Demographics

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

Student's Gender
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Male	964	40.0	40.2	40.2
	Female	1436	59.5	59.8	100.0
	Total	2400	99.5	100.0
Missing	System	12	.5
Total		2412	100.0

Student's Ethnicity
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	White/Caucasian	940	39.0	39.2	39.2
	African Amerian/Black	81	3.4	3.4	42.5
	American Indian/Alaska Native	5	.2	.2	42.7
	Asian American/Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pac Islander	534	22.1	22.2	65.0
	Mexican American/Chicano/Puerto Rican/Other Latino	505	20.9	21.0	86.0
	Other	96	4.0	4.0	90.0
	Multiethnic	240	10.0	10.0	100.0
	Total	2401	99.5	100.0
Missing	System	11	.5
Total		2412	100.0

How old will you be on December 31 of this year?
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	18	2	.1	.1	.1
	19	24	1.0	1.0	1.1
	20	278	11.5	11.7	12.7
	21 to 24	1543	64.0	64.7	77.4
	25 to 29	323	13.4	13.5	91.0
	30 to 39	150	6.2	6.3	97.3
	40 to 54	58	2.4	2.4	99.7
	55 or older	7	.3	.3	100.0
	Total	2385	98.9	100.0
Missing	System	27	1.1
Total		2412	100.0

Is English your native language?
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	No	709	29.4	29.7	29.7
	Yes	1675	69.4	70.3	100.0
	Total	2384	98.8	100.0
Missing	System	28	1.2
Total		2412	100.0

Citizenship status
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Neither	153	6.3	6.4	6.4
	Permanent resident (green card)	190	7.9	7.9	14.3
	U.S. citizen	2060	85.4	85.7	100.0
	Total	2403	99.6	100.0
Missing	System	9	.4
Total		2412	100.0

Which of the following statements applies to you?
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	I was born in the U.S.	1829	75.8	76.2	76.2
	I came to the U.S. before age 6	140	5.8	5.8	82.0
	I came to the U.S. between ages 6-12	143	5.9	6.0	88.0
	I came to the U.S. after age 12	288	11.9	12.0	100.0
	Total	2400	99.5	100.0
Missing	System	12	.5
Total		2412	100.0

Parental Income in Past Year
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Less than $10,000	196	8.1	9.1	9.1
	$10,000 to $14,999	148	6.1	6.8	15.9
	$15,000 to $19,999	76	3.2	3.5	19.4
	$20,000 to $24,999	135	5.6	6.2	25.7
	$25,000 to $29,999	93	3.9	4.3	30.0
	$30,000 to $39,999	179	7.4	8.3	38.3
	$40,000 to $49,999	183	7.6	8.5	46.7
	$50,000 to $59,999	190	7.9	8.8	55.5
	$60,000 to $74,999	194	8.0	9.0	64.5
	$75,000 to $99,999	272	11.3	12.6	77.1
	$100,000 to $149,999	284	11.8	13.1	90.2
	$150,000 to $199,999	89	3.7	4.1	94.3
	$200,000 to $249,999	50	2.1	2.3	96.6
	$250,000 or more	73	3.0	3.4	100.0
	Total	2162	89.6	100.0
Missing	System	250	10.4
Total		2412	100.0

Mother's Education
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Grammar school or less	280	11.6	11.7	11.7
	Some high school	153	6.3	6.4	18.2
	High school graduate	472	19.6	19.8	37.9
	Postsecondary school other than college	72	3.0	3.0	41.0
	Some college	575	23.8	24.1	65.1
	College degree	544	22.6	22.8	87.9
	Some graduate school	41	1.7	1.7	89.6
	Graduate degree	248	10.3	10.4	100.0
	Total	2385	98.9	100.0
Missing	System	27	1.1
Total		2412	100.0

Father's Education
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Grammar school or less	245	10.2	10.5	10.5
	Some high school	192	8.0	8.2	18.7
	High school graduate	432	17.9	18.4	37.1
	Postsecondary school other than college	57	2.4	2.4	39.5
	Some college	500	20.7	21.3	60.9
	College degree	536	22.2	22.9	83.7
	Some graduate school	32	1.3	1.4	85.1
	Graduate degree	349	14.5	14.9	100.0
	Total	2343	97.1	100.0
Missing	System	69	2.9
Total		2412	100.0

Are you a first generation college student?
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	No	1740	72.1	73.5	73.5
	Yes	626	26.0	26.5	100.0
	Total	2366	98.1	100.0
Missing	System	46	1.9
Total		2412	100.0

What is the status of your parents?
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	One or both deceased	197	8.2	8.2	8.2
	Both alive, divorced or living apart	729	30.2	30.4	38.7
	Both alive and living with each other	1469	60.9	61.3	100.0
	Total	2395	99.3	100.0
Missing	System	17	.7
Total		2412	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	1145	47.5	47.6	47.6
	Other private home, apartment or room	1106	45.9	45.9	93.5
	College residence hall	102	4.2	4.2	97.8
	Fraternity or sorority house	1	.0	.0	97.8
	Other campus student housing	17	.7	.7	98.5
	Other	36	1.5	1.5	100.0
	Total	2407	99.8	100.0
Missing	System	5	.2
Total		2412	100.0

Your current religious preference
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Baptist	88	3.6	3.8	3.8
	Buddhist	129	5.3	5.6	9.4
	Church of Christ	88	3.6	3.8	13.2
	Eastern Orthodox	11	.5	.5	13.6
	Episcopalian	14	.6	.6	14.2
	Hindu	15	.6	.6	14.9
	Islamic	31	1.3	1.3	16.2
	Jewish	26	1.1	1.1	17.4
	LDS (Mormon)	28	1.2	1.2	18.6
	Lutheran	36	1.5	1.6	20.1
	Methodist	27	1.1	1.2	21.3
	Presbyterian	63	2.6	2.7	24.0
	Quaker	4	.2	.2	24.2
	Roman Catholic	627	26.0	27.1	51.3
	Seventh Day Adventist	8	.3	.3	51.6
	Unitarian/Universalist	4	.2	.2	51.8
	United Church of Christ/Congregational	11	.5	.5	52.2
	Other Christian	367	15.2	15.8	68.1
	Other Religion	73	3.0	3.2	71.2
	None	666	27.6	28.8	100.0
	Total	2316	96.0	100.0
Missing	System	96	4.0
Total		2412	100.0

CSULB Transfer Students 2005: Demographics