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. 2023 Jul 21;11:212. doi: 10.1186/s40359-023-01146-x

Table 1.

Study participants compared to the University population (χ²)

Sample (n = 157) University Population Pearson χ2 value p-value (Pearson χ2)
Frequency Percentage Frequency Percentage
Age 3.965 0.265
18–19 87 55.8% 14,031 42.7%
20–21 53 34.0% 13,703 41.7%
22–24 14 9.0% 4481 13.6%
25–29 2 1.3% 632 1.9%
Total 156 100% 32,847 100%
Major 4.695 0.860
Engineering 61 38.9% 13,761 30.9%
Science 18 11.5% 6422 14.4%
Health & Human Sciences 16 10.2% 5504 12.4%
Polytechnic 16 10.2% 5045 11.3%
Liberal Arts 14 8.9% 3211 7.2%
Management 12 7.5% 3211 7.2%
Pharmacy 8 5.1% 1376 3.1%
Agriculture 5 3.2% 3211 7.2%
Exploratory 5 3.2% 1376 3.1%
Education 2 1.3% 1376 3.1%
Total 157 100% 44,493 100%
Year 20.454 < 0.001
Freshman 63 41.4% 7785 22.4%
Sophomore 51 33.6% 7558 21.8%
Junior 18 11.8% 7902 22.8%
Senior 20 13.2% 11,491 33.1%
Total 152 100% 34,736 100%
Gender 0.504 0.478
Male 81 52.3% 26,057 56.8%
Female 74 47.7% 19,812 43.2%
Total 155 100% 45,869 100%
Race 41.466 < 0.001
Caucasian 97 63.0% 35,693 78.1%
Asian 35 22.7% 4358 9.5%
Hispanic or Latino 9 5.8% 2660 5.8%
Multiracial 8 5.2% 1689 3.7%
African American/Black 4 2.6% 1284 2.8%
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander 1 0.6% 30 0.1%
Total 154 100% 45,714 100%