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Chance of Changing Major
Chance of Working Full Time While Attending College
Chance of Transferring to Another College Before Graduating
Frequency of Smoking Cigarettes, Drinking Beer, Drinking Wine or Liquor, Using Internet for Research or Homework, or Discussing Politics in Past Year
Importance of Influencing Political Structure or Keeping Up with Politics
Political Viewpoints
| Chance of Changing major | % Freshmen '04 | % Freshmen '08 |
|---|---|---|
Very good |
18.7 |
14.8 |
Some |
35.6 |
36.8 |
| Chance of Working Full Time | % Freshmen '04 | % Freshmen '08 |
|---|---|---|
Very good |
9.9 |
7.6 |
Some |
23.3 |
25.9 |
| Chance of Transferring | % Freshmen '04 | % Freshmen '08 |
|---|---|---|
Very good |
7.4 |
6.3 |
Some |
21.3 |
22.8 |
| Frequently did the Following in Past Year: | % Freshmen '04 | % Freshmen '08 |
|---|---|---|
Smoked Cigarettes |
2.9 |
2.8 |
Drank Beer |
5.6 |
5.0 |
Drank Wine or Liquor |
5.4 |
4.6 |
Used Internet for Research or Homework |
79.8 |
80.0 |
Discussed Politics |
20.8 |
28.0 |
| Felt These were Very Important or Essential | % Freshmen '04 | % Freshmen '08 |
|---|---|---|
Influencing Political Structure |
19.4 |
20.6 |
Keeping Up with Politics |
32.6 |
37.7 |
| Political Viewpoints | % Freshmen '04 | % Freshmen '08 |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal | 33.2 |
38.9 |
| Conservative | 20.8 |
17.7 |
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Would you like to see how the freshmen of 2004 compared to the freshmen of 2008 on other items in the Annual Freshman Survey? If so, please contact Dr. Susan Platt and make your requests.
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