Table 6: "Time Usage"-providing care for dependents, commuting to class, working for pay on campus, working for pay off campus (KSU Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness: National Survey of Student Engagement, 2003, pp. 5-6; 2004, p. 5; 2007, p. 6) [Link to Kentucky State NSSE Means and Frequency Reports_2004-07.pdf]
About how many hours do you spend in a typical 7-day week doing the following? 1 = 0 hrs/wk, 2 = 1-5 hrs/wk, 3 = 6-10 hrs/wk, 4 = 11-15 hrs/wk, 5 = 16-20 hrs/wk, 6 = 21-25 hrs/wk, 7 = 26-30 hrs/wk, 8 = more than 30 hrs/wk
| YEAR | CATEGORY | KSU | NATIONAL |
|---|
| 2007 | Care for dependents | FY 2.03
SR 3.82 | FY 1.72
SR 2.38 |
| Commuting | FY 2.50
SR 2.52 | FY 2.25
SR 2.38 |
| Working for pay, campus | FY 1.90
SR 2.49 | FY 1.57
SR 1.84 |
| Working for pay, off campus | FY 2.76
SR 5.46 | FY 2.41
SR 3.79 |
| 2004 | Care for dependents | FY 3.41
SR 3.95 | FY 3.41
SR 2.25 |
| Commuting | FY 2.89
SR 2.86 | FY 2.15
SR 2.30 |
| Working for pay, campus | FY 1.93
SR 1.89 | FY 1.63
SR 1.92 |
| Working for pay, off campus | FY 3.73
SR 3.74 | FY 2.27
SR 3.53 |
| 2003 | Care for dependents | FY 2.91
SR 3.62 | FY 1.54
SR 2.24 |
| Commuting | FY 2.42
SR 2.91 | FY 2.13
SR 2.29 |
| Working for pay, campus | FY 2.36
SR 2.07 | FY 1.60
SR 1.89 |
| Working for pay, off campus | FY 3.80
SR 4.92 | FY 2.20
SR 3.56 |
Table 6 reveals that in caring for their dependents, KSU freshmen in 2003 scored 2.91 (6-10 hours/week) compared to the national average of 1.54 (about 2.5 hours/week) and seniors scored 3.62 (about 12 hours/week) compared to the national average of 2.24 (approximately 4 hours/week). In 2004 the discrepancy between KSU freshman and those nationally had evened out, but the disparity between KSU seniors and the national average for seniors was even greater. Although according to the 2007 data the disparity
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