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BNI is particularly prevalent among students with structurally marginalized identities and those who have the greatest trouble accessing and affording higher education, including: part-time students, Pell Grant recipients, and Black and Indigenous students.
Nearly 75% of Black and Indigenous students who completed our survey report facing at least one form of basic needs insecurity related to food and/or housing, compared to 55% of White students—a 20 percentage point gap.
Forty-four percent of students reported experiencing symptoms of anxiety and/or depression and 57% of survey respondents who had previously stopped attending college without completing a credential and subsequently re-enrolled reported they did so because of mental health issues.
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