Participant demographic, candidature and support characteristics (n = 248, %)
| Characteristic | Category | Valid (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Demographic | Male | 56.9 |
| Gender | Female | 43.1 |
| Age (years) | Mean | 30.9 |
| Range | 23–57 | |
| SD | 5.6 | |
| Marital status | Single/engaged | 56.0 |
| Married/divorced | 44.0 | |
| Number of children | 0 | 25.0 |
| 1 | 30.8 | |
| 2 | 24.0 | |
| 3 | 11.5 | |
| 4 + | 7.7 | |
| English language proficiency | Less than competent | 7.8 |
| Competent | 46.4 | |
| Proficient | 41.5 | |
| Superior | 2.8 | |
| Candidature | Business | 12.7 |
| BFOS | Engineering | 29.7 |
| HASS | 21.4 | |
| Sciences | 36.2 | |
| Scholarship | Yes | 22.4 |
| Years enrolled | <1 | 21.3 |
| 1 | 11.3 | |
| 2 | 22.2 | |
| 3 | 21.3 | |
| 4 | 12.6 | |
| 5 + | 11.3 | |
| Stage of candidature | Beginning | 32.6 |
| Middle | 43.5 | |
| Ending | 23.9 | |
| Support | ||
| Health/counselling services | No | 74.1 |
| Close friends and family | Yes | 80.0 |
| Currently living with… | Family | 64.9 |
| Friends | 14.9 | |
| Other relatives | 3.6 | |
| Live alone | 8.5 | |
| Hostel | 8.1 |
| Characteristic | Category | Valid (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 56.9 | |
| Gender | Female | 43.1 |
| Age (years) | Mean | 30.9 |
| Range | 23–57 | |
| 5.6 | ||
| Marital status | Single/engaged | 56.0 |
| Married/divorced | 44.0 | |
| Number of children | 0 | 25.0 |
| 1 | 30.8 | |
| 2 | 24.0 | |
| 3 | 11.5 | |
| 4 + | 7.7 | |
| English language proficiency | Less than competent | 7.8 |
| Competent | 46.4 | |
| Proficient | 41.5 | |
| Superior | 2.8 | |
| Business | 12.7 | |
| Engineering | 29.7 | |
| 21.4 | ||
| Sciences | 36.2 | |
| Scholarship | Yes | 22.4 |
| Years enrolled | <1 | 21.3 |
| 1 | 11.3 | |
| 2 | 22.2 | |
| 3 | 21.3 | |
| 4 | 12.6 | |
| 5 + | 11.3 | |
| Stage of candidature | Beginning | 32.6 |
| Middle | 43.5 | |
| Ending | 23.9 | |
| Health/counselling services | No | 74.1 |
| Close friends and family | Yes | 80.0 |
| Currently living with… | Family | 64.9 |
| Friends | 14.9 | |
| Other relatives | 3.6 | |
| Live alone | 8.5 | |
| Hostel | 8.1 |