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CSULB Freshmen 2005: Major & Career Goals; Parents' Occupations

Student's Probable Major (aggregated)

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Agriculture

1

.0

.0

.0

Biological Science

187

8.1

8.6

8.6

Business

342

14.8

15.7

24.4

Education

148

6.4

6.8

31.2

Engineering

151

6.5

6.9

38.1

English

39

1.7

1.8

39.9

Health Professional

298

12.9

13.7

53.6

History or Political Science

79

3.4

3.6

57.2

Humanities

106

4.6

4.9

62.1

Fine Arts

192

8.3

8.8

70.9

Mathematics or Statistics

19

.8

.9

71.8

Physical Science

37

1.6

1.7

73.5

Social Science

162

7.0

7.4

80.9

Other Technical

44

1.9

2.0

83.0

Other Non-technical

249

10.7

11.4

94.4

Undecided

122

5.3

5.6

100.0

Total

2176

93.9

100.0

Missing

System

142

6.1

Total

2318

100.0

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Student's Probable Major (disaggregated)

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Art, fine and applied

126

5.4

5.8

5.8

English (language & literature)

39

1.7

1.8

7.6

History

30

1.3

1.4

9.0

Journalism

66

2.8

3.0

12.0

Language and Literature (except English)

5

.2

.2

12.2

Music

56

2.4

2.6

14.8

Philosophy

8

.3

.4

15.2

Speech

1

.0

.0

15.2

Theater or Drama

25

1.1

1.1

16.4

Other Arts and Humanities

68

2.9

3.1

19.5

Biology (general)

82

3.5

3.8

23.3

Biochemistry or Biophysics

45

1.9

2.1

25.3

Environmental Science

4

.2

.2

25.5

Marine (Life) Science

29

1.3

1.3

26.8

Microbiology or Bacteriology

10

.4

.5

27.3

Zoology

9

.4

.4

27.7

Other Biological Science

8

.3

.4

28.1

Accounting

45

1.9

2.1

30.1

Business Administration (general)

56

2.4

2.6

32.7

Finance

33

1.4

1.5

34.2

International Business

36

1.6

1.7

35.9

Marketing

77

3.3

3.5

39.4

Management

85

3.7

3.9

43.3

Other Business

10

.4

.5

43.8

Business Education

9

.4

.4

44.2

Elementary Education

103

4.4

4.7

48.9

Music or Art Education

4

.2

.2

49.1

Physical Education or Recreation

4

.2

.2

49.3

Secondary Education

20

.9

.9

50.2

Special Education

4

.2

.2

50.4

Other Education

4

.2

.2

50.6

Aeronautical or Astronautical Engineering

23

1.0

1.1

51.7

Civil Engineering

20

.9

.9

52.6

Chemical Engineering

4

.2

.2

52.8

Computer Engineering

31

1.3

1.4

54.2

Electrical or Electronic Engineering

25

1.1

1.1

55.3

Industrial Engineering

1

.0

.0

55.4

Mechanical Engineering

32

1.4

1.5

56.8

Other Engineering

15

.6

.7

57.5

Chemistry

17

.7

.8

58.3

Earth Science

3

.1

.1

58.5

Marine Science (incl. Oceanography)

5

.2

.2

58.7

Mathematics

18

.8

.8

59.5

Physics

9

.4

.4

59.9

Statistics

1

.0

.0

60.0

Other Physical Science

3

.1

.1

60.1

Architecture or Urban Planning

9

.4

.4

60.5

Home Economics

25

1.1

1.1

61.7

Health Technology (medical, dental, laboratory)

8

.3

.4

62.0

Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine

41

1.8

1.9

63.9

Nursing

196

8.5

9.0

72.9

Pharmacy

19

.8

.9

73.8

Therapy (occupational, physical, speech)

42

1.8

1.9

75.7

Other Professional

13

.6

.6

76.3

Anthropology

4

.2

.2

76.5

Economics

5

.2

.2

76.7

Political Science (gov't., international relations)

49

2.1

2.3

79.0

Psychology

125

5.4

5.7

84.7

Social Work

11

.5

.5

85.2

Sociology

15

.6

.7

85.9

Other Social Science

2

.1

.1

86.0

Building Trades

1

.0

.0

86.1

Data Processing or Computer Programming

2

.1

.1

86.2

Drafting or Design

20

.9

.9

87.1

Electronics

1

.0

.0

87.1

Mechanics

1

.0

.0

87.2

Communications

26

1.1

1.2

88.4

Computer Science

12

.5

.6

88.9

Forestry

1

.0

.0

89.0

Kinesiology

52

2.2

2.4

91.4

Law Enforcement

41

1.8

1.9

93.2

Military Science

2

.1

.1

93.3

Other Field

23

1.0

1.1

94.4

Undecided

122

5.3

5.6

100.0

Total

2176

93.9

100.0

Missing

System

142

6.1

Total

2318

100.0

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Student's Probable Career (aggregated)

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Artist

292

12.6

13.6

13.6

Business

308

13.3

14.3

27.9

Business (clerical)

6

.3

.3

28.2

Clergy

1

.0

.0

28.2

College teacher

7

.3

.3

28.6

Doctor (MD or DDS)

84

3.6

3.9

32.5

Education (secondary)

78

3.4

3.6

36.1

Education (elementary)

96

4.1

4.5

40.6

Engineer

108

4.7

5.0

45.6

Farmer or forester

3

.1

.1

45.7

Health professional

173

7.5

8.0

53.8

Homemaker (full-time)

5

.2

.2

54.0

Lawyer

69

3.0

3.2

57.2

Military (career)

5

.2

.2

57.4

Nurse

168

7.2

7.8

65.3

Research scientist

37

1.6

1.7

67.0

Social/welfare/recreation worker

17

.7

.8

67.8

Skilled trades

4

.2

.2

68.0

Semi-skilled worker

9

.4

.4

68.4

Laborer (unskilled)

9

.4

.4

68.8

Unemployed

52

2.2

2.4

71.2

Other

323

13.9

15.0

86.2

Undecided

296

12.8

13.8

100.0

Total

2150

92.8

100.0

Missing

System

168

7.2

Total

2318

100.0

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Student's Probable Career (disaggregated)

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Accountant or actuary

41

1.8

1.9

1.9

Actor or entertainer

46

2.0

2.1

4.0

Architect or urban planner

16

.7

.7

4.8

Artist

81

3.5

3.8

8.6

Business (clerical)

6

.3

.3

8.8

Business executive (management, administrator)

156

6.7

7.3

16.1

Business owner or proprietor

83

3.6

3.9

20.0

Business salesperson or buyer

28

1.2

1.3

21.3

Clergy (other religious)

1

.0

.0

21.3

Clinical psychologist

38

1.6

1.8

23.1

College administrator/staff

1

.0

.0

23.1

College teacher

7

.3

.3

23.4

Computer programmer or analyst

21

.9

1.0

24.4

Dentist (including orthodontist)

16

.7

.7

25.2

Dietitian or nutritionist

4

.2

.2

25.3

Engineer

108

4.7

5.0

30.4

Farmer or rancher

3

.1

.1

30.5

Foreign service worker (including diplomat)

10

.4

.5

31.0

Homemaker (full-time)

5

.2

.2

31.2

Interior decorator (including designer)

45

1.9

2.1

33.3

Law enforcement officer

30

1.3

1.4

34.7

Lawyer (attorney) or judge

69

3.0

3.2

37.9

Military service (career)

5

.2

.2

38.1

Musician (performer, composer)

50

2.2

2.3

40.5

Nurse

168

7.2

7.8

48.3

Optometrist

9

.4

.4

48.7

Pharmacist

53

2.3

2.5

51.2

Physician

68

2.9

3.2

54.3

Policymaker/Government

14

.6

.7

55.0

School counselor

12

.5

.6

55.5

School principal or superintendent

2

.1

.1

55.6

Scientific researcher

37

1.6

1.7

57.3

Social, welfare, or recreation worker

17

.7

.8

58.1

Therapist (physical, occupational, speech)

93

4.0

4.3

62.5

Teacher or administrator (elementary)

96

4.1

4.5

66.9

Teacher or administrator (secondary)

64

2.8

3.0

69.9

Veterinarian

14

.6

.7

70.6

Writer or journalist

70

3.0

3.3

73.8

Skilled trades

4

.2

.2

74.0

Laborer (unskilled)

9

.4

.4

74.4

Semi-skilled worker

9

.4

.4

74.8

Unemployed

52

2.2

2.4

77.3

Other

193

8.3

9.0

86.2

Undecided

296

12.8

13.8

100.0

Total

2150

92.8

100.0

Missing

System

168

7.2

Total

2318

100.0

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Mother's Occupation (aggregated)

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Artist

29

1.3

1.3

1.3

Business

420

18.1

19.3

20.6

Business (clerical)

103

4.4

4.7

25.3

Clergy

2

.1

.1

25.4

College teacher

9

.4

.4

25.8

Doctor (MD or DDS)

28

1.2

1.3

27.1

Education (secondary)

71

3.1

3.3

30.4

Education (elementary)

172

7.4

7.9

38.3

Engineer

25

1.1

1.1

39.4

Farmer or forester

3

.1

.1

39.6

Health professional

56

2.4

2.6

42.1

Homemaker (full-time)

237

10.2

10.9

53.0

Lawyer

8

.3

.4

53.4

Military (career)

4

.2

.2

53.6

Nurse

196

8.5

9.0

62.6

Research scientist

3

.1

.1

62.7

Social/welfare/recreation worker

26

1.1

1.2

63.9

Skilled trades

32

1.4

1.5

65.4

Semi-skilled worker

53

2.3

2.4

67.8

Laborer (unskilled)

55

2.4

2.5

70.3

Unemployed

157

6.8

7.2

77.5

Other

490

21.1

22.5

100.0

Total

2179

94.0

100.0

Missing

System

139

6.0

Total

2318

100.0

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Father's Occupation (aggregated)

 

 

 

Frequency

Percent

Valid Percent

Cumulative Percent

Valid

Artist

27

1.2

1.3

1.3

Business

573

24.7

26.7

27.9

Business (clerical)

31

1.3

1.4

29.4

Clergy

10

.4

.5

29.8

College teacher

8

.3

.4

30.2

Doctor (MD or DDS)

40

1.7

1.9

32.1

Education (secondary)

49

2.1

2.3

34.3

Education (elementary)

20

.9

.9

35.3

Engineer

217

9.4

10.1

45.4

Farmer or forester

8

.3

.4

45.7

Health professional

39

1.7

1.8

47.6

Homemaker (full-time)

3

.1

.1

47.7

Lawyer

25

1.1

1.2

48.9

Military (career)

22

.9

1.0

49.9

Nurse

15

.6

.7

50.6

Research scientist

4

.2

.2

50.8

Social/welfare/recreation worker

7

.3

.3

51.1

Skilled trades

144

6.2

6.7

57.8

Semi-skilled worker

89

3.8

4.1

61.9

Laborer (unskilled)

88

3.8

4.1

66.0

Unemployed

70

3.0

3.3

69.3

Other

660

28.5

30.7

100.0

Total

2149

92.7

100.0

Missing

System

169

7.3

Total

2318

100.0


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