A Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) using Ocean Plastic Microbes as a Framework that Is Impactful for Both In-Person and Online Course Modalities

Table 3

Demographic characteristics of the total and survey-responder population (n = 442 and 232, respectively).

Demographic category	All (N, %)	Survey responders (N, %)
Ethnicity
White	133 (30.1%)	77 (33.2%)
Asian	39 (8.8%)	23 (9.9%)
Unknown	54 (12.2%)	19 (8.2%)
Black or African American	59 (13.3%)	33 (14.2%)
Hispanic	122 (27.6%)	59 (25.4%)
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Island	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.9%)
Two or more races	28 (6.3%)	16 (6.9%)
American Indian/Alaskan Native	1 (0.2%)	0 (0%)
Nonresident alien	1 (0.2%)	0 (0%)
Elected not to respond	NA	3 (1.3%)
Gender
Male	232 (52.5%)	123 (53%)
Female	194 (43.9%)	98 (42.2%)
Unknown	16 (3.6%)	11 (4.7%)
Military status
Active military	148 (33.5%)	72 (31%)
Veteran	142 (32.1%)	84 (36.2%)
Reserve/Military dependent	12 (2.7%)	15 (6.5%)
Non military	140 (31.7%)	61 (26.3%)