RESULTS OF THE
Spring 2004
National Science Foundation
Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM)
Student Demographics Assessment
University of Hawai'i * Kapi'olani Community College
The Kapi'olani STEM Leadership Team

This survey has been given during a period of a month: from February 1-24, 2004.

 

What is your ethnic background? Check as many as applicable.
Ethnic Background Number
answered
Percentage Other choices also selected
African American or Black
4
0.7%
American Indian (1)
Japanese (1)
Korean (1)
Caucasian (2)
Hispanic (1)
Alaska Native
0
0.0%
American Indian
23
4.5%
African American or Black (1)
Chinese (4)
Filipino (4)
Japanese (10)
Korean (2)
Caucasian (21)
Hispanic (5)
Part Hawaiian (6)
Asian Indian
1
0.1%
Caucasian (1)
Chinese
121
24.1%
American Indian (4)
Filipino (27)
Japanese (35)
Korean (5)
Thai (1)
Vietnamese (4)
Other Asian (2)
Caucasian (34)
Hispanic (10)
Part Hawaiian (50)
Samoan (3)
Guamanian or Chamorro (2)
Micronesian (except Guamanian or Chamorro) (1)
Other Pacific Islander (2)
Filipino
117
23.3%
American Indian (4)
Chinese (27)
Japanese (23)
Korean (2)
Other Asian (1)
Caucasian (25)
Hispanic (10)
Part Hawaiian (21)
Samoan (1)
Guamanian or Chamorro (1)
Other Pacific Islander (1)
Japanese
171
34.0%
African American or Black (1)
American Indian (10)
Chinese (35)
Filipino (23)
Korean (13)
Other Asian (4)
Caucasian (40)
Hispanic (9)
Part Hawaiian (34)
Samoan (1)
Korean
45
8.9%
African American or Black (1)
American Indian (2)
Chinese (5)
Filipino (2)
Japanese (13)
Caucasian (7)
Hispanic (2)
Part Hawaiian (4)
Other Pacific Islander (1)
Laotian
7
1.3%
Thai
2
0.3%
Chinese (1)
Caucasian (1)
Hispanic (1)
Part Hawaiian (1)
Vietnamese
12
2.3%
Chinese (4)
Caucasian (1)
Other Asian
12
2.3%
Chinese (2)
Filipino (1)
Japanese (4)
Caucasian (1)
Part Hawaiian (3)
Samoan (2)
Caucasian
145
28.8%
African American or Black (2)
American Indian (21)
Asian Indian (1)
Chinese (34)
Filipino (25)
Japanese (40)
Korean (7)
Thai (1)
Vietnamese (1)
Other Asian (1)
Hispanic (14)
Part Hawaiian (45)
Samoan (3)
Other Pacific Islander (4)
Hispanic
22
4.3%
African American or Black (1)
American Indian (5)
Chinese (10)
Filipino (10)
Japanese (9)
Korean (2)
Thai (1)
Caucasian (14)
Part Hawaiian (9)
Other Pacific Islander (1)
Part Hawaiian
88
17.5%
American Indian (6)
Chinese (50)
Filipino (21)
Japanese (34)
Korean (4)
Thai (1)
Other Asian (3)
Caucasian (45)
Hispanic (9)
Samoan (2)
Guamanian or Chamorro (1)
Other Pacific Islander (2)
Samoan
8
1.5%
Chinese (3)
Filipino (1)
Japanese (1)
Other Asian (2)
Caucasian (3)
Part Hawaiian (2)
Micronesian (except Guamanian or Chamorro) (2)
Tongan
1
0.1%
Guamanian or Chamorro
3
0.5%
Chinese (2)
Filipino (1)
Part Hawaiian (1)
Micronesian (except Guamanian or Chamorro) (1)
Micronesian (except Guamanian or Chamorro)
7
1.3%
Chinese (1)
Samoan (2)
Guamanian or Chamorro (1)
Other Pacific Islander (1)
Other Pacific Islander
7
1.3%
Chinese (2)
Filipino (1)
Korean (1)
Caucasian (4)
Hispanic (1)
Part Hawaiian (2)
Micronesian (except Guamanian or Chamorro) (1)

 

Age
Total number of answers: 477

AnswerTotalPercentage
Not answered255.2%
Under 1840.8%
18 years old6714.0%
19 years old7716.1%
20 years old6814.2%
21 years old5010.4%
22 years old306.2%
23 years old204.1%
24 years old183.7%
25 years old163.3%
26 years old224.6%
27 years old112.3%
28 years old40.8%
29 years old71.4%
30 years old102.0%
From 31 to 40 years old4910.2%
From 41 to 50 years old193.9%
From 51 to 60 years old51.0%
60 years old and above00.0%

 

Age
Total number of answers: 468

AnswerTotalPercentage
Not answered347.2%
Female27458.5%
Male19441.4%

 

Last High School attended
Total number of answers: 322

Last High School attended (Hawaiian High Schools)

AnswerTotalPercentage
Not answered18055.9%
Aiea61.8%
Baldwin20.6%
Campbell61.8%
Castle92.7%
Damien51.5%
Farrington319.6%
Hana00.0%
Hanalani10.3%
Hawaii Baptist Academy00.0%
Hawaii Mission Academy10.3%
Hawaii Prep Academy10.3%
Hilo00.0%
Honokaa20.6%
Iolani10.3%
Kaahumanu Hou00.0%
Kahuku61.8%
Kailua61.8%
Kaimuki4012.4%
Kaiser181.5%
Kalaheo59.3%
Kalani302.4%
Kamehameha80.3%
Kapaa10.0%
Kapolei00.6%
Kealakehe20.6%
King Kekaulike20.3%
Kohala10.6%
Konawaena41.2%
La Pietra20.6%
Lahainaluna00.0%
Lanai00.0%
Lanakila Baptist00.0%
Leilehua20.6%
Maryknoll20.6%
Maui41.2%
McKinley206.2%
Mid-Pacific51.5%
Mililani30.9%
Moanalua72.1%
Molokai00.0%
Nanakuli00.0%
Our Redeemer51.5%
Pahoa10.3%
Punahou41.2%
Radford51.5%
Roosevelt288.6%
Sacred Hearts103.1%
Seabury Hall00.0%
St. Andrews Priory10.3%
St. Anthony10.3%
St. Francis20.6%
St. Louis82.4%
University72.1%
Waiakea20.6%
Waianae30.9%
Waimea41.2%
Waipahu82.4%

U.S. high school outside of Hawai'i (or unlisted above)

High School NameState
Home SchoolHawaii
Hillsboro High SchoolOregon
McKinley High SchoolHawaii
central high schoolmissouri
McKinley High SchoolHonolulu, HI
Rex PutnamOregon
David Starr Jordan High SchoolCalifornia
Baldwin Park H.S.CA
Walton High SchoolNew York
open campusgeorgia
John F. Kennedy HSGuam
Washington H.S.Kansas
KAUAI HighHI
Mount Tahoma High SchoolWashington
Clonlara Correspondence High School/Home SchoolMi
mountain view highcalifornia
McKinley High SchoolHawaii
Dickinson High SchoolTexas
Christian Light EducationHawaii
Pearl City High SchoolHawaii-Oahu
Hawaiian Mission AcademyHawaii
Valley High SchoolNevada
Scripps RanchCalifonia
Pine City High SchoolMinnesota
American SchoolIllinois
NC school of the artsNorth Carolina
Mckinley High School0
Napervill CentralIllinois
Linfield Christian H.S.California
W.J. PalmerColorado
GreenwichConnecticut
Temple High SchoolTexas
ArroyoCA
Ka'u High SchoolHawaiii
HomeschoolTexas
Nashoba Regional High ScoolMassachusetts
West High SchoolCalifornia
Jordan Adult highschoolUtah
NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOLGUAM
libertyville high schoolillinois
GEDColorado
l'anse creusemi
Scotch Plains FanwoodNew Jersey
GlendaleMissouri
Shaker Heights HighOH
Coupeville High SchoolWashington
lakeridgeOR
serranoCA
Ogden High SchoolUtah
heritage high schoolcolorado
Vero Beach High SchoolFL
fort leeNJ
Education Direct (Home-School Program)Pennsylvania
Folsom High SchoolCA
highland highnew mexico
Simon Sanchez GUAM
Gainesville High SchoolFlorida
DeltonaFL
gatewaypa
Beach Channelny
Reitz MemorialIN
Cambridge AcademyFlorida
Coon Rapids Sr. HighMN
Leander HighTexas
Patrick Henry HighCa

high school outside of United States

High School NameState
nguyen binh khiemviet nam
Malapoa CollegeVanuatu
Naha-Nishi Senior High SchoolJapan
Holy Family Catholic SchoolPhilippines
Don Pablo Lorenzo Memorial High SchoolPhilippines
Hasse Japan
Zama American High SchoolJapan
Shibukawa Girl's High schoolJapan
Matteo Ricci CollegeHong Kong
yokohama hino kanagawaJapan
Colegio de San Juan de LetranPhilippines
osakainternationalowada high schoolJapan
Sinait National High SchoolPhilippines
KapyounghighKorea
KunSan Girls High Schoolkorea
Saint Anthony Academy of Quezon CityPhilippines
Kanazawa nishi highJapan
Catholic High SchoolMalaysia
Fujimi Senior Girls High ScoolJapan
Koka high schoolJapan
komatsubara joshi high schoolJapan
Higashi high schoolJapan
jianping high schoolchina
Kumamoto daiichiJapan
St Paul `s Secondary SchoolHong Kong
Toin GakuenJapan
Siam Business SchoolThailand
Ashikaga girls highschoolJapan
Nagoya high schoolJapan
Kanagawa Sogoh High SchoolJapan
Hiroshima Prefecture Hatsukaichi high schoolJapan
Niigata MeikunJapan
Zama American HighschoolJapan
Otsumatama High SchoolJapan
Atsugi MinamiJapan
Li Zhaoji High SchoolChina
Minoh Koutou 0
Minoh Koutou GakkouJapan
nan lang high schoolchina
nan lang high schoolchina
SDAPohnpei, Micronesia
Pohnpei Seventh-day Adventist SchoolPohnpei
Nagakute public high schoolJapan
Nagasaki HigashiJapan
Masan girl's high schoolkorea
Yokota High SchoolJapan
tai hung collegeHong Kong
Sumiyoshi-high schoolJapan
Sain Louis School Center Girls' High Schoo Dept.Philippines
Seventh Day Adventist High Schoolfsm
Kawamura Japan
CedarbraeCanada
shimizu-higashiJapan
Sapporo Shinkawa High schoolJapan
Kikuzato High schoolJapan
Yap High SchoolFSM
BanpoKorea
in-changKorea
FudouokaJapan
suh-moon girls high schoolkorea
hunan firstpeople's republic of china
liceo scientifico "Leonardo da Vinci"Italy(Treviso)
Xavier High SchoolPhilippines
SeijohJapan

 

Year of graduation from high school
Total number of answers: 439

AnswerTotalPercentage
Not answered6314.3%
20039321.1%
20026113.8%
20015913.4%
20004810.9%
1999245.4%
1998153.4%
1997132.9%
1996153.4%
1995204.5%
1994112.5%
199371.5%
199240.9%
199192.0%
199030.6%
1980-1989378.4%
1970-1979112.5%
1960-196930.6%
1950-195900.0%
before 195030.2%
GED did not graduate01.1%

 

Math courses you took in high school
Total number classes selected: 1653

Math classTotalPercentage
PreAlgebra30118.2%
Algebra I37922.9%
Algebra II31919.2%
Algebra III (College Algebra)764.5%
Geometry32619.7%
Trigonometry1458.7%
Calculus593.5%
AP Calculus160.9%
Advanced Math130.7%
Consumer/Business Math191.1%

 

Science courses you took in high school
Total number classes selected: 1485

Math classTotalPercentage
Biology41127.6%
Physical Science26217.6%
Earth Science1117.4%
Chemistry34723.3%
Physics19312.9%
Anatomy and Physiology624.1%
Astronomy191.2%
Environmental Science442.9%
AP Biology140.9%
AP Chemistry161.0%
AP Physics60.4%

 

What is the course for which you are taking this survey?
Total number of answers: 408

AnswerTotalPercentage
Not answered9418.7%
Math 2515137.0%
Math 10013031.8%
Math 1406616.1%
Math 2056114.9%
Total number of answers: 69

AnswerTotalPercentage
Not answered43386.2%
Hawaiian 1011623.1%
Hawaiian 1021115.9%
Hawaiian 20122.8%
Hawaiian 20222.8%
Hawaiian 1073855.0%

 

What is the first Math course you had to take as a result of your placement test score?
Total number of answers: 472

AnswerTotalPercentage
Not answered306.3%
none296.1%
PCM 237716.3%
Math 2411123.5%
Math 259520.1%
Math 2740.8%
Math 9740.8%
Math 100388.0%
Math 103214.4%
Math 11500.0%
Math 135102.1%
Math 140469.7%
Math 20320.4%
Math 205336.9%
Math 20600.0%
Math 23120.4%

 

What is the first English course you had to take as a result of your placement test score?
Total number of answers: 467

AnswerTotalPercentage
Not answered357.4%
none5712.2%
PCC 20234.9%
English 214710.0%
English 2214531.0%
English 10019541.7%

 

Check all the math classes you have taken at Kapi'olani Community College.
Total number classes selected: 804

Math classTotalPercentage
PCM 23759.3%
Math 2416820.8%
Math 2517722.0%
Math 2750.6%
Math 97212.6%
Math 100688.4%
Math 103597.3%
Math 11550.6%
Math 135526.4%
Math 140577.0%
Math 20300.0%
Math 205354.3%
Math 20610.1%
Math 23100.0%
none8110.0%

 

Check all the English classes you have taken at Kapi'olani Community College.
Total number classes selected: 635

Math classTotalPercentage
PCC20182.8%
English 216410.0%
English 2217126.9%
English 10027042.5%
none11217.6%

 

Are you currently employed?
Total number of answers: 472

AnswerTotalPercentage
Not answered306.3%
Yes31466.5%
No15833.4%

 

If you are currently employed, how many hours do you work per week?
Total number of answers: 396

AnswerTotalPercentage
Not answered10626.7%
not applicable8220.7%
1-5 hours per week153.7%
6-10 hours per week215.3%
11-15 hours per week307.5%
16-20 hours per week5814.6%
21-25 hours per week6516.4%
26-30 hours per week4010.1%
31-35 hours per week266.5%
36-40 hours per week297.3%
40+ hours per week307.5%

 

Total number of people under your care. (For example, children, disabled adults.)
Total number of answers: 448

AnswerTotalPercentage
Not answered5412.0%
not applicable36381.0%
15211.6%
2184.0%
371.5%
430.6%
500.0%
600.0%
700.0%
800.0%
951.1%
10+00.0%

 

Where is the computer that you use for most of your schoolwork?
Primary use: Total number of answers: 502

AnswerTotalPercentage
Not answered326.3%
home38676.8%
school5210.3%
workplace61.1%
friends112.1%
library50.9%
other81.5%
don't use computer20.3%

Secondary use: Total number of answers: 502

AnswerTotalPercentage
Not answered8617.1%
home6011.9%
school22845.4%
workplace367.1%
friends479.3%
library265.1%
other152.9%
don't use computer40.7%

Tertiary use: Total number of answers: 502

AnswerTotalPercentage
Not answered17735.2%
home203.9%
school6212.3%
workplace305.9%
friends7915.7%
library6813.5%
other509.9%
don't use computer163.1%

 

Did you attend a KapCC orientation session before registering?
Total number of answers: 473

AnswerTotalPercentage
Not answered296.1%
Yes21445.2%
No23549.6%
Not applicable112.3%
Don't remember132.7%

 

If you attended a KapCC orientation, was it useful in helping you identify your academic goals?
Total number of answers: 415

AnswerTotalPercentage
Not answered8720.9%
Yes14534.9%
No6916.6%
Not applicable20148.4%

 

If you did not attend a KapCC orientation, why didn't you attend?
Total number of answers: 364

AnswerTotalPercentage
Not answered13837.9%
Not applicable14940.9%
Didn't know about it10929.9%
Schedule conflicts3910.7%
Didn't need help4913.4%
Forgot184.9%

 

From where did you receive advice on what courses to sign up for this semester?
Total number of answers: 472

AnswerTotalPercentage
Not answered306.3%
self-advised20543.4%
other students173.6%
friends255.2%
KCC Counselor18138.3%
teachers153.1%
family members194.0%
other adults102.1%

 

Are you satisfied with how you received advice on choosing courses this semester?
Total number of answers: 458

AnswerTotalPercentage
Not answered449.6%
Yes38784.4%
No7115.5%

 

Are you considering majoring in any of the following Bachelor's degrees? You may choose up to 3.
First Choice: Total number of answers: 502

AnswerTotalPercentage
Not answered25049.8%
Astronomy71.3%
Bioengineering30.5%
Biology214.1%
Botany40.7%
Chemistry81.5%
Civil and Environmental Engineering71.3%
Computer Science346.7%
Electrical Engineering50.9%
Environmental Studies81.5%
Geology00.0%
Global Environmental Science50.9%
Health/Exercise Science and Lifestyle448.7%
Information and Computer Sciences224.3%
Kinesiology and Leisure Science20.3%
Marine Biology112.1%
Marine Science30.5%
Mathematics50.9%
Mechanical Engineering30.5%
Medical Technology346.7%
Meteorology10.1%
Microbiology40.7%
Natural Science40.7%
Oceanography00.0%
Physical Education71.3%
Physics00.0%
Physiology20.3%
Plant and Environmental Biotechnology00.0%
Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences20.3%
Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences20.3%
Zoology40.7%

Second Choice: Total number of answers: 502

AnswerTotalPercentage
Not answered33466.5%
Astronomy30.5%
Bioengineering30.5%
Biology81.5%
Botany00.0%
Chemistry40.7%
Civil and Environmental Engineering30.5%
Computer Science163.1%
Electrical Engineering61.1%
Environmental Studies20.3%
Geology20.3%
Global Environmental Science40.7%
Health/Exercise Science and Lifestyle173.3%
Information and Computer Sciences183.5%
Kinesiology and Leisure Science40.7%
Marine Biology50.9%
Marine Science20.3%
Mathematics132.5%
Mechanical Engineering61.1%
Medical Technology132.5%
Meteorology00.0%
Microbiology30.5%
Natural Science20.3%
Oceanography81.5%
Physical Education61.1%
Physics20.3%
Physiology40.7%
Plant and Environmental Biotechnology10.1%
Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences00.0%
Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences10.1%
Zoology122.3%

Third Choice: Total number of answers: 502

AnswerTotalPercentage
Not answered36372.3%
Astronomy40.7%
Bioengineering50.9%
Biology40.7%
Botany20.3%
Chemistry101.9%
Civil and Environmental Engineering40.7%
Computer Science71.3%
Electrical Engineering81.5%
Environmental Studies50.9%
Geology10.1%
Global Environmental Science20.3%
Health/Exercise Science and Lifestyle91.7%
Information and Computer Sciences71.3%
Kinesiology and Leisure Science10.1%
Marine Biology61.1%
Marine Science61.1%
Mathematics40.7%
Mechanical Engineering10.1%
Medical Technology163.1%
Meteorology20.3%
Microbiology20.3%
Natural Science20.3%
Oceanography101.9%
Physical Education50.9%
Physics00.0%
Physiology61.1%
Plant and Environmental Biotechnology40.7%
Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences10.1%
Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences10.1%
Zoology40.7%

 

Has anyone else in your immediate family attended a two-year college?
Total number of answers: 472

AnswerTotalPercentage
Not answered306.3%
Yes26455.9%
No16534.9%
No439.1%

 

Has anyone else in your immediate family attended a four-year college?
Total number of answers: 472

AnswerTotalPercentage
Not answered306.3%
Yes30664.8%
No13328.1%
No336.9%

 

Has anyone else in your immediate family graduated with a Bachelor's degree from a four-year college?
Total number of answers: 473

AnswerTotalPercentage
Not answered296.1%
Yes24551.7%
No17436.7%
No5411.4%

 

If members of your immediate family graduated from a four-year college, what degree(s), if any, were the degree(s) achieved?
Check as many as applicable.
Total number classes selected: 209

AnswerTotalPercentage
Astronomy10.4%
Bioengineering10.4%
Biology157.1%
Botany31.4%
Chemistry94.3%
Civil and Environmental Engineering178.1%
Computer Science2511.9%
Electrical Engineering188.6%
Environmental Studies83.8%
Geology31.4%
Global Environmental Science52.3%
Health/Exercise Science and Lifestyle2210.5%
Information and Computer Sciences115.2%
Kinesiology and Leisure Science20.9%
Marine Biology20.9%
Marine Science10.4%
Mathematics157.1%
Mechanical Engineering115.2%
Medical Technology157.1%
Meteorology00.0%
Microbiology20.9%
Natural Science31.4%
Oceanography10.4%
Physical Education31.4%
Physics20.9%
Physiology52.3%
Plant and Environmental Biotechnology20.9%
Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences10.4%
Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences20.9%
Zoology41.9%
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