Demographics

Freshman survey data can be manipulated in countless ways. Demographic items in the tables below can be crosstabulated with any of the variables in the freshman survey database. If you have requests for reports of various demographic groups, please contact Dr. Susan Platt (platt@csulb.edu) for assistance.

Sex
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Male	860	37.1	37.3	37.3
	Female	1443	62.3	62.7	100.0
	Total	2303	99.4	100.0
Missing	System	15	.6
Total		2318	100.0

Ethnicity
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	White/Caucasian	795	34.3	34.6	34.6
	African Amerian/Black	93	4.0	4.1	38.7
	American Indian/Alaska Native	4	.2	.2	38.9
	Asian American/Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pac Islander	528	22.8	23.0	61.9
	Mexican American/Chicano/Puerto RIcan/Other Latino	505	21.8	22.0	83.9
	Other	70	3.0	3.1	86.9
	Multiethnic	300	12.9	13.1	100.0
	Total	2295	99.0	100.0
Missing	System	23	1.0
Total		2318	100.0

How old will you be by December 31 of 2005?
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	16 or younger	1	.0	.0	.0
	17	54	2.3	2.4	2.4
	18	1844	79.6	80.3	82.7
	19	366	15.8	15.9	98.6
	20	19	.8	.8	99.5
	21 to 24	9	.4	.4	99.9
	25 to 29	1	.0	.0	99.9
	30 to 39	1	.0	.0	100.0
	40 to 54	1	.0	.0	100.0
	Total	2296	99.1	100.0
Missing	System	22	.9
Total		2318	100.0

Is English your native language?
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	No	518	22.3	22.8	22.8
	Yes	1757	75.8	77.2	100.0
	Total	2275	98.1	100.0
Missing	System	43	1.9
Total		2318	100.0

Citizenship status
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Neither	65	2.8	2.8	2.8
	Permanent resident (green card)	89	3.8	3.9	6.7
	U.S. citizen	2156	93.0	93.3	100.0
	Total	2310	99.7	100.0
Missing	System	8	.3
Total		2318	100.0

Which of the following statements applies to you?
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	I was born in the U.S.	2025	87.4	87.7	87.7
	I came to the U.S. before age 6	130	5.6	5.6	93.3
	I came to the U.S. between ages 6-12	70	3.0	3.0	96.3
	I came to the U.S. after age 12	85	3.7	3.7	100.0
	Total	2310	99.7	100.0
Missing	System	8	.3
Total		2318	100.0

Parental Income in Past Year
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Less than $10,000	83	3.6	4.0	4.0
	$10,000 to $14,999	96	4.1	4.6	8.6
	$15,000 to $19,999	86	3.7	4.1	12.7
	$20,000 to $24,999	119	5.1	5.7	18.4
	$25,000 to $29,999	75	3.2	3.6	22.0
	$30,000 to $39,999	146	6.3	7.0	29.0
	$40,000 to $49,999	155	6.7	7.4	36.4
	$50,000 to $59,999	166	7.2	8.0	44.3
	$60,000 to $74,999	238	10.3	11.4	55.7
	$75,000 to $99,999	281	12.1	13.5	69.2
	$100,000 to $149,999	359	15.5	17.2	86.4
	$150,000 to $199,999	129	5.6	6.2	92.6
	$200,000 to $249,999	54	2.3	2.6	95.2
	$250,000 or more	101	4.4	4.8	100.0
	Total	2088	90.1	100.0
Missing	System	230	9.9
Total		2318	100.0

Mother's Education
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Grammar school or less	215	9.3	9.5	9.5
	Some high school	160	6.9	7.1	16.6
	High school graduate	339	14.6	15.0	31.6
	Postsecondary school other than college	54	2.3	2.4	34.0
	Some college	564	24.3	25.0	59.0
	College degree	562	24.2	24.9	83.9
	Some graduate school	44	1.9	1.9	85.9
	Graduate degree	319	13.8	14.1	100.0
	Total	2257	97.4	100.0
Missing	System	61	2.6
Total		2318	100.0

Father's Education
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Grammar school or less	207	8.9	9.3	9.3
	Some high school	153	6.6	6.8	16.1
	High school graduate	361	15.6	16.1	32.2
	Postsecondary school other than college	38	1.6	1.7	33.9
	Some college	530	22.9	23.7	57.6
	College degree	535	23.1	23.9	81.5
	Some graduate school	43	1.9	1.9	83.5
	Graduate degree	370	16.0	16.5	100.0
	Total	2237	96.5	100.0
Missing	System	81	3.5
Total		2318	100.0

Are you a First Generation College Student?
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	No	1794	77.4	79.8	79.8
	Yes	455	19.6	20.2	100.0
	Total	2249	97.0	100.0
Missing	System	69	3.0
Total		2318	100.0

What is the status of your parents?
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	One or both deceased	104	4.5	4.5	4.5
	Both alive, divorced or living apart	517	22.3	22.5	27.0
	Both alive and living with each other	1680	72.5	73.0	100.0
	Total	2301	99.3	100.0
Missing	System	17	.7
Total		2318	100.0

Where do you plan to live during the fall semester?
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	With my family or other relatives	1331	57.4	57.6	57.6
	Other private home, apartment or room	432	18.6	18.7	76.4
	College residence hall	468	20.2	20.3	96.6
	Fraternity or sorority house	1	.0	.0	96.7
	Other campus student housing	60	2.6	2.6	99.3
	Other	17	.7	.7	100.0
	Total	2309	99.6	100.0
Missing	System	9	.4
Total		2318	100.0

Your current religious preference
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Baptist	104	4.5	4.7	4.7
	Buddhist	116	5.0	5.2	9.9
	Church of Christ	99	4.3	4.4	14.3
	Eastern Orthodox	10	.4	.4	14.8
	Episcopalian	7	.3	.3	15.1
	Hindu	5	.2	.2	15.3
	Islamic	22	.9	1.0	16.3
	Jewish	25	1.1	1.1	17.4
	LDS (Mormon)	12	.5	.5	18.0
	Lutheran	31	1.3	1.4	19.4
	Methodist	35	1.5	1.6	20.9
	Presbyterian	72	3.1	3.2	24.2
	Quaker	6	.3	.3	24.4
	Roman Catholic	755	32.6	33.9	58.4
	Seventh Day Adventist	6	.3	.3	58.6
	Unitarian/Universalist	3	.1	.1	58.8
	United Church of Christ/Congregational	6	.3	.3	59.0
	Other Christian	355	15.3	15.9	75.0
	Other Religion	83	3.6	3.7	78.7
	None	474	20.4	21.3	100.0
	Total	2226	96.0	100.0
Missing	System	92	4.0
Total		2318	100.0

CSULB Freshmen 2005: Demographics