian
101,220
0.6
3.1
48.9
105,620
0.7
3.5

korean
83,960
0.5
2.6
52.1
77,170
0.5
2.5

japanese
48,995
0.3
1.5
56.1
38,270
0.2
1.3

other visible minority
56,705
0.3
1.8
53.3
49,770
0.3
1.6

multiple visible minorities
88,600
0.5
2.8
51.5
83,335
0.5
2.7

Statement: the proportion of females in the west asian groups was smaller compared with the same two reference populations.
Question: what was the proportion of females in the west asian groups compared with the same two reference populations?
Answer: [48.9]