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Demographics |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders (NHOPIs) are people having origins in any of the
original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands,1
even if they do not live in the Pacific Islands. |
| According to the 2000 Census,
those who identify only as NHOPI comprise 0.1 percent of the American population, or almost 400,000 individuals. Until 2000, NHOPIs were grouped with Asian
Americans in
studies of race and ethnicity. For this reason, there are no population
growth projections for NHOPIs at this time. |
| NHOPIs live throughout the
United States, but their populations are most concentrated in
the western mainland states and Hawaii.2 |
| Though historically grouped with Asian Americans
for data collection, NHOPI was assigned as a distinct category for the
2000 Census. |
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Statistics |
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The
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Population,
2000 (pdf) US Census Bureau Brief |
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Asian
& Pacific Islander Populations, US Census
Bureau |
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10 Leading Causes of Death
Asian American &
Pacific Islander Population, U.S., 2005 |
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Statistics |
Leading Causes of Death by Race/Ethnicity (pdf)
Health,
U.S., 2008, Table 30 |
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Other
High Prevalence Health Issues |
| In addition, Native
Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders
have disproportionately high prevalence of the following conditions and
risk factors: |
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Health
Disparities |
| NHOPIs generally experience poorer health than the American
population as a whole: they are more at
risk for developing and dying from cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and
other diseases. Factors contributing to poor health outcomes among NHOPIs
include cultural barriers, limited access to health care, and poor
nutrition and lifestyle.3 |
| For more information on
some of the health disparities faced by the NHOPI
community, see
Highlight on Asian American & Pacific Islanders and click below for brochures,
slides and statistics on that topic. |
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Statistics |
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Mortality Rates by Race/Ethnicity (pdf) Health,
U.S., 2006, Table 29 |
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Mid Course Review, Healthy People 2010 |
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Data 2010, Healthy People 2010 |
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Brochures & Handouts |
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Main Menu |
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Native Hawaiian and
Other Pacific Islander Brochure
(pdf) |
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Native Hawaiian and
Other Pacific Islander Handout
(pdf) |
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Slides |
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Slides showing Disparity (ppt)
PowerPoint Presentation on the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities
(OMHD) containing data slides (beginning with slide 21) comparing U.S. incidence
or mortality rates by race/ethnicity.
To view these slides in PDF format, see Slides
(PDF) |
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Health Statistics |
| CDC's National Center
for Health Statistics (NCHS) |
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Health of
Asian or Pacific Isalnder Population, Fast Stats |
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Health Data for All Ages |
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Health, United States, 2006 |
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Asian or Pacific Islander Population |
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Mortality Rates by Race/Ethnicity (pdf) Table 29 |
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Leading
Causes of Death by Race/Ethnicity (pdf) Table 31 |
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Healthy People 2010 |
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Data 2010 |
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Mid Course Review |
| HHS Office of Minority
Health Resource Center |
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Asian American
/ Pacific Islander Profile |
| U.S. Census Bureau |
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The
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Population Brief,
2000 (pdf) |
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Asian
and Pacific Islander Populations |
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Asian
Pacific American Heritage Month May 2008 |
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Funding |
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CDC Funding Opportunities |
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Sources |
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1
Census
Bureau, Census 2000 Brief: Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin,
2000. |
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The
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Population,
2000 (pdf) US Census Bureau Brief |
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3 The Health Care Challenge:
Acknowledging Disparity, Confronting Discrimination, and Ensuring
Equality. United States
Commission on Civil Rights, Sept. 1999. |
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Notes |
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Census 2000 adheres to the federal standards for
collecting and presenting data on race and Hispanic origin as established
by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in October 1997
and subsequent guidelines. One of the
most important changes for Census 2000 was the revision of the questions
on race and Hispanic origin to better reflect the country’s growing
diversity. The federal government considers race and Hispanic origin to be
two separate and distinct concepts. In addition, Asian
Americans and Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders are
counted as two separate and distinct racial groups. Because of these changes, the Census
2000 data on race are not directly comparable with data from the 1990
census or earlier censuses. Caution must be used when interpreting changes
in the racial composition of the U.S. population over time. |
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Census Bureau Glossary of Terms: Race, 2000. |
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Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Provisional Guidance on the
Implementation of the 1997 Standards for Federal Data on Race and
Ethnicity, 2000. |
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OMB Recommendations form the Interagency Committee for the Review of the
Racial and Ethnic Standards to the OMB Concerning Changes to the Stnadards
for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity, 1997.
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