This study also gives highly detailed info on the percentage of students who have been diagnosed with COVID, and on how long and to what extent students feel that COVID will be impacting their life. This 86-page report also presents hundreds of tables of data and commentary about how a representative sample of 1050+ full-time students at 4-year American colleges view their vulnerability to COVID. The study presents highly detailed data on the percentage of students living with an unvaccinated individual, with the level of fear or concern of the student that they will get COVID themselves or pass it on to others. It also presents detailed info on the percentage of students who feel that they have a health condition that may make them more vulnerable than the average student to COVID.
Data in the report is broken out by more than 20 personal and institutional variables, so, for example, readers can get specific data on COVID infection rates for first-year students vs. juniors or seniors, or for students in level 1 research universities vs. doctoral institutions, or for male vs. female or vs. transgender students, or for business/economics majors vs fine arts majors, etc.
Breakouts include age, year of school standing, major or intended major, religion, gender, sexual orientation, income level, SAT/ACT scores, college grades, regional origins, race/ethnicity, level of school tuition, size of the school of institution attended and many other variables. This is a critical resource for policymakers in government and in universities and colleges as well as a unique data source for social scientists and others studying higher education and public health.
Just a few of the report’s main findings are that:
- 17.32% of students who grew up in rural areas felt that they had a health condition that made them more susceptible than most college students to COVID
- Female students were twice as likely as male ones to feel that they had a health condition that made them more susceptible to COVID
- More than 55% of students who describe themselves as “very left-wing” politically were very often or often afraid of infecting others with COVID
- 26.65% of respondents said that they currently lived with someone who was not fully vaccinated against COVID
- Asian American students were much less likely than those of other ethnicities to currently live with an un-vaccinated individual
- 27.55% of students at public colleges in the sample had ever been diagnosed with COVID
- Politically conservative students were much more likely than politically liberal students to feel that the COVID pandemic would end soon
Table of Contents
The Questionnaire
Characteristics of the Sample
Time Frame of Surveying
Summary of Main Findings
- Percentage of Students With a Health Condition Rendering Them More Vulnerable to Covid
- Level of Fear of Spreading Covid to Others
- Percentage of Students Who Live With Someone Who is Unvaccinated
- Percentage of Students Diagnosed With Covid
- Impact of Covid in the Near Future
List of Tables
Table 1.1 Do You Have a Health Condition Which May Make You More Susceptible Than Other College Students to Covid?
Table 1.2 Do You Have a Health Condition Which May Make You More Susceptible Than Other College Students to Covid? Broken Out by Age of Respondent
Table 1.3 Do You Have a Health Condition Which May Make You More Susceptible Than Other College Students to Covid? Broken Out by Population Density of Place of Origin
Table 1.4 Do You Have a Health Condition Which May Make You More Susceptible Than Other College Students to Covid? Broken Out by Geographic Region of Origin
Table 1.5 Do You Have a Health Condition Which May Make You More Susceptible Than Other College Students to Covid? Broken Out by Student School Year
Table 1.6 Do You Have a Health Condition Which May Make You More Susceptible Than Other College Students to Covid? Broken Out by Annual Income of Family of Origin
Table 1.7 Do You Have a Health Condition Which May Make You More Susceptible Than Other College Students to Covid? Broken Out by Relationship With Organized Religion
Table 1.8 Do You Have a Health Condition Which May Make You More Susceptible Than Other College Students to Covid? Broken Out by Political Views
Table 1.9 Do You Have a Health Condition Which May Make You More Susceptible Than Other College Students to Covid? Broken Out by College Grades
Table 1.10 Do You Have a Health Condition Which May Make You More Susceptible Than Other College Students to Covid? Broken Out by Field of Study
Table 1.11 Do You Have a Health Condition Which May Make You More Susceptible Than Other College Students to Covid? Broken Out by Gender
Table 1.12 Do You Have a Health Condition Which May Make You More Susceptible Than Other College Students to Covid? Broken Out by Current Housing Situation
Table 1.13 Do You Have a Health Condition Which May Make You More Susceptible Than Other College Students to Covid? Broken Out by Current Employment Status
Table 1.14 Do You Have a Health Condition Which May Make You More Susceptible Than Other College Students to Covid? Broken Out by Sexual Orientation
Table 1.15 Do You Have a Health Condition Which May Make You More Susceptible Than Other College Students to Covid? Broken Out by Sat or Act Scores
Table 1.16 Do You Have a Health Condition Which May Make You More Susceptible Than Other College Students to Covid? Broken Out by Race or Ethnicity
Table 1.17 Do You Have a Health Condition Which May Make You More Susceptible Than Other College Students to Covid? Broken Out by Religion
Table 1.18 Do You Have a Health Condition Which May Make You More Susceptible Than Other College Students to Covid? Broken Out by Public or Private College
Table 1.19 Do You Have a Health Condition Which May Make You More Susceptible Than Other College Students to Covid? Broken Out by Enrollment
Table 1.20 Do You Have a Health Condition Which May Make You More Susceptible Than Other College Students to Covid? Broken Out by Tuition, $
Table 1.21 Do You Have a Health Condition Which May Make You More Susceptible Than Other College Students to Covid? Broken Out by Type of College or Carnegie Class
Table 2.1 How Much Do You Fear That You Might Unknowingly Spread Covid to a Person Who Through Age Status or Medical Condition May Have a Higher Than Average Susceptibility to Covid?
Table 2.2 How Much Do You Fear That You Might Unknowingly Spread Covid to a Person Who Through Age Status or Medical Condition May Have a Higher Than Average Susceptibility to Covid? Broken Out by Age of Respondent
Table 2.3 How Much Do You Fear That You Might Unknowingly Spread Covid to a Person Who Through Age Status or Medical Condition May Have a Higher Than Average Susceptibility to Covid? Broken Out by Population Density of Place of Origin
Table 2.4 How Much Do You Fear That You Might Unknowingly Spread Covid to a Person Who Through Age Status or Medical Condition May Have a Higher Than Average Susceptibility to Covid? Broken Out by Geographic Region of Origin
Table 2.5 How Much Do You Fear That You Might Unknowingly Spread Covid to a Person Who Through Age Status or Medical Condition May Have a Higher Than Average Susceptibility to Covid? Broken Out by Student School Year
Table 2.6 How Much Do You Fear That You Might Unknowingly Spread Covid to a Person Who Through Age Status or Medical Condition May Have a Higher Than Average Susceptibility to Covid? Broken Out by Annual Income of Family of Origin
Table 2.7 How Much Do You Fear That You Might Unknowingly Spread Covid to a Person Who Through Age Status or Medical Condition May Have a Higher Than Average Susceptibility to Covid? Broken Out by Relationship With Organized Religion
Table 2.8 How Much Do You Fear That You Might Unknowingly Spread Covid to a Person Who Through Age Status or Medical Condition May Have a Higher Than Average Susceptibility to Covid? Broken Out by Political Views
Table 2.9 How Much Do You Fear That You Might Unknowingly Spread Covid to a Person Who Through Age Status or Medical Condition May Have a Higher Than Average Susceptibility to Covid? Broken Out by College Grades
Table 2.10 How Much Do You Fear That You Might Unknowingly Spread Covid to a Person Who Through Age Status or Medical Condition May Have a Higher Than Average Susceptibility to Covid? Broken Out by Field of Study
Table 2.11 How Much Do You Fear That You Might Unknowingly Spread Covid to a Person Who Through Age Status or Medical Condition May Have a Higher Than Average Susceptibility to Covid? Broken Out by Gender
Table 2.12 How Much Do You Fear That You Might Unknowingly Spread Covid to a Person Who Through Age Status or Medical Condition May Have a Higher Than Average Susceptibility to Covid? Broken Out by Current Housing Situation
Table 2.13 How Much Do You Fear That You Might Unknowingly Spread Covid to a Person Who Through Age Status or Medical Condition May Have a Higher Than Average Susceptibility to Covid? Broken Out by Current Employment Status
Table 2.14 How Much Do You Fear That You Might Unknowingly Spread Covid to a Person Who Through Age Status or Medical Condition May Have a Higher Than Average Susceptibility to Covid? Broken Out by Sexual Orientation
Table 2.15 How Much Do You Fear That You Might Unknowingly Spread Covid to a Person Who Through Age Status or Medical Condition May Have a Higher Than Average Susceptibility to Covid? Broken Out by Sat or Act Scores
Table 2.16 How Much Do You Fear That You Might Unknowingly Spread Covid to a Person Who Through Age Status or Medical Condition May Have a Higher Than Average Susceptibility to Covid? Broken Out by Race or Ethnicity
Table 2.17 How Much Do You Fear That You Might Unknowingly Spread Covid to a Person Who Through Age Status or Medical Condition May Have a Higher Than Average Susceptibility to Covid? Broken Out by Religion
Table 2.18 How Much Do You Fear That You Might Unknowingly Spread Covid to a Person Who Through Age Status or Medical Condition May Have a Higher Than Average Susceptibility to Covid? Broken Out by Public or Private College
Table 2.19 How Much Do You Fear That You Might Unknowingly Spread Covid to a Person Who Through Age Status or Medical Condition May Have a Higher Than Average Susceptibility to Covid? Broken Out by Enrollment
Table 2.20 How Much Do You Fear That You Might Unknowingly Spread Covid to a Person Who Through Age Status or Medical Condition May Have a Higher Than Average Susceptibility to Covid? Broken Out by Tuition, $
Table 2.21 How Much Do You Fear That You Might Unknowingly Spread Covid to a Person Who Through Age Status or Medical Condition May Have a Higher Than Average Susceptibility to Covid? Broken Out by Type of College or Carnegie Class
Table 3.1 to the Best of Your Knowledge, Do You Live With Anyone Who is Not Fully Vaccinated Against Covid?
Table 3.2 to the Best of Your Knowledge, Do You Live With Anyone Who is Not Fully Vaccinated Against Covid? Broken Out by Age of Respondent
Table 3.3 to the Best of Your Knowledge, Do You Live With Anyone Who is Not Fully Vaccinated Against Covid? Broken Out by Population Density of Place of Origin
Table 3.4 to the Best of Your Knowledge, Do You Live With Anyone Who is Not Fully Vaccinated Against Covid? Broken Out by Geographic Region of Origin
Table 3.5 to the Best of Your Knowledge, Do You Live With Anyone Who is Not Fully Vaccinated Against Covid? Broken Out by Student School Year
Table 3.6 to the Best of Your Knowledge, Do You Live With Anyone Who is Not Fully Vaccinated Against Covid? Broken Out by Annual Income of Family of Origin
Table 3.7 to the Best of Your Knowledge, Do You Live With Anyone Who is Not Fully Vaccinated Against Covid? Broken Out by Relationship With Organized Religion
Table 3.8 to the Best of Your Knowledge, Do You Live With Anyone Who is Not Fully Vaccinated Against Covid? Broken Out by Political Views
Table 3.9 to the Best of Your Knowledge, Do You Live With Anyone Who is Not Fully Vaccinated Against Covid? Broken Out by College Grades
Table 3.10 to the Best of Your Knowledge, Do You Live With Anyone Who is Not Fully Vaccinated Against Covid? Broken Out by Field of Study
Table 3.11 to the Best of Your Knowledge, Do You Live With Anyone Who is Not Fully Vaccinated Against Covid? Broken Out by Gender
Table 3.12 to the Best of Your Knowledge, Do You Live With Anyone Who is Not Fully Vaccinated Against Covid? Broken Out by Current Housing Situation
Table 3.13 to the Best of Your Knowledge, Do You Live With Anyone Who is Not Fully Vaccinated Against Covid? Broken Out by Current Employment Status
Table 3.14 to the Best of Your Knowledge, Do You Live With Anyone Who is Not Fully Vaccinated Against Covid? Broken Out by Sexual Orientation
Table 3.15 to the Best of Your Knowledge, Do You Live With Anyone Who is Not Fully Vaccinated Against Covid? Broken Out by Sat or Act Scores
Table 3.16 to the Best of Your Knowledge, Do You Live With Anyone Who is Not Fully Vaccinated Against Covid? Broken Out by Race or Ethnicity
Table 3.17 to the Best of Your Knowledge, Do You Live With Anyone Who is Not Fully Vaccinated Against Covid? Broken Out by Religion
Table 3.18 to the Best of Your Knowledge, Do You Live With Anyone Who is Not Fully Vaccinated Against Covid? Broken Out by Public or Private College
Table 3.19 to the Best of Your Knowledge, Do You Live With Anyone Who is Not Fully Vaccinated Against Covid? Broken Out by Enrollment
Table 3.20 to the Best of Your Knowledge, Do You Live With Anyone Who is Not Fully Vaccinated Against Covid? Broken Out by Tuition, $
Table 3.21 to the Best of Your Knowledge, Do You Live With Anyone Who is Not Fully Vaccinated Against Covid? Broken Out by Type of College or Carnegie Class
Table 4.1 Have You Ever Been Diagnosed With Covid?
Table 4.2 Have You Ever Been Diagnosed With Covid? Broken Out by Age of Respondent
Table 4.3 Have You Ever Been Diagnosed With Covid? Broken Out by Population Density of Place of Origin
Table 4.4 Have You Ever Been Diagnosed With Covid? Broken Out by Geographic Region of Origin
Table 4.5 Have You Ever Been Diagnosed With Covid? Broken Out by Student School Year
Table 4.6 Have You Ever Been Diagnosed With Covid? Broken Out by Annual Income of Family of Origin
Table 4.7 Have You Ever Been Diagnosed With Covid? Broken Out by Relationship With Organized Religion
Table 4.8 Have You Ever Been Diagnosed With Covid? Broken Out by Political Views
Table 4.9 Have You Ever Been Diagnosed With Covid? Broken Out by College Grades
Table 4.10 Have You Ever Been Diagnosed With Covid? Broken Out by Field of Study
Table 4.11 Have You Ever Been Diagnosed With Covid? Broken Out by Gender
Table 4.12 Have You Ever Been Diagnosed With Covid? Broken Out by Current Housing Situation
Table 4.13 Have You Ever Been Diagnosed With Covid? Broken Out by Current Employment Status
Table 4.14 Have You Ever Been Diagnosed With Covid? Broken Out by Sexual Orientation
Table 4.15 Have You Ever Been Diagnosed With Covid? Broken Out by Sat or Act Scores
Table 4.16 Have You Ever Been Diagnosed With Covid? Broken Out by Race or Ethnicity
Table 4.17 Have You Ever Been Diagnosed With Covid? Broken Out by Religion
Table 4.18 Have You Ever Been Diagnosed With Covid? Broken Out by Public or Private College
Table 4.19 Have You Ever Been Diagnosed With Covid? Broken Out by Enrollment
Table 4.20 Have You Ever Been Diagnosed With Covid? Broken Out by Tuition, $
Table 4.21 Have You Ever Been Diagnosed With Covid? Broken Out by Type of College or Carnegie Class
Table 5.1 How Long Do You Think That Covid Will Have a Significant Impact on Your Life?
Table 5.2 How Long Do You Think That Covid Will Have a Significant Impact on Your Life? Broken Out by Age of Respondent
Table 5.3 How Long Do You Think That Covid Will Have a Significant Impact on Your Life? Broken Out by Population Density of Place of Origin
Table 5.4 How Long Do You Think That Covid Will Have a Significant Impact on Your Life? Broken Out by Geographic Region of Origin
Table 5.5 How Long Do You Think That Covid Will Have a Significant Impact on Your Life? Broken Out by Student School Year
Table 5.6 How Long Do You Think That Covid Will Have a Significant Impact on Your Life? Broken Out by Annual Income of Family of Origin
Table 5.7 How Long Do You Think That Covid Will Have a Significant Impact on Your Life? Broken Out by Relationship With Organized Religion
Table 5.8 How Long Do You Think That Covid Will Have a Significant Impact on Your Life? Broken Out by Political Views
Table 5.9 How Long Do You Think That Covid Will Have a Significant Impact on Your Life? Broken Out by College Grades
Table 5.10 How Long Do You Think That Covid Will Have a Significant Impact on Your Life? Broken Out by Field of Study
Table 5.11 How Long Do You Think That Covid Will Have a Significant Impact on Your Life? Broken Out by Gender
Table 5.12 How Long Do You Think That Covid Will Have a Significant Impact on Your Life? Broken Out by Current Housing Situation
Table 5.13 How Long Do You Think That Covid Will Have a Significant Impact on Your Life? Broken Out by Current Employment Status
Table 5.14 How Long Do You Think That Covid Will Have a Significant Impact on Your Life? Broken Out by Sexual Orientation
Table 5.15 How Long Do You Think That Covid Will Have a Significant Impact on Your Life? Broken Out by Sat or Act Scores
Methodology
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