Updated:
12 February 2007
Finalist
List
46
Applicants Selected
Finalist
List
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Statistics
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APPLICATION
and INFORMATION
Session
Dates
27 May 2007 - 4 August
2007
2007
Quick Links
Summer Session Index - 2007
A
total of 14 undergraduate student
are anticipated to join the RTP Class
of '07.
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Review
Summary
There
92 applications evaluated as semifinalists.
A panel of 7 judges, representing each discipline,
reviewed applications from their set and nominated
top candidates for forwarding as finalists.
Review sets:
Anthropology:
24 applications
Botany: 8 applications
Entomology: 7 applications
Invertebrate Zoology: 3 applications
Mineral Science & Geology: 7 applications
Paleobiology: 19 applications
Vertebrate Zoology: 24 applications
Semifinalist
evaluation began at 8:00 a.m. Monday morning,
5 Feb 07 and was completed by 4:00 p.m. Thursday
afternoon, 8 Feb 07. Reviewers worked independently.
Reviewers identified 37 candidates for forwarding
as finalists. Due to limited advisor availability
and the large review set a second review of
the anthropology candidates was conducted to
determine possible placement in other disciplines.
There were 3 additional folders forwarded and
2 removed.
There
38 applicants originally identified as finalists.
The preliminary set included 25 (66%) females
and 13 (34%) males; 4 freshman, 8 sophomores,
20 seniors and 6 non-graduating seniors; 24
(63%) US citizens and 14 (37%) non-US citizens
representing 8 different countries (Argentina,
Brazil (2), Canada (2), Colombia (5), Ecuador,
Germany, India, and Indonesia); 14 different
states were represented (California (2), Iowa,
Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland (3), Michigan,
North Carolina (2), New Jersey, New Mexico,
New York (2), Pennsylvania (4), Puerto Rico,
Virginia (2), Wisconsin (2); and 34 different
colleges and universities were represented.
Potential
advisors were invited to review applications
and to offer their recommendations. Advisor
review began Tuesday, 6 Feb 07 at 10:00 a.m.
and concluded Friday 9 Feb 07 at noon. There
were at least 10 potential advisors who elected
to review application documents (including:
Baldwin, Braun, deQueiroz, Faden, Hunt, McCoy,
Norenburg, Ortner, Woodman, and Zeder). There
were 2 applicants identified by potential advisors
for forwarding to the finalist set. In addition,
2 folders were found in the finalist set that
had not been selected by prescreening panelists
or specifically claimed as being forwarded by
potential advisors. After careful assessment
it was decided to keep these 2 as part of the
finalist set as well.
On
Saturday, 10 Feb 07, a final evaluation was
conducted of all applicants not identified by
judges as finalists to ensure that each application
received a fair review and those best suited
for final consideration were in the finalist
set. This evaluation was conducted by two different
reviewers working independently, the RTP Program
Director and a student participant in the RTP
'06 program. There were 11 applicants specifically
identified for further consideration. Both evaluators
independently selected the same 4 candidates
for forwarding as finalists. After careful consideration
3 of these were forwarded to the finalist set.
The
review of finalist candidates began promptly
Monday, 12 Feb 07 at 8:00 a.m. and the listing
of finalists was released to the web site at
11:30 a.m. that same day.
The
posting of finalist status is not definitive.
Due to regular adjustments in review sets, circumstances
often dictate a change in status. No applicant
should consider themselves completely eliminated
from consideration for a position in the RTP
until the final status is released and award
notices posted - 8 March 2007.
Research
Training Program
Finalists - 2007
Finalists:
46
ARGUELLO,
Alexander
BITTNER, Noelle
BYRD, Rachael
CARDOSO, Poliana
CHAPARRO, AGUIRRE Elisa
COBO VIVEROS, Alba Marina
CRISWELL, Katharine
CRUZ, Stephanie
DELANOY, James Thomas
EMERY, Leslie
FELICE, Ryan
FIGUEROLA HERNENDEZ, Cielo
FIRMENICH, Annika
FISCHER, Rebecca
FLOREZ, Laura
FURNESS, Andrew
GUEVARA-NIETO, Hedda Michelle
GUNDA, Thushara
HALE, Katherine
HARROWER, Emma
HERRERA, Santiago
HOWARD, Tara
KEMP, Addison
KOLESNYKOVA, Mariia
LAGOMARSINO, Laura
LAUMER, Christopher
LINZMEIER, Benjamin
LUKSENBERG, Moe
MARQUARDT, Amy
MARROQUIN, Cecily
MORAES, Rodrigo
PAYNE, Cody
PERRY, Chrisina
PILAAR, Suzanne
PITTMAN, Shannon
PRADO, Laura
RHODES, Kristopher
SALAZAR, Laura
SANIN RIANO, Camilo
SETSUDA, Rika
SILVA, Elis Marina
SUPER, James
TRANHOLM, Nicole
WHITE, Kevin
WICAKSONO, Satrio
WIENER, Jonathan
Research
Training Program
Finalist Statistics
2007
Gender
Male
- 16 (35%)
Female - 30 (65%)
TOTAL: 46
Year in School
Not
Stated: 0
Freshman: 5
Sophomore: 12
Junior: 21
Non-graduating Senior: 7
Graduating Senior: 1
Graduated: 0
Other: 0
TOTAL: 46
Citizenship
Not
US Citizen: 17 (37%)
US Citizen: 29 (63%)
TOTAL: 46
Country of Citizenship
Brazil
- 4
Canada - 2
Colombia - 6
Ecuador
Germany
India
Indonesia
Ukraine
TOTAL:
8 different
countires
NMNH Discipline
Anthropology:
8
Botany: 5
Entomology: 5
Invertebrate Zoology: 3
Mineral Science & Geology: 4
Paleobiology: 10
Vertebrate Zoology: 11
TOTAL: 46
State of Residence
California
- 2
Iowa
Illinois
Massachusetts
Maryland - 3
Michigan
North Carolina - 2
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York - 2
Pennsylvania - 4
Puerto Rico
Virginia - 2
Wisconsin - 2
TOTAL:
14
different states
University Attending
Alfred
University
Barnard College
Bowling Green State University
Coe College
College of Charleston
Cornell College
Davidson College
Fort Lewis College
Karazin Kharkiv National University,
Ukraine
LaSalle University
Lawrence University
Marquette University
Mount Holyoke College
New Mexico State University
Northern Virginia Community College
Northwestern University
Pontificia Universidad Catolica del
Ecuador
Pontificia Universidade Catolica do
Rio Grande do Sul
Rutgers University
Shippensburg University
Smith College
St. John's College
St. Mary's College
Stanford University - 2
State University of Campinas, Brazil
Stony Brook University
Tulane University
Universidad de Los Andes - 5
Universidad del Valle
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
University of British Columbia
University of California, Berkeley -
2
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Pennsylvania
University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
University of St. Andrews, Scotland
University of Toronto
University of Virginia
Wesleyan University
TOTAL:
40
different colleges/universities
Requested Advisor
Baldwin,
Carole - 2
Braun, Mike - 2
Buffington, Matthew
Cairns, Steve
Carrano, Matthew - 3
Collette, Bruce - 2
Cottrell, Elizabeth
deQueiroz, Kevin - 3
Erwin, Doug - 4
Erwin, Terry - 4
Faden, Bob - 2
Hollinger, Eric
Huber, Brian
Hunt, Gene
Kress, John
LeMaitre, Rafael
Loring, Stephen
McCoy, Tim
Norenburg, Jon
Ortner, Don
Ousley, Steve
Peterson, Paul
Skog, Larry
Thorington, Richard
Wilson, Don
Wing, Scott - 2
Wise, Mike - 2
Zeder, Melinda
TOTAL:
28
diffferent advisors selected
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2007
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| Academic
Status |
#
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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Freshman |
16
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14%
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14
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15%
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5
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11%
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Sophomore |
28
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24%
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23
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25%
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12
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26%
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Junior |
50
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42%
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41
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45%
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21
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46%
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Non-graduating Senior |
14
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12%
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14
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15%
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7
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15%
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Graduating Senior |
4
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3%
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0
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-
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1
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2%
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Recent Graduate |
5
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4%
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0
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-
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-
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-
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Other |
1
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1%
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0
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-
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-
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-
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Unknown |
12
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-
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0
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-
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-
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-
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| Research
Discipline |
#
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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Anthropology |
34
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29%
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24
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26%
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8
|
17%
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Botany |
10
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8%
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8
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8%
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5
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11%
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Entomology |
8
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7%
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7
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8%
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5
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11%
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Invertebrate Zoology |
5
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4%
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3
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3%
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3
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6%
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Mineral / Geo-Sciences |
10
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8%
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7
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8%
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4
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9%
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Paleobiology |
21
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18%
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19
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21%
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10
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22%
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Vertebrate Zoology |
30
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25%
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24
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26%
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11
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24%
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General
/ Unknown |
12
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-
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0
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-
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-
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-
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| Ethnicity |
#
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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Minority
status* |
13
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11%
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10
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11%
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6
|
16%
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African American
|
6
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46%
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3
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30%
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0
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Hispanic American
|
5
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38%
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5
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50%
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5
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83%
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Native American
|
1
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8%
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1
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10%
|
1
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17%
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Native Hawaiian
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1
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8%
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1
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10%
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-
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-
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Other
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| Sex |
#
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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Male |
32
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27%
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23
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25%
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16
|
35%
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Female |
86
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73%
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69
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75%
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30
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65%
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Not reported |
12
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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| Citizenship |
#
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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US citizen |
83
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70%
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68
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74%
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17
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37%
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non-US citizen |
35
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30%
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24
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26%
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29
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63%
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Unknown |
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