Personal Demographics
The following set of questions were asked in regards to the students’ personal demographics. This includes the students’ age at the time of the survey (2020), ethnicities they identify as, and the number of dependents they are responsible for taking care of. They were also asked about parents’ education, which will help us identify first generation college students based on certain criteria.
Age
The following was determined by taking the difference between
birth date and the time at which the survey was completed (n=407, 100%
of 407 reporting).
Figure 1.1: Student Age Distribution
The age for participants in the survey range from 19.1 to 59.9 at the time of completion, with the majority of participants being between 20-30 years old. The average age of a participant in this survey is 25.1 years old.
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Figure 1.2: Age Distribution by Campus
Gender Identity
What is your gender identity? (n=404, 99% of 407 reporting).
Figure 1.3: Student Gender Identity
Of the survey participants, 244 of them identify as a woman, 157 identify as a man, and 3 identify as gender non-binary, non-conforming. There are also survey participants who preferred not to answer.
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Figure 1.4: Gender Identification by Campus
The breakdown of the distribution for gender across each campuses indicates that the majority of survey participants are female. Chico State seems to have the highest number of participants for each gender, Fresno State has the highest proportion of female survey participants, and CSU, Northridge has the highest proportion of male survey participants.Ethnicity
In the US Census, Hispanic Origins are not races. Do you identify as Hispanic or Latino or Spanish Origin? (n=399, 98% of 407 reporting).
Figure 1.5: Hispanic Origin Identification
We define Hispanic Origin to include: Mexican, Mexican American, Chicano, Puerto Rican, or another Hispanic/Latino/Spanish origin. The data indicates that the majority of survey participants identify as some type of Hispanic Origins (284 people), while around a quarter of them do not identify as having Hispanic Origins (115 people).
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Figure 1.6: Hispanic Origin Identification by Campus
Race
What race do you identify as? Select all that apply (n=407, 100% of 407 reporting). Note that races were collapsed from an original 14 options down to 5 broad groups defined by census.gov.
Table 1.1: Student Race Identification| Yes (%) | |
|---|---|
| Black or African American | 284 (71.2%) |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 154 (38.6%) |
| White | 148 (37.1%) |
| Asian | 24 (6.0%) |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 24 (6.0%) |
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| CSU, Northridge | Chico State | Fresno State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 51 (25.1%) | 55 (24.7%) | 42 (20.2%) |
| Black or African American | 91 (44.8%) | 95 (42.6%) | 98 (47.1%) |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 40 (19.7%) | 57 (25.6%) | 57 (27.4%) |
| Asian | 10 (4.9%) | 9 (4.0%) | 5 (2.4%) |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 11 (5.4%) | 7 (3.1%) | 6 (2.9%) |
Table 1.2: Race Identification by Campus
For survey participants at each campus, the data indicates that over 50% identify as White for each. Both Chico State and Fresno State have their next most common ethnicity being Other Asian. CSU, Northridge had its second most common ethnicity being American Indian, closely followed by African American.Dependents
If you have dependents, then how many of them receive more
than 50% of their financial support from you? (n=397, 98% of 407
reporting).
Figure 1.7: Number of Dependents
The majority of survey participants claim to have 0 dependents (319 people). 43 survey participants claim to have only 1 dependent, and only 35 claim to have 2 or more dependents.
Dependent Ages
What is/are the age(s) of these dependent(s)?
Figure 1.8: Dependent Age Distribution
From figure 1.8, the data indicates that the majority of dependents are under the age of 18. The ages of these dependents ranges from 0 to 100 with a standard deviation of 14.87. The average age for a dependent is 13.87 while the median age is 10. The most common dependent age is 6 years old, with 12 parents having dependents of this age.
Parents Education
What is the highest level of education completed by your
parents/guardians? (n=402, 99% of 407 reporting).
Figure 1.9: Parents Highest Education
Note: Variables filled with yellow above are used to show the conditions used to build the First Generation variable.
The highest level of education completed by most survey participants parents is “Less than high school” (185). 78 survey participants claim their parents highest level is “High school diploma or GED”, and 59 claim their parents highest level is “Some college”. Only a minority of survey participants have parents who have some type of college level degree.
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Figure 1.10: Parents Highest Education by Campus
Breaking down parents education for each campus, the data indicates that Chico State has the highest number of students with parents that have some type of college degree or education (Associate’s, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Some college). Fresno State has the highest proportion of survey participants with parents whose education is less than high school. CSU, Northridge has the highest proportion of students parents who have a high school diploma or GED.
First Generation
Note: students with parents education identified as “Other/Unknown” were not marked as first gen or not since they could not be determined. (n=379, 93% of 407 reporting).
Figure 1.11: First Generation College Students
According to figure 1.11, we can see that 359 survey participants are considered as First Generation College students and 20 survey participants are not considered First Generation College students.
As defined by the University of California, we define first generation students as “working to be part of the first generation in their families to earn a four-year university degree”. This means based upon parents education, students in the data set are considered first generation if their parents do not have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from a four-year university. From the Parents Education graph, all bars highlighted as yellow are considered first gen, while all bars in blue are not (excluding Other/Unknown).
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Figure 1.12: First Generation College Students by Campus
Student Demographics
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