Table 16.Percentage distribution of 2002 high school sophomores enrolled in a postsecondary institution in 2006 who declared a major, by STEM or non-STEM major in 2006 and self-efficacy in high school math classes: 2006

Education Longitudinal
Study of 2002 (ELS:2002)

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Table 16. Percentage distribution of 2002 high school sophomores enrolled in a postsecondary institution in 2006 who declared a major, by STEM or non-STEM major in 2006 and self-efficacy in high school math classes: 2006

Self-efficacy in high school math classes	STEM major in 2006	Non-STEM major in 2006
Total	21.4	78.6

I'm confident that I can do an excellent job on my math tests
Almost never	12.1	87.9
Sometimes	16.1	83.9
Often	21.6	78.4
Almost always	32.0	68.0

I'm confident I can do an excellent job on my math assignments
Almost never	11.7	88.3
Sometimes	14.3	85.7
Often	21.5	78.5
Almost always	32.6	67.4

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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