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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? | 80% |  |  |  | | Does the institution provide any health-insurance coverage for spouses or partners of graduate students on assistantships? | | | If yes, what percentage does the institution pay? | |  |  |  | | Does the institution provide any health-insurance coverage for children or dependents of graduate students on assistantships? | | | If yes, what percentage does the institution pay? | |  |  |  | | | | 
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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 | $12,750 | $12,750 | 20 | 10 | none | |  | |  | |  | | Economics2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |  | |  | |  | | English | $11,070 | $11,070 | 20 | 9 | 5 | |  | |  | |  | | History | $12,058 | $12,058 | 20 | 9 | 5 | |  | |  | |  | | Mechanical Engineering | $14,400 | $14,400 | 20 | 12 | none | |  | |  | |  | | Sociology | $13,752 | $13,752 | 20 | 9 | none | |  | |  | |  | | Note: Economics students are not TA's their first years. | | 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 | 2001-2002 Value | Hours per week | 2001-2002 Duration (mo.) | 2001-2002 Limit (yrs.) | |  | |  | |  | | Biology | $15,300 | $15,300 | 20 | 12 | none | |  | |  | |  | | Economics | $13,500 | $14,400 | 20 | 9 | 5 | |  | |  | |  | | English | $11,070 | $11,070 | 20 | 9 | 5 | |  | |  | |  | | History2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |  | |  | |  | | Mechanical Engineering | $14,400 | $14,400 | 20 | 12 | none | |  | |  | |  | | Sociology | $14,652 | $14,652 | 20 | 9 | none | |  | |  | |  | | | | 1 - No program 2 - No first-year students in this category 3 - Did not provide data
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