Table D13. Percentage distribution of academic year 2009-10 ninth-graders, by years of planned high school science and students' attitudes toward education: 2009
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| Total |
6.1 |
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16.1 |
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32.6 |
|
45.2 |
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| Studying in school rarely pays off later with good jobs |
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| Strongly agree |
10.6 |
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21.2 |
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29.6 |
|
38.7 |
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| Agree |
12.7 |
|
25.0 |
|
31.5 |
|
30.9 |
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| Disagree |
4.6 |
|
16.0 |
|
36.4 |
|
43.0 |
|
| Strongly disagree |
3.1 |
|
9.7 |
|
29.4 |
|
57.7 |
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| |
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| Even if you study, you will not be able get into college |
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| Strongly agree |
18.1 |
|
25.3 |
|
28.5 |
|
28.2 |
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| Agree |
12.4 |
|
24.1 |
|
35.9 |
|
27.6 |
|
| Disagree |
5.8 |
|
17.6 |
|
35.0 |
|
41.6 |
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| Strongly disagree |
4.5 |
|
11.5 |
|
29.6 |
|
54.4 |
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| Even if you study, your family cannot afford college |
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|
| Strongly agree |
11.7 |
|
21.9 |
|
33.3 |
|
33.0 |
|
| Agree |
8.6 |
|
20.7 |
|
34.1 |
|
36.6 |
|
| Disagree |
4.9 |
|
15.7 |
|
33.9 |
|
45.5 |
|
| Strongly disagree |
5.2 |
|
10.8 |
|
29.4 |
|
54.6 |
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| Working is more important than attending college |
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|
| Strongly agree |
14.6 |
|
24.3 |
|
30.4 |
|
30.8 |
|
| Agree |
11.5 |
|
24.8 |
|
36.2 |
|
27.5 |
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| Disagree |
5.0 |
|
16.3 |
|
34.8 |
|
43.8 |
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| Strongly disagree |
4.9 |
|
11.2 |
|
28.8 |
|
55.1 |
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| NOTE: All estimates are weighted by W1STUDENT. Totals may not fall within the range of categorical values due to differential item nonresponse. Details may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding.The survey item on planned high school science does not include a response option for less than one year. The question on planned years of high school science includes the student's current year. |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09), Base-Year. |
