Description of the Queen’s (Canadian) summer 2020 survey sample, including student levels of knowledge on COVID-19, following of recommendations, and approaches to self-isolation
| Age (years) | n (%) |
| ≤18 | 1222 (40.6) |
| 19–20 | 1062 (35.3) |
| ≥21 | 729 (24.2) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 2111 (70.1) |
| Male | 868 (28.8) |
| Other | 34 (1.13) |
| Programme of study | |
| Arts, humanities and social sciences | 1019 (33.8) |
| Life and physical sciences | 824 (27.4) |
| Engineering and applied science | 607 (20.2) |
| Business | 166 (5.5) |
| Computing | 93 (3.1) |
| Nursing | 92 (3.1) |
| Health sciences | 64 (2.1) |
| Law | 74 (2.5) |
| Medicine | 74 (2.5) |
| Year of study | |
| Incoming | 765 (25.4) |
| First | 721 (23.9) |
| Second | 517 (17.2) |
| Third | 536 (17.8) |
| Fourth | 369 (12.3) |
| Fifth or sixth | 105 (3.5) |
| International/domestic status | |
| Domestic | 2788 (92.5) |
| International | 225 (7.5) |
| Knowledge level on COVID-19 | |
| 1 (very poor) to 3 | 209 (6.9) |
| 4 | 664 (22.0) |
| 5 to 7 (very good) | 2140 (71.0) |
| Following COVID-19 recommendations | |
| 1 (not at all) to 3 | 91 (3.0) |
| 4 | 203 (6.7) |
| 5 to 7 (very much so) | 2719 (90.2) |
| Approach to self-isolation | |
| No change/life as usual | 125 (4.0) |
| Minor change but not isolation | 1075 (34.2) |
| Self-isolation | 1946 (61.9) |