AIDS cases among children under 13, by exposure category and race/ethnicity, 1981 to 2002* (horizontal bar chart): Non-Hispanic White: Perinatal transmission, 1,216; receipt of blood/blood components**, 352; risk not reported/identified, 33. Non-Hispanic Black: Perinatal transmission, 5,208; receipt of blood/blood components, 122; risk not reported/identified, 103. Hispanic: Perinatal transmission, 1,924; receipt of blood/blood components, 130; risk not reported/identified, 33. Asian/Pacific Islander: Perinatal transmission, 39; receipt of blood/blood components, 14; risk not reported/identified, 5. American Indian/Alaska Native: Perinatal transmission, 29; receipt of blood/blood components, 2; risk not reported/identified, 0.

*Does not include 13 children of unknown race/ethnicity.

**Receipt of blood/blood components includes: receipt of clotting factor for hemophilia coagulation disorder, or receipt of blood transfusions, blood components, or tissue.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2002). HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report 2001, Vol. 13, No. 2. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.