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|  Overview
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| | Does the institution pay for health benefits for graduate assistants? | Yes | | If yes, what percentage does the institution pay? | 100% |  |  |  | | Does the institution provide any health-insurance coverage for spouses or partners of graduate students on assistantships? | Yes | | If yes, what percentage does the institution pay? | 65% |  |  |  | | Does the institution provide any health-insurance coverage for children or dependents of graduate students on assistantships? | Yes | | If yes, what percentage does the institution pay? | 65% |  |  |  | | Note: The university's share ranges from 65 percent to 77 percent of the total, depending on whether coverage is for a spouse, a child, or the entire family. | | | 
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|  Teaching assistants
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| The value of the regular stipends offered to first-year, full-time Ph.D. students
| Field of study | 2000-1 Value | 2001-2 Value | Hours per week | 2001-2 Duration (mo.) | 2001-2 Limit (yrs.) | |  | |  | |  | | Biology | $12,375 | $12,900 | 18 | 9 | 5 | |  | |  | |  | | Economics | $10,750 | $10,900 | 19 | 9 | 4 | |  | |  | |  | | English | $9,423 | $9,540 | 19 | 9 | 5 | |  | |  | |  | | History | $7,692 | $8,118 | 16 | 9 | 3 | |  | |  | |  | | Mechanical Engineering1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |  | |  | |  | | Sociology | $8,494 | $8,600 | 16 | 9 | 3 | |  | |  | |  | | | | 1 - No program 2 - No first-year students in this category 3 - Did not provide data
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|  Research assistants
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| The value of the regular stipends offered to first-year, full-time Ph.D. students
| Field of study | 2000-1 Value | 2001-2 Value | Hours per week | 2001-2 Duration (mo.) | 2001-2 Limit (yrs.) | |  | |  | |  | | Biology2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |  | |  | |  | | Economics2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |  | |  | |  | | English | $3,846 | $3,894 | 8 | 9 | 1 | |  | |  | |  | | History2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |  | |  | |  | | Mechanical Engineering1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |  | |  | |  | | Sociology2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |  | |  | |  | | Note: First-year students in biology aren't eligible to be research assistants. | | 1 - No program 2 - No first-year students in this category 3 - Did not provide data
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