Sense of community on an urban, commuter campus

Figures & data

Table 1 Demographic characteristics and mean CSOC scores.

	n (% of sample)	Mean CSOC (standard deviation)
Gender
Female	508 (66.8%)	50.2 (9.7)
Male	250 (32.9%)	49.0 (9.7)
Race/ethnicity
American Indian	21 (2.8%)	49.5 (12.0)
Asian/Asian American	70 (9.2%)	48.5 (9.6)
Black/African American	49 (6.4%)	52.0 (8.4)
Hispanic/Latino	60 (7.9%)	50.2 (8.9)
White/Caucasian	599 (78.7%)	49.5 (9.9)
Sexual orientation
LGBT	49 (6.4%)	45.3 (11.6)
Heterosexual	711 (93.4%)	50.1 (9.5)
Marital status
Unmarried	659 (86.6%)	50.0 (9.6)
Married	100 (13.1%)	48.6 (10.4)
Place of residence
Commuter	588 (77.3%)	48.9 (9.3)
On-campus	173 (22.7%)	52.9 (10.3)

Table 2 Correlations between key variables.

		1	2	3	4	5	6
1	CSOC	–	0.26**	− 0.11**	0.24**	0.19**	0.13**
2	Positive affect		–	− 0.19**	0.45**	0.45**	0.15**
3	Negative affect			–	− 0.37**	− 0.38**	− 0.03
4	Life satisfaction				–	0.37**	0.07
5	Self-efficacy					–	0.19**
6	Educational expectations						–

Note: **p < 0.01.