Sample Demographics of CSULB Freshmen 2008

Out of approximately 4600 freshmen who first enrolled at CSULB in fall 2008, 3,205 freshmen participated in the annual freshman survey during University 100. Click on the links below to see the demograpic characteristics of this sample:

Gender
Ethnicity
Age as of December 1, 2008
Native speaker of English
U.S. Citizen Status
Parental Income in Past Year
Mother's Education
Father's Education
First Generation College Student
Parents' Status
Planned Residence for Fall 2008
Religious Preference

Disability

Student's Gender
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Male	1115	34.8	35.1	35.1
	Female	2065	64.4	64.9	100.0
	Total	3180	99.2	100.0
Missing	System	25	.8
Total		3205	100.0

White/Caucasian
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Marked	1208	37.7	37.7	37.7
	Not marked	1997	62.3	62.3	100.0
	Total	3205	100.0	100.0

African American/Black
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Marked	170	5.3	5.3	5.3
	Not marked	3035	94.7	94.7	100.0
	Total	3205	100.0	100.0

American Indian/Alaska Native
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Marked	74	2.3	2.3	2.3
	Not marked	3131	97.7	97.7	100.0
	Total	3205	100.0	100.0

Asian American/Asian
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Marked	769	24.0	24.0	24.0
	Not marked	2436	76.0	76.0	100.0
	Total	3205	100.0	100.0

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Marked	188	5.9	5.9	5.9
	Not marked	3017	94.1	94.1	100.0
	Total	3205	100.0	100.0

Mexican American/Chicano
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Marked	874	27.3	27.3	27.3
	Not marked	2331	72.7	72.7	100.0
	Total	3205	100.0	100.0

Puerto Rican
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Marked	21	.7	.7	.7
	Not marked	3184	99.3	99.3	100.0
	Total	3205	100.0	100.0

Other Latino
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Marked	258	8.0	8.0	8.0
	Not marked	2947	92.0	92.0	100.0
	Total	3205	100.0	100.0

Other Ethnicity
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Marked	184	5.7	5.7	5.7
	Not marked	3021	94.3	94.3	100.0
	Total	3205	100.0	100.0

Age as of December 31, 2008
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	17	48	1.5	1.5	1.5
	18	2648	82.6	82.8	84.3
	19	474	14.8	14.8	99.1
	20	16	.5	.5	99.6
	21 to 24	11	.3	.3	99.9
	25 to 29	3	.1	.1	100.0
	Total	3200	99.8	100.0
Missing	System	5	.2
Total		3205	100.0

Is English Your Native Language?
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Yes	2306	72.0	73.1	73.1
	No	849	26.5	26.9	100.0
	Total	3155	98.4	100.0
Missing	System	50	1.6
Total		3205	100.0

Citizenship Status
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Neither	64	2.0	2.0	2.0
	Permanent resident (green card)	128	4.0	4.0	6.0
	U.S. citizen	3002	93.7	94.0	100.0
	Total	3194	99.7	100.0
Missing	System	11	.3
Total		3205	100.0

Parents' Income in Past Year
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Less than $10,000	141	4.4	4.8	4.8
	$10,000 to 14,999	153	4.8	5.2	10.0
	$15,000 to 19,999	135	4.2	4.6	14.7
	$20,000 to 24,999	203	6.3	6.9	21.6
	$25,000 to 29,999	144	4.5	4.9	26.5
	$30,000 to 39,999	255	8.0	8.7	35.2
	$40,000 to 49,999	228	7.1	7.8	43.0
	$50,000 to 59,999	223	7.0	7.6	50.6
	$60,000 to 74,999	284	8.9	9.7	60.3
	$75,000 to 99,999	392	12.2	13.4	73.7
	$100,000 to 149,999	429	13.4	14.7	88.4
	$150,000 to 199,999	156	4.9	5.3	93.7
	$200,000 to 249,999	84	2.6	2.9	96.6
	$250,000 or more	101	3.2	3.4	100.0
	Total	2928	91.4	100.0
Missing	System	277	8.6
Total		3205	100.0

Mother's Highest Level Of Education
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Grammar school or less	405	12.6	13.0	13.0
	Some high school	262	8.2	8.4	21.4
	High school graduate	513	16.0	16.5	37.9
	Postsecondary school other than college	75	2.3	2.4	40.3
	Some college	730	22.8	23.4	63.7
	College degree	711	22.2	22.8	86.5
	Some graduate school	71	2.2	2.3	88.8
	Graduate degree	349	10.9	11.2	100.0
	Total	3116	97.2	100.0
Missing	System	89	2.8
Total		3205	100.0

Father's Highest Level Of Education
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Grammar school or less	421	13.1	13.8	13.8
	Some high school	279	8.7	9.1	22.9
	High school graduate	497	15.5	16.3	39.2
	Postsecondary school other than college	60	1.9	2.0	41.2
	Some college	629	19.6	20.6	61.8
	College degree	681	21.2	22.3	84.1
	Some graduate school	52	1.6	1.7	85.8
	Graduate degree	435	13.6	14.2	100.0
	Total	3054	95.3	100.0
Missing	System	151	4.7
Total		3205	100.0

First Generation College Student
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	No	2205	68.8	71.6	71.6
	Yes	873	27.2	28.4	100.0
	Total	3078	96.0	100.0
Missing	System	127	4.0
Total		3205	100.0

Parents' Marital Status
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	One or both deceased	114	3.6	3.6	3.6
	Both alive, divorced or living apart	850	26.5	26.7	30.3
	Both alive and living with each other	2220	69.3	69.7	100.0
	Total	3184	99.3	100.0
Missing	System	21	.7
Total		3205	100.0

Where Do You Plan To Live During The Fall 2008?
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	With my family or other relatives	2038	63.6	63.9	63.9
	Other private home, apartment, or room	505	15.8	15.8	79.8
	College residence hall	607	18.9	19.0	98.8
	Fraternity or sorority house	1	.0	.0	98.8
	Other campus student housing	25	.8	.8	99.6
	Other	12	.4	.4	100.0
	Total	3188	99.5	100.0
Missing	System	17	.5
Total		3205	100.0

Student's Current Religious Preference
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Baptist	123	3.8	4.0	4.0
	Buddhist	153	4.8	4.9	8.9
	Church of Christ	175	5.5	5.6	14.5
	Eastern Orthodox	13	.4	.4	15.0
	Episcopalian	8	.2	.3	15.2
	Hindu	21	.7	.7	15.9
	Jewish	23	.7	.7	16.6
	LDS (Mormon)	17	.5	.5	17.2
	Lutheran	50	1.6	1.6	18.8
	Methodist	35	1.1	1.1	19.9
	Muslim	29	.9	.9	20.9
	Presbyterian	84	2.6	2.7	23.6
	Quaker	6	.2	.2	23.8
	Roman Catholic	1051	32.8	33.9	57.6
	Seventh Day Adventist	13	.4	.4	58.0
	United Church of Christ/Congregational	7	.2	.2	58.3
	Other Christian	498	15.5	16.0	74.3
	Other Religion	90	2.8	2.9	77.2
	None	707	22.1	22.8	100.0
	Total	3103	96.8	100.0
Missing	System	102	3.2
Total		3205	100.0

Disability: None
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Marked	2952	92.1	92.1	92.1
	Not marked	253	7.9	7.9	100.0
	Total	3205	100.0	100.0

Disability: Hearing
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Marked	19	.6	.6	.6
	Not marked	3186	99.4	99.4	100.0
	Total	3205	100.0	100.0

Disability: Speech
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Marked	13	.4	.4	.4
	Not marked	3192	99.6	99.6	100.0
	Total	3205	100.0	100.0

Disability: Orthopedic
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Marked	17	.5	.5	.5
	Not marked	3188	99.5	99.5	100.0
	Total	3205	100.0	100.0

Disability: Learning
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Marked	41	1.3	1.3	1.3
	Not marked	3164	98.7	98.7	100.0
	Total	3205	100.0	100.0

Disabililty: Partially Sighted Or Blind
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Marked	62	1.9	1.9	1.9
	Not marked	3143	98.1	98.1	100.0
	Total	3205	100.0	100.0

Disability: Health-Related
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Marked	39	1.2	1.2	1.2
	Not marked	3166	98.8	98.8	100.0
	Total	3205	100.0	100.0

Other Disability
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Marked	30	.9	.9	.9
	Not marked	3175	99.1	99.1	100.0
	Total	3205	100.0	100.0

Sample Demographics of CSULB Freshmen 2008

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