Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of community college student sample
| Variable | All N=775 Weighted % |
Veteran N=211 Weighted % |
Non-veteran N=554 Weighted % |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||
| 18–22 | 49.5 | 9.2 | 50.8 | <.001 |
| 23–30 | 23.4 | 52.5 | 22.4 | |
| 31–40 | 16.5 | 25.6 | 16.2 | |
| 41+ | 10.6 | 12.7 | 10.6 | |
| Male | 33.1 | 76.3 | 31.6 | <.001 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 73.9 | 69.6 | 74.1 | . 614 |
| Black | 15.3 | 17.1 | 15.2 | |
| Other1 | 10.8 | 12.9 | 10.7 | |
| Married2 | 31.3 | 59.3 | 30.4 | <.001 |
| Hours Employed Per Week | ||||
| 0 | 36.7 | 31.5 | 36.9 | <.0001 |
| 1–20 | 21.8 | 11.7 | 22.2 | |
| 21–30 | 9.9 | 4.9 | 10.1 | |
| >30 | 31.5 | 51.9 | 30.8 | |
| Health Insurance | 61.3 | 78.0 | 60.7 | <0.001 |
| Current financial situation | ||||
| It is a financial struggle | 39.4 | 33.1 | 39.6 | .066 |
| It is tight, but doing fine | 48.0 | 47.5 | 48.1 | |
| Finances not a problem | 12.6 | 19.4 | 12.3 | |
| Religiosity | ||||
| Very religious | 27.0 | 16.0 | 27.4 | <.001 |
| Fairly religious | 48.0 | 42.9 | 48.2 | |
| Not too religious | 19.9 | 30.4 | 19.6 | |
| Not at all | 5.1 | 10.8 | 4.9 | |
| Years attending community college | ||||
| 1 | 46.3 | 30.4 | 46.9 | <.001 |
| 2 | 36.0 | 51.9 | 35.4 | |
| 3 | 11.0 | 14.6 | 10.8 | |
| 4+ | 6.7 | 3.0 | 6.9 | |
| Lives off campus3 | 97.6 | 98.8 | 97.6 | .361 |
| Mother’s education | ||||
| 8th grade and lower | 6.4 | 4.5 | 6.4 | .034 |
| 9th – 12th grade | 6.3 | 12.6 | 6.1 | |
| High school degree | 34.5 | 34.4 | 34.5 | |
| Some college | 22.9 | 27.0 | 22.8 | |
| Associate’s degree | 13.4 | 11.3 | 13.5 | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 10.5 | 7.6 | 10.6 | |
| Graduate degree | 5.9 | 2.6 | 6.0 | |
| Father’s education | ||||
| 8th grade and lower | 8.1 | 6.8 | 8.1 | .635 |
| 9th – 12th grade | 9.5 | 12.5 | 9.3 | |
| High school degree | 38.7 | 43.5 | 38.5 | |
| Some college | 20.3 | 18.1 | 20.4 | |
| Associate’s degree | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.1 | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 10.3 | 8.3 | 10.4 | |
| Graduate degree | 6.1 | 3.6 | 6.2 | |
| Deployed | - | 76.5 | - | NA |
1
Other includes American Indian/Alaskan Native, Arab/Middle Eastern or Arab American, Asian/Asian-American, Pacific Islander and biracial and multiracial ethnicity/race.
2
Married included married or living in a domestic partnership. Not married included single, in a relationship, divorced or widowed.
3
Living on campus included college residence hall, fraternity or sorority house, or other on-campus student housing.