Findings from the 2009 Administration of the Your First College Year ...

2009 Your First College Year SurveyFirst-time, Full-time FreshmenSince entering this college, indicate how often haveyou felt:All Baccalaureate InstitutionsTotal Men WomenThat your job responsibilities interfered with yourschoolworkFrequently 6.0% 5.5% 6.3%Occasionally 25.1% 23.3% 26.0%Not at all 68.9% 71.2% 67.7%Total (n) 26,663 9,038 17,625That your schoolwork interfered with your jobresponsibilitiesFrequently 4.5% 4.4% 4.6%Occasionally 21.0% 19.4% 21.8%Not at all 74.5% 76.2% 73.5%Total (n) 26,667 9,038 17,629That your family responsibilities interfered with yourschoolworkFrequently 4.7% 3.7% 5.2%Occasionally 27.5% 24.2% 29.1%Not at all 67.9% 72.2% 65.7%Total (n) 26,707 9,049 17,658That your social life interfered with your schoolworkFrequently 15.2% 17.0% 14.3%Occasionally 52.7% 50.3% 54.0%Not at all 32.1% 32.7% 31.8%Total (n) 26,717 9,051 17,666Family support to succeedFrequently 62.7% 55.6% 66.4%Occasionally 28.1% 32.1% 26.1%Not at all 9.2% 12.3% 7.5%Total (n) 26,668 9,030 17,638How would you characterize your political views?Far left 3.8% 4.2% 3.7%Liberal 33.4% 29.4% 35.5%Middle-of-the-road 39.9% 40.9% 39.3%Conservative 21.2% 22.7% 20.4%Far right 1.7% 2.9% 1.0%Total (n) 26,422 8,938 17,484Please rate your satisfaction with this institution oneach of the aspects of college life listed below:Your overall academic experienceVery satisfied 26.4% 24.7% 27.3%Satisfied 57.1% 55.9% 57.7%Neutral 12.2% 14.2% 11.2%Dissatisfied 3.3% 4.0% 3.0%Very dissatisfied 1.0% 1.3% 0.8%Total (n) 26,694 9,038 17,656Page 39Profile