From possible campus closures to male birth control, here are this week’s top college student insights.
Delta Variant
With the Delta coronavirus variant still spreading across the country, a new College Pulse survey of 492 undergraduates finds that more than one-quarter (27%) of college students think it will shut down their school this semester. Almost half (46%) of students don’t think their campus will close, and another 25% are not sure.
Some students are more concerned than others, however. Nearly one-third (31%) of female students believe the Delta variant will shut down their school this fall, compared to 2 in 10 (21%) male students. College Democrats are also twice as likely as college Republicans to say they think the coronavirus variant will cause their campus to close (27% vs. 14%).
Do you think the Delta variant will shut down your school this semester?
World Contraception Day
Ahead of World Contraception Day, a College Pulse survey of 400 undergraduates finds that three-quarters (74%) want to see male birth control become available in their lifetime. While female students are more likely than male students to say so (85% vs. 57%), more than one-quarter (28%) of male students say they’re not sure. Just 16% of male students say they don’t want male birth control to become available, compared to 2% of female students.
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Methodology: All surveys were designed and conducted by College Pulse. Interviews were conducted among a sample of full-time and part-time students attending colleges or universities in the U.S. who are part of College Pulse’s American College Student Panel.
