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2223However, it appears that the feeling was particularly strong among those who had fewer lectures timetabled - students with between one and 10 hours a week were more likely to say they would demand more (54% said they would) than those with over 21 hours (46%). The proportion was also higher among those living at home or off campus (54%), possibly because they were working under tighter financial constraints and expected a higher return on their investment. An analysis of the differences between subjects, shows that students in medicine or allied subjects were the least likely to say they would demand more (39% said they would), while those in law (56%) and the arts and humanities and social science (both 55%) may emerge as the most demanding. The impending increase in fees is also likely to have other important ramifications, not least pushing a greater number of students into paid work during term-time. Around half (49%) said they would have devoted more time to paid jobs if they had to pay £9,000 a year, with the split fairly even regardless of gender, type of accommodation, subject studied or type of university. A quarter of respondents (25%) said they would spend more time studying if they were paying higher fees, while even fewer said they would seek out internships or other work experience (22% said they would). One finding that will be of interest to universities was that fewer than one in five (18%) said they would seek to make more use of non-educational facilities, such as sporting and social activities, under the new fee regime. A similar proportion said they would not expect their lifestyle to change dramatically (17% did).Number of hours paid work undertaken in a week during term-timeMost students who hold down jobs alongside their studies work between one and 10 hours a week (45% do), while almost as many work between 11 and 20 hours (42%). However, a small but not insignificant number take on much more gruelling workloads, with one in 10 (9%) saying that they work for between 21 and 30 hours each week, and 3% working for over 31 hours. This final figure is slightly up on 2010, when 2% of students with paid jobs said they worked between 31-40 hours a week. Almost twice as many respondents at modern universities as at traditional universities said they worked during term-time, while the proportion who worked the lowest number of hours (up to 10 per week) was higher at traditional institutions (53%) than at new universities (40%).Term-time paid work - traditionalTerm-time paid work - new19%33%Students who work by university type 2425Rent paid for accommodation per monthAlthough a significant proportion of students (15%) pay no rent, mainly because they live with their parents, the most common rental bracket is between £301 and £400 a month, the sum paid by one in four (26%) of respondents to the survey. A further 19% pay from £201-£300, and 14% from £401-£500, with a further one in ten (11%) paying over £500. When the findings are broken down by type of accommodation, it becomes clear that of those who live with their parents or other family members 67% pay no rent at all, but 23% do pay rent, while the remainder failed to answer the question. The proportion who do make a financial contribution is up slightly on 2010 levels, when 20% paid rent to their parents, a shift that is in line with the significant number of students who undertake paid work. As in the last survey, students who live in catered halls pay the most, with 27% paying from £401-£500 a month and the same proportion paying between £501 and £600. Self-catered accommodation is usually cheaper, with most paying between £301 and £400 (28% did) or from £401-£500 (also 28%). The typical cost of accommodation was lower still for those living in rented flats or houses off campus, with 68% paying between £201 and £400 for accommodation of this sort. A small minority of students have much higher rental costs, with 1% saying they pay over £2,000 a month.Monthly outgoings related to your accommodationOne of the many other living costs faced by students is monthly utilities, such as gas, electricity and water. For many, however, these bills are included in their monthly rent (41% said they were), with the second largest group (14%) saying that they did not pay anything for utilities. Most of these (64%) were living with their parents or other family members. For those who did pay for utilities separately, the charges ranged from under £10 a month (paid by 1%) to over £100 (paid by 5%). Another common living expense is internet and cable/satellite TV, though again the largest proportion of students (36%) said this was included in their rent, a situation that was particularly common for those living in catered halls (72% of whom said it was covered) or self-catered university accommodation (for whom the figure was 75%). Those living in privately rented flats or houses were less likely to have rental deals that included TV and internet (27% did), with the largest proportion of these paying under £10 per month (37%). The findings for expenditure on a landline telephone suggest that many students do not have one - overall 47% said they spent nothing at all on this. A further 22% of respondents said the cost of their landline was included in their rent. When the costs of rent and other outgoings are added together, 12% pay nothing, 48% between £101 and £500 a month, and 12% between £501 and £1,000. A very small minority pay between £1,001 and £2,000 (1% do) or more than £2,001 (1%), with the remaining 22% failing to give enough information to calculate their overall costs.12% of students pay over £500 in a months rent and utilities |