I would like to learn the racial composition of the individuals killed
or injured in the September 11th attacks in NYC, PA, and DC.  It is
sufficient if I learn % white, % African American, and % Latino for
all three locations combined.  It may be easier to exclude foreign
citizens in calculating this, and that's OK.

The final report of the September 11th Compensation Fund has detailed
demographics on the deceased and injured, but no breakdown by race.

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Request for Question Clarification by tutuzdad-ga on 21 Nov 2005 08:09 PST

I have found the information broken down in the manner you requested
for individuals killed in the World Trade Center in New York. Will
that do if the other data cannot be found?

tutuzdad-ga

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Clarification of Question by merseyside-ga on 21 Nov 2005 08:35 PST

That's a good start.  If you can't locate the information for the
Pentagon and the crash in Pennsylvania, maybe you can compensate me
for that by providing some information about the racial composition of
persons killed by the Katrina hurricane.

Dear merseyside-ga;

Thank you for allowing me to answer your interesting question. Since
you are agreeable to my information as an answer I am posting what I
have managed to find on the World Trade Center:

?On September 11, 2001, terrorists flew two hijacked airplanes into
the World Trade Center (WTC) in lower Manhattan in New York City
(NYC), destroying both towers of the WTC. This report presents
preliminary vital statistics on the deaths caused by the terrorist
attacks and describes the procedures developed by the New York City
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYCDOHMH) to issue death
certificates in response to the attacks. These data underscore the
need for legal mechanisms to expedite the issuance of death
certificates in the absence of human remains and the need for vital
registration systems that can be relocated in case of emergency.

As of August 16, 2002, a total of 2,726 death certificates related to
the WTC attacks had been filed. All but 13 persons died on September
11; of the 13 persons who were injured on September 11 and died
subsequently, three persons died in other states, one each in
Massachusetts, Missouri, and New Jersey. Of these 2,726 decedents,
2,103 (77%) were males and 623 (23%) were females. The median age for
these decedents was 39 years (range: 2--85 years); the median age was
38 years for females (range: 2--81 years) and 39 years for males
(range: 3--85 years). Three persons were aged <5 years, and three were
aged >80 years. These data represent 97% of the estimated 2,819 WTC
deaths; fewer death certificates have been issued than the estimated
number of decedents because some families have not yet requested
certificates, and investigations into several requests are still in
progress.

Of these 2,726 decedents, 1,659 (61%) were non-Hispanic white males,
407 (15%) were non-Hispanic white females, 177 (6%) were Hispanic
males, 81 (3%) were Hispanic females, 136 (5%) were non-Hispanic black
males, 79 (3%) non-Hispanic black females, 122 (4%) were Asian/Pacific
Islander (API) males, and 54 (2%) were API females. A total of 1,837
(67%) had graduated from college or had postgraduate education (males,
69%; females, 63%) (Table 1).

A total of 2,158 (79%) decedents were born in the 50 U.S. states,
compared with 59% of the NYC population (1). A total of 568 (21%)
decedents were born outside the 50 states, including the United
Kingdom (n=56), India (n=36), Puerto Rico (n=34), the Dominican
Republic (n=26), and Japan (n=25). By place of residence, as reported
on the death certificates, 1,169 (43%) decedents were residents of
NYC, 593 (22%) were residents elsewhere in New York (NY) state, and
674 (25%) were residents of New Jersey (Table 2). A total of 27 (1%)
were residents of foreign countries. A total of 90 decedents were
residents of Massachusetts, the origin of the two airplanes that
struck the WTC, and 29 were residents of California, the destination
of the flights.?

Deaths in World Trade Center Terrorist Attacks --- New York City, 2001
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm51SPa6.htm#tab1

WTC STATISTICS
http://www.september11victims.com/september11victims/wtc_statistics.htm

VICTIMS BY COUNTRY AND CITIZENSHIP
http://www.september11victims.com/september11victims/COUNTRY_CITIZENSHIP.htm

To make amends for the lack of information in your original question I
am including some of the known information about Hurricane Katrina as
you requested. Of the 1,048 bodies recovered statewide thus far it
appears to break down this way:

?Forty-two percent of the identified victims were black, 37 percent
white and 3 percent Hispanic?The remaining 18 percent weren't
identified by race or ethnicity.?
CHICAGO DEFENDER
http://www.chicagodefender.com/page/national.cfm?ArticleID=2699

I hope you find that my answer exceeds your expectations. If you have
any questions about my research please post a clarification request
prior to rating the answer. Otherwise I welcome your rating and your
final comments and I look forward to working with you again in the
near future. Thank you for bringing your question to us.

Best regards;
Tutuzdad-ga ? Google Answers Researcher



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