CSULB Transfer Students 2005: 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:

To gain a general education and appreciation of ideas
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not important	128	5.3	5.4	5.4
	Somewhat important	647	26.8	27.1	32.4
	Very important	1614	66.9	67.6	100.0
	Total	2389	99.0	100.0
Missing	System	23	1.0
Total		2412	100.0

There was nothing better to do
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not important	1952	80.9	83.0	83.0
	Somewhat important	294	12.2	12.5	95.5
	Very important	107	4.4	4.5	100.0
	Total	2353	97.6	100.0
Missing	System	59	2.4
Total		2412	100.0

To make me a more cultured person
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not important	323	13.4	13.5	13.5
	Somewhat important	845	35.0	35.4	48.9
	Very important	1221	50.6	51.1	100.0
	Total	2389	99.0	100.0
Missing	System	23	1.0
Total		2412	100.0

To learn more about things that interest me
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not important	66	2.7	2.8	2.8
	Somewhat important	405	16.8	16.9	19.7
	Very important	1923	79.7	80.3	100.0
	Total	2394	99.3	100.0
Missing	System	18	.7
Total		2412	100.0

To prepare myself for graduate or professional school
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not important	293	12.1	12.3	12.3
	Somewhat important	603	25.0	25.3	37.6
	Very important	1490	61.8	62.4	100.0
	Total	2386	98.9	100.0
Missing	System	26	1.1
Total		2412	100.0

To get training for a specific career
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not important	243	10.1	10.2	10.2
	Somewhat important	513	21.3	21.5	31.7
	Very important	1632	67.7	68.3	100.0
	Total	2388	99.0	100.0
Missing	System	24	1.0
Total		2412	100.0

A mentor/role model encouraged me to go
		Frequency	Percent	Valid Percent	Cumulative Percent
Valid	Not important	1140	47.3	48.0	48.0
	Somewhat important	810	33.6	34.1	82.0
	Very important	427	17.7	18.0	100.0
	Total	2377	98.5	100.0
Missing	System	35	1.5
Total		2412	100.0

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