Appendix C<strong>2009</strong> Longitudinal Aggregates73
2008 The Freshmen Survey 2008 / <strong>2009</strong> <strong>Your</strong> <strong>First</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>Year</strong> SurveyAll Baccalaureate InstitutionsTFS YFCY ChangeTotal Men Women Total Men Women Total Men WomenAll Respondents 21,794 7,080 14,714 21,794 7,080 14,714 - - -What is your overall grade average (as <strong>of</strong> your mostrecently completed academic term)?A 34.0% 28.8% 36.5% 20.5% 17.9% 21.8% -13.5% -10.9% -14.7%A-, B+ 48.1% 48.1% 48.1% 37.4% 34.5% 38.7% -10.7% -13.6% -9.4%B 12.6% 15.2% 11.3% 21.9% 22.1% 21.7% 9.3% 6.9% 10.4%B-, C+ 4.8% 7.0% 3.8% 13.2% 15.9% 11.9% 8.4% 8.9% 8.1%C 0.4% 0.8% 0.3% 5.1% 6.5% 4.4% 4.7% 5.7% 4.1%C- or less 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0% 3.1% 1.5% 2.0% 3.1% 1.5%Total (n) 21,318 6,885 14,433 21,318 6,885 14,433 - - -Do you have any concern about your ability to financeyour college education?Major (not sure I will have enough funds to complete) 10.1% 8.1% 11.0% 19.3% 15.9% 20.9% 9.2% 7.8% 9.9%Some (but I probably will have enough funds) 56.4% 51.5% 58.8% 58.1% 55.9% 59.1% 1.7% 4.4% 0.3%None (I am confident that I will have sufficient funds) 33.5% 40.4% 30.2% 22.6% 28.2% 20.0% -10.9% -12.2% -10.2%Total (n) 21,422 6,929 14,493 21,422 6,929 14,493 - - -How would you characterize your political views?Far left 3.3% 3.9% 3.1% 3.9% 4.1% 3.8% 0.6% 0.2% 0.7%Liberal 32.9% 28.4% 35.0% 33.7% 29.3% 35.8% 0.8% 0.9% 0.8%Middle-<strong>of</strong>-<strong>the</strong>-road 40.7% 40.8% 40.6% 39.2% 40.1% 38.8% -1.5% -0.7% -1.8%Conservative 21.4% 24.1% 20.1% 21.5% 23.6% 20.6% 0.1% -0.5% 0.5%Far right 1.7% 2.8% 1.1% 1.6% 2.8% 1.1% -0.1% 0.0% 0.0%Total (n) 20,744 6,685 14,059 20,744 6,685 14,059 - - -Do you give <strong>the</strong> Higher Education Research Institute atUCLA permission to include your ID number shouldyour college request <strong>the</strong> data for additional researchanalyses?Yes 69.3% 69.9% 69.0% 53.5% 55.2% 52.7% -15.8% -14.7% -16.3%No 30.7% 30.1% 31.0% 46.5% 44.8% 47.3% 15.8% 14.7% 16.3%Total (n) 19,124 6,104 13,020 19,124 6,104 13,020 - - -Rate yourself on each <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> following traits ascompared with <strong>the</strong> average person <strong>of</strong> your age.Academic abilityHighest 10% 24.4% 29.3% 22.0% 21.1% 26.7% 18.5% -3.3% -2.6% -3.5%Above average 53.2% 51.1% 54.2% 50.2% 48.6% 51.0% -3.0% -2.5% -3.2%Average 21.7% 18.8% 23.0% 26.6% 22.7% 28.5% 4.9% 3.9% 5.5%Below average 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1.8% 1.9% 1.8% 1.1% 1.2% 1.1%Lowest 10% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%Total (n) 21,445 6,935 14,510 21,445 6,935 14,510 - - -Artistic abilityHighest 10% 6.3% 6.5% 6.3% 7.3% 8.3% 6.8% 1.0% 1.8% 0.5%Above average 24.4% 22.0% 25.6% 25.8% 23.2% 27.0% 1.4% 1.2% 1.4%Average 33.2% 30.2% 34.7% 35.5% 32.9% 36.7% 2.3% 2.7% 2.0%Below average 27.5% 30.2% 26.2% 25.9% 28.0% 24.9% -1.6% -2.2% -1.3%Lowest 10% 8.5% 11.1% 7.3% 5.6% 7.6% 4.6% -2.9% -3.5% -2.7%Total (n) 21,429 6,925 14,504 21,429 6,925 14,504 - - -Computer skillsHighest 10% 5.1% 9.9% 2.9% 7.3% 13.4% 4.4% 2.2% 3.5% 1.5%Above average 30.2% 38.0% 26.4% 34.1% 40.4% 31.1% 3.9% 2.4% 4.7%Average 53.9% 44.0% 58.6% 50.0% 40.0% 54.8% -3.9% -4.0% -3.8%Below average 9.6% 7.2% 10.7% 7.8% 5.7% 8.9% -1.8% -1.5% -1.8%Lowest 10% 1.2% 0.9% 1.3% 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% -0.5% -0.3% -0.6%Total (n) 21,456 6,944 14,512 21,456 6,944 14,512 - - -Page 74Longitudinal
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