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Evaluation
of the SSA
Scholarship Strategic Initiative:
Summary Report
3.2 Characteristics of SSA
Scholarship Winners
In order to develop a profile of SSA scholarship
winners, various demographic information was collected from respondents.
In general, most SSA scholarship winners
are male, earning over $1,000 per month in income, do not have any physical or
mental disabilities, are not First Nations and most SSA scholarship winners’
parents/guardians completed their high school education or more. Characteristics of SSA scholarship winners are highlighted in Table 3-2A and include
the following:
- virtually all (96.6%) of SSA scholarship winners
surveyed were male;
- scholarship winners were most likely to report
an average monthly income of $1,001 to $2,000 (51.7%) or $2,001 to $3,000 (25.3%);
- the vast majority of respondents indicated that
they were not First Nations (95.4%);
- only 2.3% reported that they had a physical or
mental disability that limited their daily activity in some way;
- most (86.2%) respondents reported that one or
both of their parents/guardians had completed high school;
- notable proportions of SSA scholarship winners
also indicated that one or both of their parents/guardians had completed college/university
(43.7%) and/or an apprenticeship (32.1%).
Table 3-2A
Demographic Characteristics of SSA Scholarship Winners
| |
Number of
Respondents
|
% of Respondents
|
| Gender |
| Male |
84
|
96.6%
|
| Female |
3
|
3.4%
|
| Principal
means of financial support |
| Work/employment |
81
|
93.1%
|
| Support from
parents |
3
|
3.4%
|
| Workers compensation
or employment insurance |
3
|
3.4%
|
| Average
Monthly Income |
| $1,000 or
less |
9
|
10.3%
|
| $1,001 –
$2,000 |
45
|
51.7%
|
| $2,001 –
$3,000 |
22
|
25.3%
|
| more than
$3,000 |
8
|
9.2%
|
| Don’t’
know/no response |
3
|
3.4%
|
| Are
you First Nations by birth? |
| Yes |
4
|
4.6%
|
| No |
83
|
95.4%
|
| Do
you have any physical or mental disability that limits daily activity in any way? |
| Yes |
2
|
2.3%
|
| No |
85
|
97.7%
|
| Did
your mother/father/guardian complete an apprenticeship? |
| Yes, one/both |
28
|
32.1%
|
| No, neither |
59
|
67.8%
|
| Did
your mother/father/guardian graduate from high school? |
| Yes, one/both |
75
|
86.2%
|
| No, neither |
9
|
10.3%
|
| Don’t
know |
3
|
3.4%
|
| Did
your mother/father/guardian graduate from college or university? |
| Yes, one/both |
38
|
43.7%
|
| No, neither |
45
|
51.7%
|
| Don’t
know |
4
|
4.6%
|
n=87
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