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SECC SURVEY of Students

CUMBERLAND CAMPUS

"FAMILY CARE ISSUES?"

Conducted January-February, 1999

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N of Rows in Working Data File

400

Age of Respondent		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	17	10	2.5	2.5	2.5
	18	67	16.8	16.8	19.3
	19	48	12.0	12.0	31.3
	20	34	8.5	8.5	39.8
	21	25	6.3	6.3	46.1
	22	24	6.0	6.0	52.1
	23	20	5.0	5.0	57.1
	24	13	3.3	3.3	60.4
	25	16	4.0	4.0	64.4
	26	3	.8	.8	65.2
	27	16	4.0	4.0	69.2
	28	8	2.0	2.0	71.2
	29	9	2.3	2.3	73.4
	30	6	1.5	1.5	74.9
	31	10	2.5	2.5	77.4
	32	8	2.0	2.0	79.4
	33	8	2.0	2.0	81.5
	34	4	1.0	1.0	82.5
	35	7	1.8	1.8	84.2
	36	2	.5	.5	84.7
	37	3	.8	.8	85.5
	38	9	2.3	2.3	87.7
	39	2	.5	.5	88.2
	40	10	2.5	2.5	90.7
	41	3	.8	.8	91.5
	42	7	1.8	1.8	93.2
	43	6	1.5	1.5	94.7
	44	3	.8	.8	95.5
	45	8	2.0	2.0	97.5
	46	2	.5	.5	98.0
	47	1	.3	.3	98.2
	48	1	.3	.3	98.5
	49	1	.3	.3	98.7
	50	1	.3	.3	99.0
	52	1	.3	.3	99.2
	53	2	.5	.5	99.7
	65	1	.3	.3	100.0
	Total	399	99.8	100.0
Missing	System	1	.3
Total		400	100.0

Histogram

Student status		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid		5	1.3	1.3	1.3
	full	331	82.8	82.8	84.0
	part	64	16.0	16.0	100.0
	Total	400	100.0	100.0

Pie chart

Sex of Respondent		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	f	263	65.8	65.8	65.8
	m	137	34.3	34.3	100.0
	Total	400	100.0	100.0

Pie chart

Marital status of Respondent		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 Single	220	55.0	55.4	55.4
	2 Married	122	30.5	30.7	86.1
	3 Divorced	43	10.8	10.8	97.0
	4 Separated	12	3.0	3.0	100.0
	Total	397	99.3	100.0
Missing	System	3	.8
Total		400	100.0

Pie chart

Are you employed?		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	f full-time	52	13.0	13.0	13.0
	n no	237	59.3	59.3	72.3
	p part-time	104	26.0	26.0	98.3
	y	7	1.8	1.8	100.0
	Total	400	100.0	100.0

Pie chart

Are you a parent or a caregiver for a dependent child or a family member?		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid		1	.3	.3	.3
	n no	234	58.5	58.5	58.8
	y yes	165	41.3	41.3	100.0
	Total	400	100.0	100.0

Pie chart

All the following statistics and graphs are drawn from the 165 responses who, by answering 'yes' to the above question, indicated that they are primary caregivers:

Sex of Caregiver		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	f	136	82.4	82.4	82.4
	m	29	17.6	17.6	100.0
	Total	165	100.0	100.0

Age of Respondent

N	Valid	165
	Missing	0
Mean		29.87
Std. Error of Mean		.65
Median		28.57(a)
a Calculated from grouped data.

Age of Caregiver		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	18	7	4.2	4.2	4.2
	19	6	3.6	3.6	7.9
	20	7	4.2	4.2	12.1
	21	7	4.2	4.2	16.4
	22	8	4.8	4.8	21.2
	23	11	6.7	6.7	27.9
	24	6	3.6	3.6	31.5
	25	11	6.7	6.7	38.2
	26	2	1.2	1.2	39.4
	27	11	6.7	6.7	46.1
	28	5	3.0	3.0	49.1
	29	9	5.5	5.5	54.5
	30	4	2.4	2.4	57.0
	31	9	5.5	5.5	62.4
	32	7	4.2	4.2	66.7
	33	7	4.2	4.2	70.9
	34	2	1.2	1.2	72.1
	35	7	4.2	4.2	76.4
	36	2	1.2	1.2	77.6
	37	3	1.8	1.8	79.4
	38	5	3.0	3.0	82.4
	39	2	1.2	1.2	83.6
	40	8	4.8	4.8	88.5
	42	3	1.8	1.8	90.3
	43	3	1.8	1.8	92.1
	44	2	1.2	1.2	93.3
	45	5	3.0	3.0	96.4
	46	2	1.2	1.2	97.6
	49	1	.6	.6	98.2
	50	1	.6	.6	98.8
	53	2	1.2	1.2	100.0
	Total	165	100.0	100.0

Histogram

Marital status of Caregiver		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 Single	34	20.6	20.9	20.9
	2 Married	86	52.1	52.8	73.6
	3 Divorced	33	20.0	20.2	93.9
	4 Separated	10	6.1	6.1	100.0
	Total	163	98.8	100.0
Missing	System	2	1.2
Total		165	100.0

Are you employed?		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	f full-time	17	10.3	10.3	10.3
	n no	106	64.2	64.2	74.5
	p part-time	39	23.6	23.6	98.2
	y yes	3	1.8	1.8	100.0
	Total	165	100.0	100.0

Number of Dependents

N	Valid	165
	Missing	0
Mean		1.70
Std. Error of Mean		7.31E-02
Median		1.00
Sum		281

Number of Dependents		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	1 one	91	55.2	55.2	55.2
	2 two	43	26.1	26.1	81.2
	3 three	22	13.3	13.3	94.5
	4 four	7	4.2	4.2	98.8
	5 five	2	1.2	1.2	100.0
	Total	165	100.0	100.0

Pie chart

Have you ever had to miss class due to family care problems?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid		1	.6	.6	.6
	n no	56	33.9	33.9	34.5
	y yes	108	65.5	65.5	100.0
	Total	165	100.0	100.0

Have you ever had to bring your child(ren) to school due to family care problems?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid		2	1.2	1.2	1.2
	n no	101	61.2	61.2	62.4
	y yes	62	37.6	37.6	100.0
	Total	165	100.0	100.0

Has it taken you longer to complete your educational goals because of a lack of appropriate family care?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid		1	.6	.6	.6
	n no	93	56.4	56.4	57.0
	y yes	71	43.0	43.0	100.0
	Total	165	100.0	100.0

Have you ever had to avoid an important class that you needed because you couldn't find care services at that time?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid		4	2.4	2.4	2.4
	n no	89	53.9	53.9	56.4
	y yes	72	43.6	43.6	100.0
	Total	165	100.0	100.0

Have you ever considered dropping-out of college due to unreliable and/or unaffordable care?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid		2	1.2	1.2	1.2
	n no	102	61.8	61.8	63.0
	y yes	61	37.0	37.0	100.0
	Total	165	100.0	100.0

Did you delay your educational plans until your children were old enough to attend school regularly?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid		2	1.2	1.2	1.2
	n no	90	54.5	54.5	55.8
	y yes	73	44.2	44.2	100.0
	Total	165	100.0	100.0

Do you share or exchange care services with another student, friend, or a member of your immediate family?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid		2	1.2	1.2	1.2
	n no	101	61.2	61.2	62.4
	y yes	62	37.6	37.6	100.0
	Total	165	100.0	100.0

Do you share services?

If a licensed care provider were located close to your campus and open extended hours, would it be helpful to you?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid		2	1.2	1.2	1.2
	n no	72	43.6	43.6	44.8
	y yes	91	55.2	55.2	100.0
	Total	165	100.0	100.0

Do you or your provider receive assistance or a cash subsidy from any source for child or family care?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid		3	1.8	1.8	1.8
	n no	113	68.5	68.5	70.3
	y yes	49	29.7	29.7	100.0
	Total	165	100.0	100.0

Is your provider trained in CPR or other emergency procedures?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid		5	3.0	3.0	3.0
	n no	99	60.0	60.0	63.0
	y yes	61	37.0	37.0	100.0
	Total	165	100.0	100.0

Has your care provider received any training (specific to childhood education or elder-caring) to your knowledge?

		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid		7	4.2	4.2	4.2
	n no	112	67.9	67.9	72.1
	y yes	46	27.9	27.9	100.0
	Total	165	100.0	100.0

		Cost per week
N	Valid	71
	Missing	94
Mean		$113.8592
Std. Error of Mean		$8.8726

Cost per week		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	$20.00	3	1.8	4.2	4.2
	$25.00	1	.6	1.4	5.6
	$30.00	3	1.8	4.2	9.9
	$35.00	2	1.2	2.8	12.7