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CSULB Freshmen 2004: Reasons for Attending College in General

Click on the links below to see how important the following reasons were for students choosing to attend college:

My Parents Wanted Me to Go
I Could Not Find a Job
Wanted to Get Away from Home
To Be Able to Get a Better Job
To Gain a General Education
There Was Nothing Better to Do
To Make Me a More Cultured Person
To Be Able to Make More Money
To Learn More About Things
To Prepare for Graduate/Prof School
To Get Training for a Specific Career
To Find My Purpose in Life

My Parents Wanted Me to Go
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not important	268	12.3	12.4	12.4
	Somewhat important	689	31.6	32.0	44.4
	Very important	1199	55.1	55.6	100.0
	Total	2156	99.0	100.0
Missing	System	22	1.0
Total		2178	100.0

I Could Not Find a Job
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not important	1662	76.3	77.4	77.4
	Somewhat important	301	13.8	14.0	91.4
	Very important	185	8.5	8.6	100.0
	Total	2148	98.6	100.0
Missing	System	30	1.4
Total		2178	100.0

To Get Away from Home
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not important	1160	53.3	54.3	54.3
	Somewhat important	684	31.4	32.0	86.3
	Very important	293	13.5	13.7	100.0
	Total	2137	98.1	100.0
Missing	System	41	1.9
Total		2178	100.0

To Be Able to Get a Better Job
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not important	213	9.8	9.9	9.9
	Somewhat important	297	13.6	13.8	23.7
	Very important	1638	75.2	76.3	100.0
	Total	2148	98.6	100.0
Missing	System	30	1.4
Total		2178	100.0

To Gain a General Education
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not important	64	2.9	3.0	3.0
	Somewhat important	599	27.5	27.8	30.8
	Very important	1493	68.5	69.2	100.0
	Total	2156	99.0	100.0
Missing	System	22	1.0
Total		2178	100.0

There Was Nothing Better to Do
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not important	1741	79.9	81.5	81.5
	Somewhat important	293	13.5	13.7	95.2
	Very important	103	4.7	4.8	100.0
	Total	2137	98.1	100.0
Missing	System	41	1.9
Total		2178	100.0

To Make Me a More Cultured Person
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not important	282	12.9	13.1	13.1
	Somewhat important	918	42.1	42.7	55.8
	Very important	952	43.7	44.2	100.0
	Total	2152	98.8	100.0
Missing	System	26	1.2
Total		2178	100.0

To Be Able to Make More Money
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not important	86	3.9	4.0	4.0
	Somewhat important	425	19.5	19.8	23.8
	Very important	1636	75.1	76.2	100.0
	Total	2147	98.6	100.0
Missing	System	31	1.4
Total		2178	100.0

To Learn More About Things
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not important	33	1.5	1.5	1.5
	Somewhat important	343	15.7	15.9	17.4
	Very important	1780	81.7	82.6	100.0
	Total	2156	99.0	100.0
Missing	System	22	1.0
Total		2178	100.0

To Prepare for Graduate/Professional School
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not important	214	9.8	10.0	10.0
	Somewhat important	507	23.3	23.6	33.5
	Very important	1429	65.6	66.5	100.0
	Total	2150	98.7	100.0
Missing	System	28	1.3
Total		2178	100.0

To Get Training for a Specific Career
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not important	81	3.7	3.8	3.8
	Somewhat important	347	15.9	16.1	19.9
	Very important	1722	79.1	80.1	100.0
	Total	2150	98.7	100.0
Missing	System	28	1.3
Total		2178	100.0

To Find My Purpose in Life
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not important	223	10.2	10.3	10.3
	Somewhat important	593	27.2	27.5	37.9
	Very important	1339	61.5	62.1	100.0
	Total	2155	98.9	100.0
Missing	System	23	1.1
Total		2178	100.0

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