Table 1.
Characteristics of respondents (n = 1994).
| Characteristic | Categories | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Institution | UWI | 855 (42.9) |
| UTT | 326 (16.3) | |
| COSTATT | 323 (16.2) | |
| USC | 250 (12.5) | |
| ROYTEC | 92 (4.6) | |
| TTHI | 60 (3.0) | |
| SAMS | 45 (2.3) | |
| SITAL | 38 (1.9) | |
| Missing | 5 (0.3) | |
| Age group (years) | 19 and under | 434 (21.8) |
| 20–29 | 1136 (57.0) | |
| 30–39 | 235 (11.8) | |
| 40 and older | 148 (7.4) | |
| Missing | 41 (2.1) | |
| Gender | Male | 681 (34.2) |
| Female | 1308 (65.6) | |
| Missing | 5 (0.3) | |
| Marital status | Single | 1629 (81.7) |
| Married | 271 (13.6) | |
| Common-law | 39 (2.0) | |
| Divorced/widowed | 44 (2.2) | |
| Missing | 11 (0.6) | |
| Ethnicity | African | 716 (35.9) |
| East Indian | 657 (32.9) | |
| Mixed | 566 (28.4) | |
| Other | 42 (2.1) | |
| Missing | 13 (0.7) | |
| Type of degree | Undergraduate | 1877 (94.1) |
| Postgraduate | 64 (3.2) | |
| Missing | 53 (2.7) | |
| Year of study | 1st | 880 (44.1) |
| 2nd | 687 (34.5) | |
| 3rd | 258 (12.9) | |
| 4th or more | 150 (7.5) | |
| Missing | 19 (1.0) |