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Table 1 Demographic characteristic of the responders

From: The relationship between students’ perception of the educational environment and their subjective happiness

Variables

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Total respondents

Valid Respondents Proportion (frequency)

37.7%(90)

33.1%(79)

29.3%(70)

100%(239)

Response rate

91.8%

84.0%

78.7%

85.1%

Age (yr)a) Mean (SD)

20.7 (1.60) (range: 19–26)

23.3 (2.21) (range: 21–34)

25.3 (2.13) (range: 23–34)

22.9 (2.78) (range: 19–34)

Gender a) Proportion (frequency)

Male

68.9%(62)

66.1%(41)

64.3%(45)

61.9%(148)

 

Female

31.1%(28)

33.9%(21)

35.7%(25)

31.0%(74)

Year Proportion (frequency)

Year 1: 52.2%(47), Year 2: 47.8%(43)

Year 3: 50.6%(40), Year 4: 49.4%(39)

Year 5: 41.4%(29), Year 6: 58.6%(41)

 

Previous Year GPAa), c) Mean (SD)

3.20 (0.69) b) (range: 1.48–4.44)

3.22 (0.64) (range: 2.10–4.38)

3.23 (0.62) (range: 2.06–4.43)

3.22 (0.64) (range: 1.48–4.44)

  1. a) Fourteen students who participated in the survey but did not disclose their student ID numbers were excluded; b) Year 1 students who entered in 2018 were excluded due to their lack of previous GPA data at the time of analysis; c) EUSOM follows the A–F grading system (A + =4.5, A = 4, B + =3.5, B = 3, C + =2.5, C = 2, D + =1.5, D = 1, and F = 0). An A+ in all subjects produces a maximum GPA of 4.5, and an F in all subjects produces a minimum GPA of 0
  2. Abbreviation: SD Standard Deviation, GPA Grade Point Average