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Student Problem Identification
Question: How much of a problem has each of the following been while taking classes at Skyline College?
Degree of Problem Average	Item Text	Major Problem	Moderate Problem	Minor Problem	Not a Problem	n
2.44	Cost and/or availability of books and related materials	22.2%	26.9%	24.0%	26.9%	599
2.32	Personal financial problems	21.6%	21.9%	23.4%	33.1%	565
2.28	Cost of computer	23.9%	19.3%	17.3%	39.5%	539
2.20	Job-related responsibilities	15.8%	23.0%	26.8%	34.4%	538
2.05	Family responsibilities	12.5%	19.6%	28.6%	39.3%	545
2.04	Transportation problems (parking, access, etc.)	13.1%	17.7%	29.7%	39.5%	542
1.98	Cost of child or other dependent care	17.5%	15.8%	13.3%	53.3%	120
1.94	Finding acceptable child or other dependent care	13.6%	16.8%	19.2%	50.4%	125
1.83	Other	14.7%	11.2%	16.1%	58.0%	143
1.80	Cost of transportation	7.0%	17.0%	24.5%	51.5%	511
1.75	Medical expenses	10.5%	13.7%	16.6%	59.3%	410
1.58	Health-related problems	7.7%	8.1%	18.7%	65.5%	470
Explanation of measures:
Degree of problem average = Responses ranked by degree with 4=major problem, 3=moderate problem, 2=minor problem, and 1=not a problem
n = the number of responses to each item excluding not applicable and blank responses