Table 12.Percentage distribution of 2002 high school sophomores ever enrolled in a postsecondary institution, by sector of first postsecondary institution, intended major and high school math enjoyment: 2006

Education Longitudinal
Study of 2002 (ELS:2002)

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Table 12. Percentage distribution of 2002 high school sophomores ever enrolled in a postsecondary institution, by sector of first postsecondary institution, intended major and high school math enjoyment: 2006

	Public 4-year		Private 4-year¹		Less than 4-year²
High school math enjoyment	STEM major	Non-STEM major or undecided	STEM major	Non-STEM major or undecided	STEM major	Non-STEM major or undecided
Total	20.5	79.5	17.9	82.1	10.3	89.7

When I do mathematics, I sometimes get totally absorbed
Strongly agree	36.3	63.7	34.8	65.2	9.0	91.0
Agree	19.3	80.7	17.4	82.6	10.2	89.8
Disagree	16.6	83.4	15.9	84.1	10.2	89.8
Strongly disagree	12.5	87.5	12.3	87.7	8.9	91.1

Because doing mathematics is fun, I wouldn't want to give it up
Strongly agree	41.3	58.7	40.1	59.9	11.1	88.9
Agree	23.4	76.6	23.2	76.8	12.1	87.9
Disagree	16.0	84.0	13.0	87.0	9.7	90.3
Strongly disagree	11.6	88.4	9.6	90.4	7.7	92.3

Mathematics is important to me personally
Strongly agree	38.0	62.0	35.1	64.9	15.9	84.1
Agree	19.7	80.3	20.0	80.0	10.0	90.0
Disagree	14.2	85.8	12.6	87.4	10.0	90.0
Strongly disagree	10.8	89.2	6.6	93..4	6.3	93.7

! Interpret data with caution. Estimate is unstable because the coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater (i.e., the standard error represents 30 percent or more of the estimate).
¹ Private includes both private for-profit and private not-for-profit postsecondary institutions.
² Less than 4-year includes 2-year or less postsecondary institutions that are public, private for-profit, or private not-for-profit.
NOTE: Totals are weighted by F2QWT and other estimates are weighted by F2BYWT. The flag variable G10COHRT was used to produce data that are based on 2002 high school sophomores interviewed in both 2002 and 2006. Details may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS: 2002) Second Follow-up, 2006."

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