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Only thirty-one married women (20%) indicated they “never” or “rarely” struggled with
this issue, but 46% state they “often” to “always” find it a significant challenge. Table 23
also shows that 141 responses were “missing” which represents the single female
students who completed the survey who did not answer this question. However, there
were three respondents who did not respond to the question at all since the total number
of single female students who returned the survey totaled 144.
Table 23. Struggle with Balancing Marriage, Family, and Requirements of DTS as a
Married Student
As a married student, struggle with balancing marriage, family, and
requirements of DTS
Frequency Percent Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid Never 6 2.0 3.9 3.9
Rarely 25 8.4 16.1 20.0
Somewhat 33 11.1 21.3 41.3
Moderately 20 6.8 12.9 54.2
Often 34 11.5 21.9 76.1
Usually 12 4.1 7.7 83.9
Always 25 8.4 16.1 100.0
Total 155 52.4 100.0
Missing 141 47.6
Total 296 100.0
Balancing Singleness, Family, and Studies
Of interest is the fact that a greater percent of single women (85%) than
married women (80%) struggle with balancing personal life, family, and the requirements
of DTS (Question B8). Table 24 shows that 119 of the 144 total single female
respondents have some level of problem balancing these areas of their lives and 12%
have a significant struggle in balancing the different areas of their lives. Only 15% of the
single students feel they “rarely” or “never” have difficulty balancing personal, family, or