TABLE 13A

GRADUATE EDUCATION+

FEMALES

 

1992

1997

  Black White Black White Hispanic Asian
Percent completing graduate degree 90% 91% 88% 95% 88% 97%
  n (162) (282) (195) (188) (78)
Ownership of graduate institution            
Private 41 56** 46 54 63 50
Public 59 44 54 46 37 50
  100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
n (146) (255) (179) (180) (70) (36)
Year of graduation            
Prior to 1967 3 4 0 1 0 0
1967 - 1971 2 2 1 2 3 0
1972 - 1976 13 13 8 1 3 0
1977 - 1981 32 25 18 9 10 16
1982 - 1986 28 32 18 22 17 16
1987 - 1991 22 24 25 30 33 18
1992 - 1997 - - 30 36 33 50
  100% 100% 100% 100%1 100%1 100%
n (146) (250) (178) (183) (69) (38)
Field of graduate degree            
Health Administration 68 52** 56 52 43 68***
Public Health (not Health Administration) 5 3 4 7 20 11
Business Administration 9 24 8 28 13 16
Public Administration/Policy 3 4 11 4 16 0
Other 15 18 21 9 9 5
  100% 100%1 100% 100% 100%1 100%
n (146) (256) (181) (183) (70) (37)
Received 50 + percent of tuition from grants, scholarships, or fellowships            
Yes 52 30*** 46 31 27 26**
No 48 70 54 69 73 74
  100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
n (146) (256) (182) (183) (70) (38)
Financial support was a determinant in decision to pursue healthcare management career?            
Yes 59 47 49 34 47 40
No 41 53 51 66 53 60
  100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
n (75) (76) (83) (56) (19) (10)

**Chi-square significant p<.01
***Chi-square significant p<.001
+Note: Respondents who completed more than one graduate degree were asked to respond with reference to the degree that most directly prepared them for their work.
1Responses may not total to 100 due to rounding.

 


TABLE 13B

GRADUATE EDUCATION+

MALES

 

1992

1997

  Black White Black White Hispanic Asian
Percent completing graduate degree 82% 92%** 84% 92% 90% 97%**
n (165) (242) (173) (192) (144) (74)
Ownership of graduate institution            
Private 43 52 50 53 55 40
Public 57 48 50 47 45 60
  100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
n (136) (220) (149) (182) (128) (72)
Year of graduation            
Prior to 1967 6 11 1 3 2 3
1967 - 1971 12 13 6 5 4 6
1972 - 1976 38 24 16 12 16 13
1977 - 1981 23 26 20 19 16 22
1982 - 1986 11 17 13 19 15 14
1987 - 1991 11 10 22 22 16 18
1992 - 1997 - - 22 20 32 25
  100%1 100%1 100% 100% 100%1 100%1
n (133) (219) (143) (178) (128) (72)
Field of graduate degree            
Health Administration 65 64** 55 64 60 53**
Public Health (not Health Administration) 5 2 7 2 7 3
Business Administration 16 26 17 25 18 33
Public Administration/Policy 7 1 9 3 7 1
Other 6 7 12 6 8 10
  100%1 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
n (135) (219) (145) (182) (130) (72)
Received 50 + percent of tuition from grants, scholarships, or fellowships            
Yes 58 33*** 50 25 48 34***
No 42 67 50 75 52 66
  100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
n (135) (221) (148) (183) (130) (74)
Financial support was a determinant in decision to pursue healthcare management career?            
Yes 64 36*** 61 48 60 52
No 36 64 39 52 40 48
    100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
  n (77) (70) (74) (46) (62)

**Chi-square significant p<.01
***Chi-square significant p<.001
+Note: Respondents who completed more than one graduate degree were asked to respond with reference to the degree that most directly prepared them for their work.
1Responses may not total to 100 due to rounding.


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