AACC/CSLI Fall 2022 Survey: Students vs. General Sample Insights
In the Fall 2022 survey conducted by AACC/CSLI, insights comparing students to the general sample were analyzed. The survey covered a range of topics including Covid experiences, attitudes towards the economy, political characteristics, and student-focused questions such as course preferences and views on college education value. Key differences were observed in age and education levels between students and the overall sample.
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AACC/CSLI Fall 2022 Survey Students Responses Dan Nataf Director, Center for the Study of Local Issues Professor, Political Science Anne Arundel Community College 10/27/22
Overview: Students vs. General Sample Overview: Students vs. General Sample Survey in field Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 Entirely online using mostly CSLI web panel but also AACC students, Eye on Annapolis Sample size (N) 468 overall, 186 for students only analysis Overall sample weighted by age, gender, race, party registration, education and council district Students only database presented here NOT weighted Students are included (N=135) in the overall sample where they are weighted like the rest of the respondents Press releases all available at www2.aacc.edu/csli
Overview: Organization of Presentation Overview: Organization of Presentation Background comparison (sample vs. students are included whenever possible) Covid experiences/perceptions Attitudes about the economy Other county and federal issues Political characteristics (ideology, party registration), voting for county executive/governor, marijuana legalization Student focused questions: course delivery preferences, DEIA, student loans, views about value of college education
Background characteristics: Age Background characteristics: Age (Sample vs. students throughout) (Sample vs. students throughout) 100 87 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 22 22 18 16 20 13 10 8 10 4 1 0 0 0 Under 30 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+ Sample Students Students much younger than overall sample.
Background characteristics: Education Background characteristics: Education 80 69 70 60 50 40 30 24 24 23 21 20 13 6 10 5 4 4 3 3 1 1 0 Less than high school diploma High school diploma Some college Completed a 2- year associate college degree Completed a 4- year bachelor's degree Post graduate work No answer Sample Students Students much less educated than overall sample.
Background characteristics: Marital Status Background characteristics: Marital Status (Sample vs. Students) (Sample vs. Students) 80 67 70 57 60 50 40 25 30 16 20 8 7 6 10 4 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 Sample Students Students much more likely to be single than overall sample.
Background characteristics: Race/Ethnicity Background characteristics: Race/Ethnicity 80 74 70 61 60 50 40 30 20 11 10 8 7 7 10 6 5 3 3 2 1 1 0 White or Caucasian Black or African American Hispanic or Latino Asian or Asian American Mixed Other No answer Sample Students Students more racially, ethnically diverse than overall sample.
Ba Background characteristics: Income ckground characteristics: Income 30 28 24 25 20 19 20 16 15 13 12 12 11 10 10 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 0 Less than $30,000 $30,000 to $50,000 $50,001 to $75,000 $75,001 to $100,000 $100,001 to $150,000 $150,001 to $250,000 Over $250,000 Decline to say Sample Students Students have lower incomes than overall sample.
Background characteristics: Council District Background characteristics: Council District 19 20 17 17 17 18 16 16 16 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 11 12 10 10 8 6 4 2 0 District 1 (Linthicum) District 2 (Millersville) District 3 (Pasadena) District 4 (Odenton) District 5 (Severna Park/Arnold) District 6 (Annapolis) District 7 (South County) Sample Students Students slightly more likely to come from southern part of Anne Arundel County.
Background characteristics: Gender Background characteristics: Gender 70 60 60 51 47 50 40 34 30 20 10 4 1 1 0 0 Male Female Non-binary Prefer not to say Sample Students Students much more female than overall sample.
COVID Perceptions/Experiences COVID Perceptions/Experiences 100 93 91 90 79 80 68 70 62 61 59 55 60 54 47 50 41 40 30 30 20 10 0 Concern that someone in family seriously ill - very or somewhat Contracted COVID Family member or Serious symptoms from COVID Someone you know personally died from COVID Fully vaccinated and boosted close friend had COVID Sample Students Students less likely to be vaccinated (shows % saying applies ).
COVID COVID - - Still a Problem? Still a Problem? 45 39 40 35 28 30 26 24 25 20 15 11 10 5 0 0 COVID - Not much of a problem COVID - Continue remain problem indefinitely COVID - Unsure/don't know Sample Students Students more likely to see it as a problem, but also less certain. (Intermediate options not shown)
COVID COVID - - Still a Problem Compared to Other Issues? Still a Problem Compared to Other Issues? 36 Economy (e.g., no jobs, high cost of living, business closing or 32 24 Housing cost 13 21 Drugs (use or sale of illegal drugs such as heroin, cocaine, or use of 19 17 Education (problems with schools, quality, facilities, staff, 23 16 Coronavirus (spread, treatment, testing) 6 14 Crime (other than drug related) 27 12 Healthcare (cost, access) 7 11 No answer, don t know 2 11 Transportation (problems/traffic congestion, lack of public transit) 10 11 Environment (e.g., air or water pollution, saving the Bay) 7 9 Taxes too high 16 9 Racism, hate crimes, discrimination 5 8 Growth/overpopulation (too much development, poorly planned) 18 7 Government ethics (corrupt, immoral) 4 6 Government lacks resources (for roads, schools, services) 6 6 Government waste (inefficient, spends too much) 9 2 Other answer - write in: (See Appendix B) 3 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Students Fall '22 Students less concerned with excess growth or crime or high taxes, more worried about housing cost, COVID spread, access to health care.
Economy Economy - - Rating Conditions Rating Conditions 60 51 48 50 46 40 35 30 20 15 10 10 0 Anne Arundel County Maryland USA Sample Students Students more pessimistic at every level, especially for Maryland.
Economy Economy - - Macroeconomic Conditions Macroeconomic Conditions (% very concerned) (% very concerned) 80 71 70 65 56 60 50 41 39 40 31 31 28 30 24 20 20 10 0 Inflation Unemployment Business climate Federal debt/deficit Rate of economic growth Sample Students Students parallel sample with focus on inflation, but less concerned with all other items other than unemployment.
Economy Economy Living Wage, Affordable Housing Living Wage, Affordable Housing Students -Sample Sample Students Living Wage Hourly 23 20 -3 Living Wage Monthly 4000 4000 0 Affordable Housing - Monthly 1500 1200 -300 Affordable Housing - Selling price 350000 300000 -50000 Students offer lower dollar amounts for most measures monthly amount exceeds full-time hourly calculation (e.g., 160 hrs x $23=$3680, 160 hrs x $20=3200).
Economy Economy - - Do These Apply to You? Do These Apply to You? (% very concerned) (% very concerned) 50 Taxes are too high in relation to government services 58 30 Health care insurance is unavailable, too expensive or 34 58 Hard to afford the cost of education beyond high school 40 50 Hard to afford the cost of food and groceries 52 29 Found a new or better job recently 11 17 Facing the possibility of unemployment 13 29 Received a salary increase or other increase in income 33 69 Wages or salaries are not rising as fast as the cost of living 64 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Students Sample All concerned with costs inflation, taxes, costs of basics. Students less concerned with taxes, more with cost of post HS education.
Economy Economy Attitudes About Social Mobility and Income Distribution Attitudes About Social Mobility and Income Distribution Very satisfied Somewhat Not very satisfied Unsure, no answer Satisfied 30 Sample 23 46 1 The opportunity for a person in this nation to get ahead by working hard 38 Students 19 40 4 61 Sample 9 26 3 The way income and wealth are distributed in the U.S. 67 Students 5 20 7 No big differences few are very satisfied with opportunity to get ahead and even less with way income and wealth are distributed. Students somewhat more pessimistic generally.
Sample- Students -12 -5 gotten better plus stayed same => Sample 48 38 Students 60 43 Teaching about diversity in a fair and balanced way Controlling crime Making sure that parents have enough say in the education of their children Improving the academic performance of our children Reducing traffic congestion Managing growth and development Reducing the opioid epidemic Handling COVID well by balancing restrictions while securing public health Improving the overall quality of life in AA County Improving the efficiency of local govt. Effectively dealing with climate change Ensuring police respect for all citizens Making life more affordable in the county Keeping taxes low Reducing poverty and homelessness Improving the environment Improving the local economy County outreach to public on key issues like budget and land use Making sure that government services are adequately funded Managing the county budget County Issues County Issues - - Gotten Gotten Better, Worse or Stayed Worse or Stayed the Same the Same Better, 46 43 37 49 38 49 45 36 47 33 -3 -2 1 2 5 73 57 51 56 65 33 40 41 66 51 56 59 54 67 50 42 47 56 22 27 28 51 35 36 35 29 6 7 9 9 9 11 13 13 15 16 20 24 25 => % is combination of gotten better and stayed same. Students often parallel sample but diverge on: *teaching diversity *affordability *taxes *environment *adequate funding of government services *others
Election Issues Election Issues Top of Mind Issues Top of Mind Issues 45 42 40 35 35 30 26 25 24 23 25 18 18 20 17 17 17 14 13 15 12 12 8 8 8 8 10 7 4 4 5 0 Sample Students Students often parallel sample but diverge on immigration, crime and January 6th events.
Party Registration Party Registration 45 39 40 35 34 35 30 26 25 25 18 20 15 12 9 10 5 1 1 0 Democrat Republican Unaffiliated Third party Not registered Sample Students Students less Republican, more unaffiliated or not registered to vote.
Ideology Ideology 40 35 35 31 30 23 25 20 20 17 15 14 14 15 10 10 10 7 5 5 0 Very conservative Somewhat conservative Moderate Somewhat liberal Very liberal Unsure/DK Sample Students Students less conservative, more liberal or unsure.
Vote for Governor Vote for Governor 60 51 50 40 40 30 24 21 20 20 12 11 10 6 3 1 0 Wes Moore Dan Cox David Lashar Not favoring any candidates at this time Still too unfamiliar with cands at this time or probably won't vote Sample Students Students vote choice not much different, but many more won t vote.
Vote for County Executive Vote for County Executive 70 58 60 50 40 33 31 30 21 18 20 15 13 11 10 0 Steuart Pittman Jessica Haire Not favoring any candidates at this time Students Still too unfamiliar with cands at this time or probably won't vote Sample Students vote choice not much different, but many more won t vote.
Vote for Marijuana Legalization Vote for Marijuana Legalization 60 54 54 50 40 33 30 18 20 15 13 10 10 2 0 Vote in favor Vote against Probably won't vote Unsure/DK Sample Students Students vote choice not much different except in % voting against, fewer don t know.
AACC Questions AACC Questions The college has been making significant efforts to adopt policies and practices that ensure diversity, equity, inclusion and The college has been making significant efforts to adopt policies and practices that ensure diversity, equity, inclusion and ant In that light, how welcomed and appreciated do you feel students like yourself are at the college? In that light, how welcomed and appreciated do you feel students like yourself are at the college? anti i- -racism (DEIA). racism (DEIA). 100 100 90 82 80 Gender Overall Race/Ethnicity Income 73 70 62 62 61 60 58 60 54 50 46 50 43 43 42 40 37 40 26 25 25 30 21 21 20 18 16 20 13 13 12 9 9 9 8 7 7 5 10 5 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Overall Male Female Non-binary African-Amer Hispanic Asian-Am White Under 30k 30-75k 75-150k Over 150k Very Somewhat Not very Unsure/DK Most feel very welcomed and appreciated (60%).
Course Delivery Formats Course Delivery Formats - - Preferences Preferences 60 53 51 50 46 40 40 40 29 30 27 26 25 19 19 18 20 10 3 3 2 1 0 Strongly prefer Somewhat prefer Don't prefer Unsure/DK Online async Online sync Hybrid In-person Online async delivery format most preferred (53% strongly prefer ).
Financial Concerns, Student Loan Debt, Perceptions of Value of College Education Financial Concerns, Student Loan Debt, Perceptions of Value of College Education How important a role did (or do) your financial circumstances play in your decision whether to pursue a college education? Sample Students 58 22 17 4 Students say financial circumstances are important Important Somewhat important Not important Unsure/DK 45 26 24 5 Do you or does someone in your household current have student loan debt? Yes Sample 37 Students 41 53 7 Majority don t have student loan debt No Unsure/DK 62 2 Will you or household member likely benefit from loan cancellation program? Sample Students 31 10 44 14 Very likely 24 Plurality unlikely to benefit from loan debt relief Somewhat likely Not very likely Unsure/DK 7 63 6 Which of these two statements best expresses your perspective? The cost of college is too high, and something should be done to help those with student loans. Sample Students Most believe that cost of college is too high 73 52 Those with student loans made the decision to go to college and should pay their debts. Unsure/DK 43 5 19 7 Over the last 20 years, do you believe that the value of a college education has increased, remained the same or decreased? Sample Students 46 10 36 9 Deeply divided over whether value of college education has increased Increased Stayed the same 25 20 Decreased Unsure/DK 50 5
Quick summary of main findings: Quick summary of main findings: Backgrounds of students vs. overall sample: Younger, lower educational attainment, less likely married, more diverse by race/ethnicity, lower income, more likely to be female. COVID: Similar % contracting, know fewer who have died, less likely to say COVID not much of a problem Most important problem: More focused on housing cost, less on crime, growth Economy: More pessimistic about economic conditions, more concern with unemployment Living wage/affordable housing: Cite lower values for each Getting ahead: similar to sample somewhat satisfied dominant Income distribution: similar to sample 60% not very satisfied National top of mind : similar to sample (inflation, abortion) except for Jan. 6, crime, immigration Vote: similar to sample (close on county exec/marijuana, but not govr., but many more say won t vote or don t know DEIA at AACC: 60%+ say they feel welcomed and appreciated Course delivery formats: prefer online async Student loans: majority don t have student debt, only 41% would benefit from cancellation Cost/value of college: too high polarization about whether value of college ed has increased
Future Future Student Participation Student Participation Can departments and/or individual faculty members encourage more student participation? Provide larger more representative sample Might incorporate topics of interest to departments/faculty members Allow us to better understand our students!
