As part of our commitment to diversity and ensuring our students are drawn from across society, we collect demographic data through an anonymous survey with our first-year class at the beginning of each year – the JD 1L Student Survey. Although we try our best to get a 100% response rate, the survey is voluntary and response rates vary. The aggregated data below is condensed for readability. If you have any further questions about the data, please contact communications@allard.ubc.ca.
JD 1L Student Survey
Racialized / Ethnic identity
Question: Statistics Canada identifies the following categories in its Census of the Population. Please indicate how you self-identify.
This self-identification is not intended as an indication of one’s place of origin, citizenship, language or culture and recognizes that there are differences both between and among subgroups of persons of colour. If you are of mixed-descent, please indicate this by selecting all that apply, rather than using the “if none of the above” line—unless aspects of your self-identification do not appear in this list.
Results:
Data reported using Statistics Canada’s standard for “visible minority of person”
2022 (N=189) |
2021 (N=183) |
2020 (N=170) |
2019 (N=195) |
2018 (N=196) |
|
Visible Minority (total) | 89 | 75 | 70 | 71 | 79 |
Arab | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Black | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Chinese | 29 | 26 | 39 | 34 | 37 |
Filipino | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Japanese | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Korean | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Latin American | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
South Asian | 23 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 8 |
Southeast Asian | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
West Asian | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Visible Minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Multiple Visible Minorities | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Not a visible minority (non-Indigenous) | 78 | 88 | 81 | 105 | 93 |
Aboriginal Peoples of Canada | 17 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Indigenous Peoples from outside of Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
None of the above | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Prefer not to respond | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Urban / Rural
Question: Did you grow up in an urban or rural region?
Results:
Urban | Rural | Prefer not to respond |
|
---|---|---|---|
2018 (N=195) | 158 | 36 | 1 |
2019 (N=191) | 156 | 32 | 3 |
2020 (N=170) | 144 | 24 | 2 |
2021 (N=183) | 148 | 35 | 0 |
2022 (N=186) | 149 | 35 | 2 |
Sex / Gender / Sexual Orientation
Question: Which of these terms describes you (choose all that apply)?
Results:
UR = Total Unique Reponses
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Woman |
105 |
96 |
105 |
116 |
Man |
82 |
72 |
75 |
62 |
Non-binary |
3 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
Transgender |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Two-spirited |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Questioning |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
I belong to / am part of another category |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Prefer not to respond |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
Question: Do you identify as:
Results:
2019 (UR = 190) |
2020 (UR = 170) |
2021 (UR = 182) |
2022 (UR = 184) |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
heterosexual / straight | 151 | 140 | 129 | 126 |
lesbian | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
gay | 16 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
bisexual / pansexual | 10 | 13 | 26 | 30 |
asexual | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
queer | 7 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
questioning / unsure | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
none of the above | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
prefer not to respond | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
Religion
Question: According to the following Census Canada (Statistics Canada) categories, what is your religion, if any (including non-practicing)? Select all that apply.
Results:
UR = Total Unique Reponses
2019 (UR = 191) |
2020 (UR = 170) |
2021 (UR = 182) |
2022 (UR = 184) |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Buddhist | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Christian | 35 | 41 | 38 | 43 |
Hindu | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Jewish | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Muslim | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
Sikh | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
Traditional (Aboriginal) Spirituality | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
Other | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
No religious affiliation | 65 | 64 | 66 | 66 |
non-religious/atheist | 56 | 47 | 46 | 35 |
Prefer not to respond | 13 | 8 | 13 | 16 |
Accessbility / Disability
Question (2022): Do you identify as a person with a disability?
Results:
Yes | No | Prefer not to respond |
|
---|---|---|---|
2022 (N=191) | 39 | 140 | 5 |
Question (2022): What type of impairment, disability or condition do you have? Please select all that apply from the following categories:
Results:
2022 | |
---|---|
Physical | 24 |
Mental health-related conditions | 63 |
Learning disabilities | 4 |
Cognitive | 25 |
Sensory, nervous system or neurological conditions | 6 |
Question (2018-2021): Do you have a long-term or recurring physical, mental, medical, sensory, psychiatric or learning condition or impairment and (a) consider yourself to be disadvantaged by reason of that condition or impairment; or (b) believe that others will consider you disadvantaged by reason of that condition or impairment?
Results:
Yes | No | Prefer not to respond |
|
---|---|---|---|
2018 (N=191) | 24 | 159 | 8 |
2019 (N=190) | 27 | 151 | 12 |
2020 (N=170) | 23 | 137 | 10 |
2021 (N=182) | 31 | 137 | 14 |
Parent's Education / Occupation
Question: What is the highest level of education that your parent(s)/guardian(s) achieved? If you have more than one parent/guardian, please choose the parent/guardian with the higher educational attainment.
Results:
Less than |
Bachelor's degree |
Prefer not |
|
---|---|---|---|
2018 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
2019 |
47 |
138 |
3 |
2020 |
44 |
125 |
2 |
2021 |
45 |
136 |
4 |
2022 (N=184) |
46 | 134 | 4 |
Question: For the parent/guardian you identified above as the one with the higher income, in which of the following Government of Canada job groups would his or her occupation best be classified?
NOTE: if this parent/guardian is retired, please use his or her last occupation before retirement.
Results:
Management |
Professional |
Technical/skilled |
Intermediate |
Labour |
Prefer not to respond |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
2019 |
35 |
85 |
23 |
14 |
6 |
8 |
2020 |
29 |
81 |
21 |
13 |
6 |
3 |
2021 |
24 |
92 |
18 |
12 |
11 |
8 |
2o22 (N=169) |
30 | 88 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 5 |
Question: If you indicated that one of your parents/guardians work in a professional job (or used to before retirement), please indicate whether they worked in any of the following professions? Select all that apply.
Results:
Senior Management |
Lawyer or Judge |
Medical doctor/specialist, pharmacists, dentist, etc |
Chartered or certified accountant |
Professor |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
2019 |
16 |
15 |
10 |
5 |
10 |
2020 |
15 |
13 |
8 |
14 |
3 |
2021 |
11 |
13 |
14 |
6 |
6 |
2022 (N=169) |
15 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 5 |