Table 17.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 on high school math tests and assignments: 2006

Education Longitudinal
Study of 2002 (ELS:2002)

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Table 17. 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 on high school math tests and assignments: 2006

Self-efficacy on high school math tests and assignments	STEM major in 2006	Non-STEM major in 2006
Total	21.4	78.6

I'm certain I can understand the most difficult material presented in math texts
Almost never	11.0	89.0
Sometimes	17.0	83.0
Often	23.5	76.5
Almost always	35.9	64.1

I'm confident I can understand the most complex material presented by my math teacher
Almost never	12.0	88.0
Sometimes	16.0	84.0
Often	21.4	78.6
Almost always	36.3	63.7

I'm certain I can master the skills being taught in my math class
Almost never	11.1	88.9
Sometimes	13.6	86.4
Often	21.6	78.4
Almost always	32.8	67.2

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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