Diminished Returns of Educational Attainment on Welfare Receipt of American Indian/Alaska Native People: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) 2023
Table 1.
Descriptives Overall and by Race
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All |
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White |
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AIAN |
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% |
SE |
% |
SE |
% |
SE |
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| Race |
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| White |
97.99 |
0.25 |
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| AIAN |
2.01 |
0.25 |
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| Education* |
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| Less than High School |
8.64 |
0.30 |
8.51 |
0.30 |
15.12 |
2.71 |
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| High School Graduate |
54.93 |
0.49 |
54.71 |
0.50 |
65.629 |
2.44 |
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| Bachelor or More |
36.42 |
0.54 |
36.77 |
0.55 |
19.24 |
2.99 |
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| Marital Status* |
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| Other |
46.88 |
0.482 |
46.56 |
0.47 |
62.43 |
3.51 |
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| Married |
53.11 |
0.482 |
53.43 |
0.47 |
37.56 |
3.51 |
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| Last Week Employment* |
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| Unemployed |
43.23 |
0.47 |
43.19 |
0.47 |
44.83 |
2.78 |
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| Employed |
56.76 |
0.47 |
56.80 |
0.47 |
55.16 |
2.78 |
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| Gender* |
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| Female |
50.33 |
0.41 |
50.12 |
0.42 |
60.70 |
2.87 |
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| Male |
49.66 |
0.41 |
49.87 |
0.42 |
39.29 |
2.87 |
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| Income From Public Assistance* |
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| No |
97.29 |
0.16 |
97.38 |
0.16 |
92.99 |
1.37 |
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| Yes |
2.70 |
0.16 |
2.61 |
0.16 |
7.00 |
1.37 |
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Mean |
SE |
Mean |
SE |
Mean |
SE |
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| Age (Years)* |
50.45 |
.195 |
50.55 |
.19 |
45.37 |
1.16 |
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Data Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2023.
* p < 0.05
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