The Survey of American College Students: Use of the Library Cafe


Table of Contents	2
METHODOLOGY	6
THE QUESTIONNAIRE	7
HOW TO USE THE DATA	8
HOW TO READ THE DATA	8
SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS	10
Chapter One:  Percentage of students whose college library has a café	12
Chapter Two:  Percentage of students who have ever purchased anything at their college library’s café	16
Chapter Three:  Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum amount of money students spent in the last week in their library’s café	20
Chapter Four:  Students’ description of the quality of the coffee at their college library’s café	25

Table 1.1:	Percentage of students whose college libraries have a café	12
Table 1.2:	Percentage of students whose college library has a café, Broken Out by Age of the Student	12
Table 1.3:	Percentage of students whose college library has a café, Broken Out by Population Intensity of the Place of Origin	12
Table 1.4:	Percentage of students whose college library has a café, Broken Out by Geographic Region of Origin of the Student	12
Table 1.5:	Percentage of students whose college library has a café, Broken Out by Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors	12
Table 1.6:	Percentage of students whose college library has a café, Broken Out by Income Level of the Student’s Family of Origin	13
Table 1.7:	Percentage of students whose college library has a café, Broken Out by Level of Religiosity of the Student	13
Table 1.8:	Percentage of students whose college library has a café, Broken Out by the Political Views of the Student	13
Table 1.9:	Percentage of students whose college library has a café, Broken Out by Grade Point Average or Equivalent	13
Table 1.10:	Percentage of students whose college library has a café, Broken Out by Academic Major or Focus	14
Table 1.11:	Percentage of students whose college library has a café, Broken Out by Gender of the Student	14
Table 1.12:	Percentage of students whose college library has a café, Broken Out by Public and Private College Students	14
Table 1.13:	Percentage of students whose college library has a café, Broken Out by Type of College Living Arrangement	14
Table 1.14:	Percentage of students whose college library has a café, Broken Out by Student Employment	14
Table 1.15:	Percentage of students whose college library has a café, Broken Out by Type of College	15
Table 1.16:	Percentage of students whose college library has a café, Broken Out by Size of Enrollment of College	15
Table 1.17:	Percentage of students whose college library has a café, Broken Out by Publicly Claimed Mean SAT Acceptance Score of the College Attended	15

Table 2.1:	Percentage of students who have ever purchased anything at their college library’s café	16
Table 2.2:	Percentage of students who have ever purchased anything at their college library’s café, Broken Out by Age of the Student	16
Table 2.3:	Percentage of students who have ever purchased anything at their college library’s café, Broken Out by Population Intensity of the Place of Origin	16
Table 2.4:	Percentage of students who have ever purchased anything at their college library’s café, Broken Out by Geographic Region of Origin of the Student	16
Table 2.5:	Percentage of students who have ever purchased anything at their college library’s café, Broken Out by Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors	17
Table 2.6:	Percentage of students who have ever purchased anything at their college library’s café, Broken Out by Income Level of the Student’s Family of Origin	17
Table 2.7:	Percentage of students who have ever purchased anything at their college library’s café, Broken Out by Level of Religiosity of the Student	17
Table 2.8:	Percentage of students who have ever purchased anything at their college library’s café, Broken Out by the Political Views of the Student	17
Table 2.9:	Percentage of students who have ever purchased anything at their college library’s café, Broken Out by Grade Point Average or Equivalent	18
Table 2.10:	Percentage of students who have ever purchased anything at their college library’s café, Broken Out by Academic Major or Focus	18
Table 2.11:	Percentage of students who have ever purchased anything at their college library’s café, Broken Out by Gender of the Student	18
Table 2.12:	Percentage of students who have ever purchased anything at their college library’s café, Broken Out by Public and Private College Students	18
Table 2.13:	Percentage of students who have ever purchased anything at their college library’s café, Broken Out by Type of College Living Arrangement	18
Table 2.14:	Percentage of students who have ever purchased anything at their college library’s café, Broken Out by Student Employment	19
Table 2.15:	Percentage of students who have ever purchased anything at their college library’s café, Broken Out by Type of College	19
Table 2.16:	Percentage of students who have ever purchased anything at their college library’s café, Broken Out by Size of Enrollment of College	19
Table 2.17:	Percentage of students who have ever purchased anything at their college library’s café, Broken Out by Publicly Claimed Mean SAT Acceptance Score of the College Attended	19

Table 3.1:	Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum amount of money students spent in the last week in their library’s café (in US Dollars)	20
Table 3.2:	Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum amount of money students spent in the last week in their library’s café, Broken Out by Broken Out by Age of the Student	20
Table 3.3:	Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum amount of money students spent in the last week in their library’s café, Broken Out by Population Intensity of the Place of Origin	20
Table 3.4:	Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum amount of money students spent in the last week in their library’s café, Broken Out by Geographic Region of Origin of the Student	20
Table 3.5:	Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum amount of money students spent in the last week in their library’s café, Broken Out by Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors	21
Table 3.6:	Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum amount of money students spent in the last week in their library’s café, Broken Out by Income Level of the Student’s Family of Origin	21
Table 3.7:	Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum amount of money students spent in the last week in their library’s café, Broken Out by Level of Religiosity of the Student	21
Table 3.8:	Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum amount of money students spent in the last week in their library’s café, Broken Out by the Political Views of the Student	22
Table 3.9:	Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum amount of money students spent in the last week in their library’s café, Broken Out by Grade Point Average or Equivalent	22
Table 3.10:	Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum amount of money students spent in the last week in their library’s café, Broken Out by Academic Major or Focus	22
Table 3.11:	Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum amount of money students spent in the last week in their library’s café, Broken Out by Gender of the Student	22
Table 3.12:	Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum amount of money students spent in the last week in their library’s café, Broken Out by Public and Private College Students	23
Table 3.13:	Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum amount of money students spent in the last week in their library’s café, Broken Out by Type of College Living Arrangement	23
Table 3.14:	Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum amount of money students spent in the last week in their library’s café, Broken Out by Student Employment	23
Table 3.15:	Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum amount of money students spent in the last week in their library’s café, Broken Out by Type of College	24
Table 3.16:	Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum amount of money students spent in the last week in their library’s café, Broken Out by Size of Enrollment of College	24
Table 3.17:	Mean, Median, Minimum and Maximum amount of money students spent in the last week in their library’s café, Broken Out by Publicly Claimed Mean SAT Acceptance Score of the College Attended	24

Table 4.1:	Students’ description of the quality of the coffee at their college library’s café	25
Table 4.2:	Students’ description of the quality of the coffee at their college library’s café, Broken Out by Age of the Student	25
Table 4.3:	Students’ description of the quality of the coffee at their college library’s café, Broken Out by Population Intensity of the Place of Origin	25
Table 4.4:	Students’ description of the quality of the coffee at their college library’s café, Broken Out by Geographic Region of Origin of the Student	26
Table 4.5:	Students’ description of the quality of the coffee at their college library’s café, Broken Out by Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors	26
Table 4.6:	Students’ description of the quality of the coffee at their college library’s café, Broken Out by Income Level of the Student’s Family of Origin	26
Table 4.7:	Students’ description of the quality of the coffee at their college library’s café, Broken Out by Level of Religiosity of the Student	27
Table 4.8:	Students’ description of the quality of the coffee at their college library’s café, Broken Out by the Political Views of the Student	27
Table 4.9:	Students’ description of the quality of the coffee at their college library’s café, Broken Out by Grade Point Average or Equivalent	28
Table 4.10:	Students’ description of the quality of the coffee at their college library’s café, Broken Out by Academic Major or Focus	28
Table 4.11:	Students’ description of the quality of the coffee at their college library’s café, Broken Out by Gender of the Student	28
Table 4.12:	Students’ description of the quality of the coffee at their college library’s café, Broken Out by Public and Private College Students	29
Table 4.13:	Students’ description of the quality of the coffee at their college library’s café, Broken Out by Type of College Living Arrangement	29
Table 4.14:	Students’ description of the quality of the coffee at their college library’s café, Broken Out by Student Employment	30
Table 4.15:	Students’ description of the quality of the coffee at their college library’s café, Broken Out by Type of College	30
Table 4.16:	Students’ description of the quality of the coffee at their college library’s café, Broken Out by Size of Enrollment of College	30
Table 4.17:	Students’ description of the quality of the coffee at their college library’s café, Broken Out by Publicly Claimed Mean SAT Acceptance Score of the College Attended	31
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