The Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and Student Pandemic Experience
School Name
Spring Valley High School
Grade Level
10th Grade
Presentation Topic
Behavioral Science
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the pandemic experience of adolescents from varying socioeconomic backgrounds. It was hypothesized that students from higher socioeconomic backgrounds would report a more positive pandemic experience (lower score), while students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds would report a more negative experience (higher score). Student responses were collected via Google Forms, and compiled into a spreadsheet, revealing that while the upper class respondent reported the best experience, working class students, on average, reported better experiences than their middle class counterparts, placing the middle class as the most unhappy strata in the experiment. As a secondary investigation, the highest education level of any parent was recorded, and compared with the same responses. These revealed that the highest education levels did not equate to the best pandemic experience.
Recommended Citation
Shissias, Hunter, "The Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and Student Pandemic Experience" (2022). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 32.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2022/all/32
Location
B&E 235
Start Date
4-2-2022 11:30 AM
Presentation Format
Oral and Written
Group Project
No
The Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and Student Pandemic Experience
B&E 235
The purpose of this study was to examine the pandemic experience of adolescents from varying socioeconomic backgrounds. It was hypothesized that students from higher socioeconomic backgrounds would report a more positive pandemic experience (lower score), while students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds would report a more negative experience (higher score). Student responses were collected via Google Forms, and compiled into a spreadsheet, revealing that while the upper class respondent reported the best experience, working class students, on average, reported better experiences than their middle class counterparts, placing the middle class as the most unhappy strata in the experiment. As a secondary investigation, the highest education level of any parent was recorded, and compared with the same responses. These revealed that the highest education levels did not equate to the best pandemic experience.
