Caracterización socioeconómica de los estudiantes matriculados en el primer ciclo de la modalidad abierta y a distancia de la titulación de economía de la Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, periodo abril-agosto2019.

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Abstract:The project is entitled: Socio-economic characterization of students enrolled in the first cycle of the open and distance mode of the UTPL Economics Degree, April-August / 2019 period, which aims to characterize the social, economic and academic situation of the students. The methodological design that was used is basic or applied and not experimental of transversal cut, with a descriptive, documentary and field investigation, the sample was composed of 135 students, a survey was applied through a questionnaire, the data were processed in SPSS software version 22.0, using descriptive statistics. The results were: 57% female sex, 48% 18 to 20 years old, 63% single marital status; 59% own and fully paid housing, 44% five members or more per family, 61% typical average level; 58% do not work, 32% depend on their parents, 31% have purchasing power; 43% have finished in public institutions, 40% Bachelor of Science; 38% score between 700-800 points. In conclusion, the sample is characterized by being female, young age, single, do not work, depend on their parents and have culminated in public institutions.