Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants, the invited sample, and the University of Waterloo undergraduate population, 2015
Demographic Characteristic | Study participants (n = 485) | Invited sample (n = 5000) | Undergraduate population (n = 29,440) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Percent (number) | 95Â % C.I.a | Percent (number) | Percent | |
Gender | ||||
 Male | 35.0 (167) | (30.8, 39.4) | 55.1 (2755) | 54.5 |
 Female | 65.0 (310) | (60.6, 69.2) | 44.9 (2245) | 45.5 |
Faculty | ||||
 Applied Health Sciences | 10.2 (49) | (7.8, 13.3) | 8.1 (405) | 7.2 |
 Arts | 20.0 (96) | (16.6, 23.8) | 21.4 (1070) | 21.9 |
 Engineering | 23.1 (111) | (19.6, 27.1) | 22.3 (1115) | 22.3 |
 Environment | 8.8 (42) | (6.5, 11.6) | 6.8 (340) | 7.5 |
 Mathematics | 14.6 (70) | (11.7, 18.0) | 21.6 (1080) | 21.3 |
 Science | 23.3 (112) | (19.8, 27.3) | 16.8 (840) | 17.0 |
 Other | – | – | 3.0 (150) | 2.8 |
System of study | ||||
 Co-op | 63.1 (301) | (58.7, 67.3) | 62.2 (3110) | 62.2 |
 Regular | 36.9 (176) | (32.7, 41.3) | 37.8 (1890) | 37.8 |
Study year | ||||
 First | – | – | 21.2 (1060) | 22.5 |
 Second | – | – | 26.3 (1315) | 26.6 |
 Third | – | – | 25.3 (1265) | 24.1 |
 Fourth | – | – | 24.1 (1205) | 24.0 |
 Fifth | – | – | 0.3 (15) | 0.3 |
 Non-degree | – | – | 2.8 (140) | 2.4 |