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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of college students by type of school attended, 2007 (n = 9,757)

From: Understanding young adult physical activity, alcohol and tobacco use in community colleges and 4-year post-secondary institutions: A cross-sectional analysis of epidemiological surveillance data

 

2-year school

4-year school

P-valuea

 

N

(%)

N

(%)

 

Gender

    

0.08

Male

863

(32.3)

2,825

(39.9)

 

Female

1,812

(67.7)

4,257

(60.1)

 

Age

    

<0.001

<18 years

190

(7.1)

381

(5.4)

 

19-20 years

750

(28.0)

2,394

(33.8)

 

21-22 years

437

(16.3)

2,202

(31.1)

 

23-24 years

243

(9.1)

745

(10.5)

 

25-30 years

453

(16.9)

822

(11.6)

 

31+ years

602

(22.5)

538

(7.6)

 

Race/ethnicity

    

<0.001

White

2,373

(88.7)

6,066

(85.7)

 

African American

64

(2.4)

103

(1.5)

 

Asian

65

(2.4)

459

(6.5)

 

Hispanic

20

(0.8)

70

(1.0)

 

American Indian

49

(1.8)

53

(0.8)

 

Other/Mixed

104

(3.9)

331

(4.7)

 

Current residence

    

<0.001

Parent's home

804

(30.1)

609

(8.6)

 

Rent

988

(36.9)

3,493

(49.3)

 

Residence hall

27

(1.0)

2,108

(29.8)

 

Own a house

751

(28.1)

691

(9.8)

 

Other

105

(3.9)

181

(2.6)

 

Employment Status

    

<0.001

0 hours

524

(30.3)

2,148

(19.6)

 

1-9 hours

196

(20.3)

1,437

(7.3)

 

10-19 hours

497

(22.7)

1,608

(18.6)

 

20-29 hours

610

(15.3)

1,083

(22.8)

 

30-39 hours

316

(4.8)

339

(11.8)

 

40 hours

294

(3.1)

220

(11.0)

 

More than 40 hours

236

(3.4)

243

(8.8)

 
  1. a Difference between 2-year and 4-year schools; adjusted for school-based clustering
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