Survey of Student Attitudes and Experiences - Fall 1998

Finances and Work Activity

  

  1. Students finance their university education in various ways. Please check any of the following which are either major or minor sources of finances for you this year.

 

Source

Major Source

Minor Source

Employment during semester

 

 

Savings from summer employment

 

 

Own savings

 

 

Permanent job or career

 

 

Student loans (government sponsored)

 

 

Personal loans (bank, line-of-credit)

 

 

Scholarships or bursaries

 

 

Family support

 

 

Indian Affairs or Band support

 

 

Other ________________________

 

 

 

  1. Many students take out student loans to finance their university education. Please tell us the approximate amount of your student loan debt. Check either the "No Debt" box or state the amount of the debt.

 

Student Loan Debt

No Debt

Amount of Debt ($)

At the start of this semester

 

 

At the end of the Winter, 1999 semester

 

 

 

  1. How much do you agree or disagree with each of the following:

 

Strongly Disagree

  

Strongly Agree

University admission standards are too lax

1

2

3

4

5

Some university students would be better off attending technical school or working

1

2

3

4

5

Governments should stop financing University education

1

2

3

4

5

University education should be made more accessible by lowering tuition

1

2

3

4

5

 

  1. In a typical week, roughly how many hours per week outside of class do you estimate that you spend at each of the following:

Studying, doing research and class assignments

_____________

hours per week

At organized University extra-curricular activities

_____________

hours per week

Care of children or other dependents

_____________

hours per week

Household work

_____________

hours per week

Volunteer activity (e.g. fund drives, committees)

_____________

hours per week

Religious activities (services, committees)

_____________

hours per week

.
  1. Do you hold a paid job or jobs, or have you held a paid job while attending University this semester?

No

1

Yes

2

 

If you answered Yes to question 52, please continue with the Survey

 

If you answered No to question 52, you have completed the Survey.

 

Thank you very much for your help.

If you have any comments, please write these on page 14.

 
  1. How many hours do you usually spend working at the job or jobs this semester?

_______________ hours per week.

 

  1. What is your hourly pay from your job or jobs this semester?

$ _______________ per hour.

 
  1. If you did not have the money from your job, what would you have done this semester? Circle as many as appropriate.

This would have meant little difference

1

Not be at university

2

Dip into personal savings

3

Obtain more from parents or spouse

4

Take out a loan

5

Other (specify) __________________________

  

  1. What type of job(s) do you have? (e.g. waitress, retail clerk, telephone solicitor, actor, gas station attendant, etc.)

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

 

  1. People hold jobs for many reasons. What are the two most important reasons that you are holding a job this semester?

1. __________________________________________________

2. __________________________________________________

 

 

Thank you for completing this questionnaire.

 

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