Table 14.Percentage distribution of 2002 high school sophomores ever enrolled in a postsecondary institution, by sector of first postsecondary institution, intended major and self-efficacy in high school math classes: 2006

Education Longitudinal
Study of 2002 (ELS:2002)

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Table 14. Percentage distribution of 2002 high school sophomores ever enrolled in a postsecondary institution, by sector of first postsecondary institution, intended major and self-efficacy in high school math classes: 2006

	Public 4-year			Private 4-year¹			Less than 4-year²
Self-efficacy in high school math classes	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

I'm certain I can understand the most difficult material presented in math texts
Almost never	7.7		92.3	9.4		90.6	6.6	93.4
Sometimes	13.8		86.2	13.9		86.1	9.9	90.1
Often	23.0		77.0	18.8		81.2	12.3	87.7
Almost always	33.8		66.2	29.7		70.3	11.8	88.2

I'm confident I can understand the most complex material presented by my math teacher
Almost never	8.1		91.9	8.8	!	91.2	6.9	93.1
Sometimes	14.4		85.6	13.0		87.0	9.2	90.8
Often	21.2		78.8	19.4		80.6	11.0	89.0
Almost always	31.7		68.3	28.0		72.0	15.5	84.5

I'm certain I can master the skills being taught in my math class
Almost never	7.0	!	93.0	9.4	!	90.6	6.5	93.5
Sometimes	11.6		88.4	11.9		88.1	8.7	91.3
Often	20.5		79.5	16.3		83.7	10.9	89.1
Almost always	29.3		70.7	27.5		72.5	13.5	86.5

! 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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