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WorksheetsNative American Demographic Data (Sources: NCAI, US Census)
Total questions: 68
Worksheet time: 23mins
What is the total population of American Indian/Alaska Natives in the US?
2.9 million
5.2 million
1.4 million
3.2 billion
What percentage of the US population is made up of American Indian/Alaskan Native people?
9%
.09%
.9 %
19%
How many people in the US identify as both American Indian/Alaskan Native AND at least one other "race"?
2.9 million
5.2 million
1.8 million
7.5 million
What percentage of the US population is a combination of AI/AN and other races?
.9%
1.7%
42%
5%
What percentage of Natives are under the age of 18?
32%
1%
78%
42%
What percentage of non-Native people in the US are under the age of 18?
24%
32%
60%
2%
What is the median age for American Indians & Alaska Natives on reservations?
37
18
56
26
What is the median age of non-Native people in the US?
45
37
17
26
What percentage of the AIAN population is between the ages of birth to 24?
34%
.9%
32%
42%
What percentage of total US population is aged 25 or under?
32%
34%
42%
.9%
Which of the following states does NOT have one of the highest proportions of Native Americans?
New Hampshire
Alaska
Oklahoma
New Mexico
What proportion of Alaska' population is made up of Native Americans?
12.9%
10.7%
19.5%
.9%
Almost _________ percentage of Oklahoma's population is Native American.
20
1
13
11
What percentage of New Mexico's population is AIAN?
19.5%
10.7%
.9%
12.9%
Native people die at higher rates than other Americans from tuberculosis at a rate of ____________ .
10% higher
510% higher
62%
600% higher
Native people die at higher rates than other Americans from alcoholism at a rate of _______________ .
510% higher
152% higher
189% higher
600% higher
Native people die at higher rates than other Americans from diabetes at a rate of ______________ .
600% higher
189% higher
510% higher
62% higher
Native people die at higher rates than other Americans from vehicle crashes at a rate of _____________ .
229% higher
152% higher
510% higher
62% higher
Native people die at a higher rate than other Americans from injuries at a rate of _____________ .
189% higher
152% higher
600% higher
229% higher
Native people die at higher rates than other Americans from suicide at a rate of _____________ .
152% higher
189% higher
510% higher
62% higher
True or False: Indian youth have the highest rate of suicide among all ethnic groups in the US.
True
False
True or False: Suicide is the second leading cause of death of Native youth aged 15-24.
True
False
Between 1992 and 1997, the number of Native-owned businesses grew by what percentage?
48%
4%
84%
154%
Between 2002 and 2007, by how much did the number of AIAN-owned businesses grow?
50%
17.9%
5%
33.7%
Native American owned businesses account for what percent of businesses in Alaska?
10%
6.3%
5.3%
50%
What percentage of businesses in Oklahoma are AIAN owned?
6.3%
10%
5.2%
.9%
What percent of businesses in New Mexico are owned by Native Americans?
10%
6.3%
.9%
5.3%
Between 1990 and 2000, by how much did AIAN income levels rise?
3%
7%
33%
incomes fell
Between 1990 and 2000, by how much did the poverty rate for tribes drop?
33%
1%
7%
it rose
True or False: The rate of aggravated assault among American Indians and Alaska Natives is roughly twice that of the country as a whole.
True
False
How many American Indians become victims of violent crime each year?
1 out of 2
1 out of 5
1 out of 8
1 out of 10
About what percentage of tribes have a tribal judicial system?
15%
59%
89%
75%
Tribal lands encompass over how many miles of international borders in the US?
500
310
400
260
In 2001, about how many tribes in the lower 48 states employed at least one full-time sworn officer with general arrest powers?
50%
10%
75%
90%
More than how many Indian tribes govern lands that are either adjacent to borders or directly accessible by boat from a border?
35
25
45
65
Indian tribes boast nearly how much of the nation's on-shore oil and gas reserves?
25%
10%
5%
50%
Indian tribes control nearly how much of the West's low-sulfur coal resources?
1/2
1/4
1/10
1/3
How much of the US's national energy production is produced using tribal resources?
more than 10%
less than 5%
1%
25%
The US Department of the Interior estimates that undeveloped reserves of coal, natural gas, and oil on tribal lands could generate nearly how much in revenues for tribes and surrounding communities?
$1 million
$1 billion
$1 trillion
Tribal wind energy has the potential to provide how much of the US's energy needs?
4.5%
55%
14%
2%
Tribal solar energy has the potential to provide how much of the US's energy needs?
2 times
half
100%
4.5 times
Native Americans are becoming homeowners at an increasing rate, increasing by _____________ % from 1997 to 2001.
13%
93%
39%
47%
Indian Reservation Roads comprise how many miles of public roads?
over 104,000
less than 100
about 500,000
exactly 75,000
How much of reservation lands are classified as "unimproved earth and gravel"?
more than 65%
24%
10%
99%
Approximately what percentage of bridges on tribal lands are classified as deficient?
65%
24%
76%
14%
While the number of fatal crashes in the US declined 2.2% over the past 25 years, the number of fatal motor vehicle crashes per year on Indian reservations increased by how much?
25.2%
17%
52.5%
3.3%
There are 302 forested Indian reservations which encompass how many acres of Indian forest lands?
17.9 million
5,000
36,000
30 million
What is true about the number of American Indian and Alaska Native students enrolled in colleges and universities and the number of postsecondary degrees awarded in the past 30 years?
the number of degrees awarded has fallen by 50%
the number of degrees awarded has remained steady
the number of degrees awarded have not been recorded
the number of degrees awarded has more than doubled
What percentage of AIAN have received graduate or professional degrees?
5%
10%
9%
19%
What percentage of the total population of the US have earned graduate or professional degrees?
5%
10%
19%
9%
What percentage of AIAN have earned bachelor's degrees?
10%
5%
19%
9%
Which of the following states saw the fastest growth of Native American populations between 2010 and 2017?
Minnesota
Iowa
Idaho
Texas
Which of the following states is NOT in the Top 10 for growth in Native American population between 2010 and 2017?
Nevada
Tennessee
Georgia
Nebraska
When was the first American Indian Day celebrated?
1889
1916
1968
1994
Which US president designated November as "National American Indian Heritage Month" in 1990?
Lyndon Johnson
George H. W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
Bill Clinton
In 2017, what was the estimated number of Native American US veterans?
10,017
56,899
3,478
141,494
In 2016, how many distinct, federally recognized American Indian reservations were there?
112
326
57
418
How many federally recognized Indian tribes were there in 2018?
573
317
79
15
What percentage of Native Americans owned their own home in 2012?
54%
76%
11%
38%
What percentage of total US population owned their own home in 2012?
54%
90%
47%
64%
What percentage of American Indians and Alaska Natives spoke a language other than English inside the home in 2012?
9%
20.4%
64.2%
13%
In 2012, about how many AINA aged 25 and older had a high school diploma or GED?
55%
98%
79%
61%
In 2012, what percentage of total US population aged 25 and older had a high school diploma or GED?
92%
86%
45%
20%
In 2012, how many AIAN lived with poverty?
4%
65%
29%
19%
In 2012, how much of total US population lived with poverty?
16%
29%
5%
43%
In 2012, about how much less were average Native American incomes compared average incomes of all Americans?
$10,000/year less
$8,000/year less
$23,000/year less
$16,000/year less
In 2012, how many Native Americans did not have health insurance? (Compared to 15% of Americans as a whole.)
47%
5%
27%
17%
Which president acknowledged "American Indian Week" in 1986?
Reagan
Clinton
Obama
Carter
