Question from the survey: What year of study (at university) are you?
We found that the majority of respondents were first-year students. Overall, the graph highlights the diversity of responses, reflecting our success in capturing a broad sample of the UTM student community.
Question from the survey: What program are you in?
We found that the majority of students were in Life Sciences (e.g., biology, psychology) followed by Social Sciences (e.g., economics, anthropology, geography, political science, sociology), Other, Math and Computer Science, Humanities (e.g., languages, philosophy, education), and Physical Sciences (e.g., chemistry, physics).
Question from the survey: What is your age?
We found that the majority of students were 18 years of age, followed by 19, 20, 21, 22, 17 and under, 24+, and 23. Overall, we were able to capture a wide range of student ages with the youngest participant being 16 and the oldest participant being 35.
Question from the survey: What gender(s) do you identify as?
We found that the majority of students identified as women, followed by men, and other (non-binary, transgender, and not listed/prefer not to answer).
Question from the survey: What sexual orientation do you identify with?
We found that the majority of students identified as heterosexual, followed by other (e.g., asexual, questioning/unsure, prefer not to say), bisexual, homosexual, and queer.
Question from the survey: What is the highest level of formal education of your most highly educated parent?
We found that the majority of students have parents who completed a bachelor's degree (e.g., BA, BSc), followed by a high school diploma, master's, college certificate (diploma or degree), other degree (e.g., skilled trades, prefer not to answer or are unsure), and less than high school. Overall, we captured a diverse sample.
Question from the survey: Which of the following terms best describe your racial or ethnic identity?
We found that the majority of students reported best describing their racial identity as European, followed by South Asian (e.g., Indian, Pakistani, etc.), East Asian (e.g., Chinese, Japanese, Korean, etc.), Middle Eastern (e.g., Arab, Egyptian, etc.), African/Caribbean, Mixed/Other, Indigenous, and Hispanic/Latin. Overall, we were able to capture a wide variety of ethnic populations.