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MCC Daily Tribune

Clarification on Wed. 7/14/21 article about the COVID-Era College Wide Survey Results

IR's COVID-Era College-Wide Survey Results Section II: Clarification on Info Posted in Wednesday’s Trib

In Wednesday's Tribune article, I explained how students’ lives now compare to their lives pre-pandemic.  Part of that article said:

Certain sub-groups of respondents have been hit harder than others by the pandemic:

  • More than half of Students of Color and Pell-eligible students can’t consistently eat three meals a day.
  • More than half of younger students (age 24 and under), Pell-eligible students, and Non-Parents often feel stressed, anxious, or depressed.
  • Students of Color, older students (age 25+), and Pell-eligible students don’t consistently have a safe and affordable place to live.
  • Students of Color, Pell-eligible students, and Student-Parents can’t consistently pay their utility bills.

To clarify the last two bullet points, it is not that most Students of Color and students who are age 25+, Pell-eligible, and/or Student-Parents don’t have safe, affordable housing or the ability to pay utilities.  It is just that a larger proportion of those students currently experience those difficulties as compared to their peers.  The attached graphic shows those specific results. 

Attached Files:
July 14 2021 Employee Tribune post clarification.pdf

Mary Ann DeMario
Research
07/16/2021