#RealCollege 2021: Basic Needs Insecurity During The Ongoing Pandemic
Survey
Mar. 2021
Sample Size:
1,183
Demographics:
undergraduate students
Topics:
Covid-19
Student Support
Equity
Top Findings:
- Sixty-seven percent of students experienced at least one form of basic needs insecurity.
- Forty-one percent of students experienced food insecurity in the prior 30 days.
- Fifty-seven percent of students experienced housing insecurity in the previous year.
- Thirteen percent of students experienced homelessness in the previous year.
- Forty-one percent of students had a close friend or family member who was sick with COVID-19, while 6 percent were sick with COVID-19 themselves.
- Thirty-nine percent of students exhibited at least moderate anxiety.
- Seventeen percent of students who experienced basic needs insecurity used emergency aid, but 39 percent had not heard of emergency aid programs on campus.
- Forty-four percent of students experiencing basic needs insecurity did not apply for campus supports because they did not know how.
- Fifty-four percent of students experiencing basic needs insecurity received some form of public assistance.