Chapter 4

PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

This chapter presents, analyzes, and interprets the findings based on the

specific problem listed previously and the hypothesis set at the onset of this study.

The data gathered regarding the profile of the respondents are presented in

graphs and are described, analyzed, and interpreted narratively.

Problem no. 1: What is the profile of the respondents in terms of gender, year level,

monthly allowance, family structure, residence, study hours and type of social

activity?

Figure 2. Profile of the Respondents According to Gender

Female
Male

Figure 2 shows the distribution of the respondents when they are grouped

according to gender. Gender is divided into (a) male and (b) female. Out of one

hundred (100) respondents, seventy four (74%) are female and twenty six (26%) are

male.
 The result reveals majority of the nursing students in De La Salle Health

Sciences Institute were female.

History also shows that women have dominated the field of nursing. Female

nurses outnumber males by a proportion of 19 to 1. Nursing as a profession has

been connoted with a woman’s tender loving care. However, at the present time

male nurse population has been significantly increasing. (www.cmaj.ca)

Figure 3. Profile of the Respondents According to Year Level

25% 25%

1st Year
2nd Year
3rd Year
4th Year

25% 25%

Figure 5 presents the distribution of the respondents when they are grouped

according to year level. Out of one hundred (100) respondents, twenty-five (25%) of

the respondents are first year students, twenty-five (25%) are second year students,

another twenty-five (25%) are third year students and twenty-five (25%) are fourth

year students.

The result shows that there is an equal distribution of nursing students among

the year levels.

Figure 4. Profile of the Respondents According to Monthly Allowance

10%
16% 37%

1000-3000 Php
3001-6000 Php
9001 Php and above
6001-9000 Php

37%

Figure 4 illustrates the distribution of the respondents when they are grouped

according to monthly allowance. The monthly allowance is divided into (a) Php

1,000-3,000 (b) Php 4,000-6,000 (c) Php 7,000-9,000 and (d) Php 10,000 and

above. Out of one hundred (100) respondents, thirty-seven (37%) have a monthly

allowance of Php 1,000-3,000. Another thirty-seven (37%) have a monthly allowance

of Php 4,000-6,000, sixteen (16%) have a monthly allowance of Php 10,000 and

above and ten (10%) have a monthly allowance of Php 7,000-9,000.

The findings reveal that majority of the nursing students have monthly

allowances of Php 1,000-3,000 and Php 4,000-6,000.

Figure 5. Profile of the Respondents According to Family Structure

9%
6%

2 Parent Family
Single Parent Family
Absentee Family

85%

Figure 5 presents the distribution of the respondents when they are grouped

according to family structure. Out of one hundred (100) respondents eighty-seven

(87%) of the respondents have both of their parents living together with them, nine

(9%) have single parent family wherein one parent works abroad/ deceased/

separated and six (6%) have absentee parent family wherein both parents work

abroad/ deceased.

The result shows that majority of the nursing students belong to a 2 parent

family where in both parents are living with them.

Figure 6. Profile of the Respondents According to Residence

28%

Own residence
Dorm

72%

Figure 6 shows the distribution of the respondents when they are grouped

according to the type of their residency. Out of one hundred (100) respondents

seventy-two (72%) stays in their own residence and twenty-eight (28%) stays at their

dormitories.

The result reveals that majority of the nursing students stays in their own

residence.
Figure 7. Profile of the Respondents According to Study Hours

8% 3%
14%

45%
1-2 hrs
3-4 hrs
< 30 mins
5-6 hrs
> 6 hrs

30%

Figure 7 shows the distribution of respondents when they are grouped

according to the hours allotted in studying per day. Out of one hundred (100)

respondents forty-five (45%) allocate 1-2 hours for studying, thirty (30%) of the

respondents allocate 3-4 hours for studying, fourteen (14%) of the respondents

allocate less than 30 minutes for studying, eight (8%) of the respondents allocate 5-6

hours for studying and three (3%) of the respondents allocate more than 6 hours for

studying.

The result indicates that majority of the nursing students allot 1-2 hours to

study per day.