Why students do not engage in contract cheating: a closer look

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of sample

Demographic Variables		Whole Sample
		M	SD
Age		24.14	8.36
Age		n	%
Gender	Male	59	14.9
	Female	334	84.1
	Not Specified	4	1.0
Country	Australia	288	72.5
Country	Other	107	27.0
University	Western Australian university	343	86.4
University	Other	47	11.8
Degree	Psychology	225	56.7
	Psychology and Other Major	96	24.2
	Other	73	18.4
Year	1st year undergraduate	185	46.6
	2nd year undergraduate	86	21.7
	3rd year undergraduate	73	18.4
	4th year undergraduate	18	4.5
	Postgraduate	35	8.8
Average grade	Below 50%	0	0.0
	50–59%	30	7.6
	60–69%	137	34.5
	70–79%	160	40.3
	80–100%	67	16.9
Student status	International	22	5.5
	Domestic	374	94.2
	Internal	381	96.0
	External	13	3.3
	Full-Time	307	77.3
	Part-Time	45	11.3
	Some Full-Time, Some Part-Time	44	11.1
Afford tuition	Parents pay	52	13.1
	Personal savings	32	8.1
	Work	72	18.1
	Government funding (e.g. HECS or HELP)	339	85.4
	Other	13	3.3
Honor codes used by institution	Yes	238	59.9
Honor codes used by institution	No	153	38.5
Language spoken at home	English	350	88.2
	English and Other	16	4.0
	Other	29	7.3
Confidence writing and reading English	Not confident at all	2	0.5
	A little confident	6	1.5
	Somewhat confident	8	2.0
	Moderately confident	51	12.8
	Very confident	330	83.1

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