Table 1.
Characteristics of participating students (EtuCris study—2021).
| Mode of administration | Data missing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Overall n (%) | Telephonic n (%) | Face to face n (%) | p | |
| n | 456 | 289 | 167 | ||
| Sex (male) | 182 (39.9) | 168 (58.1) | 106 (63.5) | 0.306 | 0 |
| Nationality | 0.056 | 0 | |||
| French | 90 (19.7) | 48 (16.6) | 42 (25.1) | ||
| Foreign in France > 12 months* | 160 (35.1) | 101 (34.9) | 59 (35.3) | ||
| Foreign in France < 12 months* | 206 (45.2) | 140 (48.4) | 66 (39.5) | ||
| Age | 0.777 | 0 | |||
| <23 years | 141 (30.9) | 86 (29.8) | 55 (32.9) | ||
| 23–25 years | 182 (39.9) | 117 (40.5) | 65 (38.9) | ||
| >25 | 133 (29.2) | 86 (29.8) | 47 (28.1) | ||
| Housing type | 0.439 | 0 | |||
| Student residence | 205 (45.0) | 131 (45.3) | 74 (44.3) | ||
| Rental with a personal lease | 154 (33.8) | 103 (35.6) | 51 (30.5) | ||
| Hosted by a third-party | 72 (15.8) | 41 (14.2) | 31 (18.6) | ||
| Sublease | 25 (5.5) | 14 (4.8) | 11 (6.6) | ||
| Enrolled in public university (yes) | 309 (67.8) | 198 (68.5) | 111 (66.5) | 0.729 | 0 |
| Degree being pursued | 0.004 | 0 | |||
| Bachelor’s degree | 157 (34.4) | 91 (31.5) | 66 (39.5) | ||
| Master’s degree | 267 (58.6) | 184 (63.7) | 83 (49.7) | ||
| Other | 32 (7.0) | 14 (4.8) | 18 (10.8) | ||
| Works alongside studies (yes) | 164 (36.0) | 108 (37.4) | 56 (33.5) | 0.471 | 4 |
| Receives a scholarship (yes) | 99 (21.7) | 53 (18.3) | 46 (27.5) | 0.029 | 0 |
| Major financial difficulty (yes) | 314 (69.0) | 201 (69.6) | 115 (68.9) | 0.962 | 1 |
| Material support from relatives (yes) | 285 (63.1) | 183 (63.3) | 102 (62.6) | 0.955 | 4 |
| Social support (yes) | 357 (78.3) | 219 (76.0) | 123 (74.5) | 0.808 | 0 |
| Frequency at foodbank < 1/week | 217 (47.6) | 144 (49.8) | 73 (43.7) | 0.245 | 0 |
| Poor physical health | 105 (23.0) | 50 (17.3) | 55 (32.9) | <0.001 | |
| Hunger index | 0.224 | 3 | |||
| Low | 335 (74.0) | 39 (13.6) | 29 (17.5) | ||
| Moderate | 68 (15.0) | 28 (9.8) | 22 (13.3) | ||
| Serious | 50 (11.0) | 220 (76.7) | 115 (69.3) | ||
| Health care renunciation* | 166 (36.4) | 93 (32.2) | 73 (43.7) | 0.099 | 0 |
| Health insurance | 0.404 | 0 | |||
| Yes | 322 (70.6) | 200 (69.2) | 122 (73.1) | ||
| Waiting for permanent documents | 116 (25.4) | 79 (27.3) | 37 (22.2) | ||
| No | 18 (3.9) | 10 (3.5) | 8 (4.8) | ||
| Waiting for residence permit or visa | 52 (11.4) | 37 (12.8) | 15 (9.0) | 0.278 | 0 |
| Waiting for financial assistance for housing | 123 (27.0) | 89 (30.8) | 34 (20.4) | 0.021 | 0 |
| Waiting for a work permit | 46 (10.1) | 30 (10.4) | 16 (9.6) | 0.911 | 0 |
| At least one administrative hurdle** | 229 (50.2) | 79 (48.5) | 150 (51.2) | 0.645 | 0 |
*
At least once during the past year or upon arrival in France if this arrival took place less than a year ago.
**
Defined as at least one of this event: waiting for residence permit or visa, waiting for permanent documents for health insurance, waiting for financial assistance for housing or waiting for a document to work.