HOUSEHOLD SURVEY

 

 

DEMOGRAPHICS

 

Demographic information for respondents was collected. This information included: which Alaska Native cultural group the respondents identified with, which Regional ANCSA Corporation they were a shareholder, where they live, their age and annual household income, and whether they had school-age children living in their household. This information is useful for sub-group analysis and make certain the survey sample is representative of the Alaska Native population.

Cultural Group

The table below shows how respondents self-identified their cultural group affiliation.
Respondent's Alaska Native Cultural Group, by
Self-Identified Cultural Affiliation
Alaska Native Education Survey

% of respondents

Yu'pik
26%

Tlingit
18

Inupiat
16

Athabascan
16

Aleut
14

Haida
3

Eskimo
3

Cu'pik
2

Tsimpshian
2

Ahtna
1

Alutiiq
1

Eyak
<1

Gwich'in
<1

Other
1

Refused
6

 

Regional ANCSA Corporation

Respondents were asked with which Regional ANCSA Corporation they were affiliated. The table below shows their responses.
Respondent's Regional ANCSA Corporation, By
Self-Identified Corporate Affiliation
Alaska Native Education Survey

% of respondents

Calista Corporation
23%

Sealaska Corporation
20

Cook Inlet Regional Corporation
9

Doyon Limited
9

Bering Straits Native Corporation
8

Bristol Bay Native Corporation
6

NANA Regional Corporation
6

Koniag, Inc.
4

Arctic Slope Regional Corporation
4

The Aleut Corporation
3

Ahtna, Inc.
2

Chugach Alaska Corporation
2

The 13th Region Corporation
1

None
3

Refused
4

 

Census Area

The following table shows in which census area respondents live. This breakout is proportional to where the Alaska Native population is found throughout Alaska.
Where Respondents Live in Alaska,
by Census Area
Alaska Native Education Survey

% of respondents

Anchorage Census
23%

Bethel Census
15

Juneau Area
7

Wade Hampton
6

Fairbanks Area
5

Nome
5

Kenai Peninsula Area
4

Northwest Arctic
4

North Slope
4

Yukon/Koyukuk
3

Dillingham Area
3

Ketchikan Gateway
3

Sitka
3

Kodiak
3

Matanuska-Susitna
3

Aleutian East and W. Census Areas
2

POW/Outer Ketchikan
2

Skagway/Hoonah/Angoon
2

Valdez/Cordova
2

Wrangell/Petersburg
1

Lake and Peninsula
1

Haines Census Area
1

Southeast Fairbanks
<1

Yakutat
<1

Bristol Bay Area
<1

Denali Borough Area
<1

 

Age

The following table shows the respondents ' age. .
Respondent's Age, by Age Category
Alaska Native Education Survey
Age Category
% of respondents

18 - 24 Years
9%

25 - 34 Years
16

35 - 44 Years
27

45 - 54 Years
21

55 - 64 Years
13

Over 65 Years
12

Refused
2

Average age
46 years

 

Household Income

Respondents were asked for their total household income before taxes in the year 2000. The table below shows how they responded.
Respondent's Household Income (Year 2000),
by Income Category
Alaska Native Education Survey

Income Category
% of respondents

Under $10,000
12%

$10,000 to $20,000
15

$20,000 to $30,000
17

$30,000 to $40,000
12

$40,000 to $50,000
9

$50,000 to $60,000
5

$60,000 to $75,000
7

$75,000 to $100,000
7

$100,000 to $125,000
2

$125,000 to $150,000
1

Over $150,000
1

Refused
13

Average income
$38,900

Gender

The table below shows the gender of the respondents.
Respondent's Gender
Alaska Native Education Survey

% of respondents

Male
41%

Female
59

Households with School-Age Children

Some of the survey questions were directed specifically to households with school-age children. The table below shows that just over half of the respondents had school-age children living in their household.
Respondent Households with School-Age
Children
Alaska Native Education Survey

% of respondents

With school-aged children
55%

Without school-aged children
44

Refused
1

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