A Survey on the Demographic and Socio-Economic Status of the Guimaras State College Students
Abstract
The study aimed to find out the demographic and socioeconomic status of the GSC students for AY 2006-2007.
Specifically, the study sought answers for the following questions:
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What are the personal data of the college students enrolled in GSC for AY 2006-2007 in terms of age, sex, marital status, religion, and addresses?
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What is the socio-economic status of the students in terms of parents' occupation, income, home type, properties owned, electric connection, source of water, dwelling areas, toilet type, and educational attainment of the family members?
The study made use of the descriptive survey design. The respondents were the selected college students of GSC enrolled during the second semester of AY 2006-2007. The researcher made use of Slovin’s formula to determine the sample appropriate for the study.
The appropriate sample size was 190. The researcher-made instrument was used to gather the data. The questionnaire was composed of 3 parts. Part 1 included items about the personal information of the students such as name, year and section, age, sex, and marital status. Part 2 included questions that determined the demographic and socio-economic household situations of the respondents. Part 3 included questions that answered information about the respondents' household sanitation and characteristics. The questionnaire was validated by 3 jurors who were experts in their field and was tested for reliability. The questionnaire was distributed to the respondents upon identification of their class schedule. The statistical tools used to analyze data were frequency count, mean, and percentages.
