Demographic and Diversity Data Survey Dashboard
Dashboard developed by Institutional Research and Planning and the Equity Office.
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the SFU Demographic & Diversity Data Dashboard. The dashboard summarizes the demographic questions from the survey to help SFU better understand and meet regulatory and institutional commitments to students, faculty and staff.
DATA GOVERNANCE AND PRIVACY
SFU recognizes that self-identification and sharing of personal data is a serious decision, in particular for individuals and communities who have experienced harms related to the misuse of data.
SFU鈥檚 data governance and privacy standards apply to all reports generated from the survey. All data on the Demographic & Diversity Data Dashboard has been completely deidentified with all personal identifiers such as names and ID numbers removed.
ABOUT THE DASHBOARD
- This dashboard complies with SFU鈥檚 data governance and privacy standards.
- Please note that counts and percentages that are based on less than 10 respondents are not displayed.
- This dashboard provides a summary of SFU鈥檚 diversity profile for employees and students. The respective summaries are presented in the 鈥淪TUDENT鈥� and 鈥淔ACULTY + STAFF鈥� sections of the dashboard.
- If you have any questions about the data, please contact Institutional Research and Planning (askIRP@sfu.ca) for clarification.
- If you have any questions about the survey, please contact the Equity Office (edi@sfu.ca).
- The dashboard summarizes the results of the Demographic & Diversity Data Survey. This data will be used for:
- developing, improving, and evaluating equity, diversity and inclusion-related programs, policies and practices that support all members of the SFU community
- identifying, monitoring and evaluating gaps, barriers and trends for the purpose of establishing objective, data-driven insights and goals on student, faculty and staff experience
- for the purposes of accreditation and tracking student outcomes/success
- conducting a workforce analysis that will inform planning and reports
- establishing a university profile to inform appropriate activities such as rankings, funding requirements and other reporting that require information on the diversity of SFU staff and faculty.
- Learn more about the Demographic & Diversity Data Survey here.
RESPONSE RATE
The overall response rate for the 2024 Demographic & Diversity Data Survey is 16%. The response rates for the subgroups are as follows:
- All Employees: 29%
- Faculty: 32%
- Staff: 37%
- Other Instructional Personnel and Researchers: 16%
- All Students: 14%
- Undergraduate Students: 13%
- Graduate Students: 18%
Assuming that the respondents are representative of the population, proportions calculated on:
- All employee respondents would be accurate within 卤2.0%, 19 times out of 20.
- All student respondents would be accurate within 卤1.4%, 19 times out of 20.
Proportions calculated on a subset of respondents would have a larger margin of error. Note that these margins of error do not control for multiple comparisons.
SAMPLE REPRESENTATION
There were some notable differences (greater than 5%) in the distributions between the sample (i.e. those who responded to the survey) and the population (i.e. those who were invited to take the survey):
- Students: Women are more represented than men.
- Employees: Women, employees in continuing positions, and employees in the 鈥淎dministrative and Professional Staff Association鈥� employee group are more represented; men, employees in temporary positions, and employees in the 鈥淩esearch鈥� and 鈥淭eaching Support Staff Union鈥� employee groups are less represented.
Due to these and other minor differences, it is possible that the responses of survey participants are not completely representative of the population of all employees and students. While we have assessed the sample representation on dimensions where possible, we are unable to assess the potential response biases on dimensions for which we have no population data (e.g. on dimensions of visible minority status, sexual orientation, disability, religious affiliation, etc.). Readers wishing to apply these results more broadly should bear that in mind. Survey research should be considered exploratory, and conclusions must be drawn with caution.