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302. College Freshmen--Summary Characteristics: 1970 to 1998
[In percent, except as indicated (12 represents $12,000). As of fall for first-time full-time freshmen. Based on sample survey and subject to sampling error; see source]
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CHARACTERISTIC
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1970
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1975
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1980
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1982
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1983
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1984
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1985
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1986
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1987
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1988
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1989
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1990
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1991
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1992
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Sex: Male
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55
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53
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49
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49
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49
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48
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48
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48
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47
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46
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46
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46
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47
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46
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Female
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45
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47
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51
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51
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51
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52
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52
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52
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53
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54
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54
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54
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53
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54
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Applied to three or more colleges
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1
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15
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19
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26
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28
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28
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30
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29
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32
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33
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37
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37
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36
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34
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33
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Average grade in high school: A- to A+
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16
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18
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21
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21
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20
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20
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21
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23
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21
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24
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23
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23
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24
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26
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B- to B+
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58
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60
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60
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60
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59
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58
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59
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56
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59
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58
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59
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58
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57
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57
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C to C+
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27
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21
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19
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19
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21
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21
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20
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20
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19
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19
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17
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19
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19
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17
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D
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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Political orientation: Liberal
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34
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29
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20
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19
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19
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20
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21
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22
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22
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22
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22
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23
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24
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24
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Middle of the road
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45
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54
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60
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60
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60
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58
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57
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56
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56
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54
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54
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55
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54
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53
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Conservative
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17
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15
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17
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18
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18
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19
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19
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19
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18
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20
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21
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20
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19
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19
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Probable field of study: Arts and humanities
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16
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11
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9
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8
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8
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8
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8
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9
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9
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10
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9
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9
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8
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8
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Biological sciences
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4
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6
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4
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4
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4
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4
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4
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4
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4
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4
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4
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4
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4
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5
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Business
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16
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19
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24
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24
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24
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26
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27
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26
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27
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26
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25
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21
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18
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16
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Education
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11
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10
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7
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5
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6
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7
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7
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8
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9
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9
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9
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10
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9
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10
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Engineering
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9
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8
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12
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12
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12
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11
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11
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11
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10
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10
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10
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8
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10
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9
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Physical science
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2
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3
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3
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3
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3
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3
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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Social science
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14
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10
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7
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6
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6
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7
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8
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8
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9
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9
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10
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10
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8
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9
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Professional
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(NA)
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(NA)
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15
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13
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14
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14
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13
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12
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11
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12
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13
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15
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18
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20
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Technical
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4
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9
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6
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7
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7
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5
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5
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4
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3
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2
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3
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4
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4
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3
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Data processing/computer programming
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(NA)
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(NA)
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2
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4
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4
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2
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2
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2
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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Other 2
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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16
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16
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16
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16
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15
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16
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16
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15
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16
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17
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17
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Communications
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(NA)
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(NA)
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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3
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3
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3
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2
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2
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2
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Computer science
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(NA)
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(NA)
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1
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2
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5
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3
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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1
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Recipient of financial aid: Pell grant
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(NA)
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(NA)
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33
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23
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26
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20
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19
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17
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17
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20
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22
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23
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23
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23
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Supplemental educational opportunity grant
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(NA)
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(NA)
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8
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6
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7
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6
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5
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5
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6
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6
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6
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7
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7
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6
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State scholarship or grant
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(NA)
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(NA)
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16
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15
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16
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14
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14
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14
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16
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14
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15
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16
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13
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14
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College grant
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(NA)
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(NA)
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13
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12
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13
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17
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19
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18
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13
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20
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20
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22
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22
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24
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Federal guaranteed student loan
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(NA)
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(NA)
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21
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11
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15
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23
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23
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25
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22
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22
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23
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23
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22
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23
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Perkins loan 3
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(NA)
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(NA)
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9
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6
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5
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6
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6
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7
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5
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3
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2
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8
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7
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8
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College loan
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(NA)
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(NA)
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4
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4
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4
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4
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4
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4
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5
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6
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8
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6
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5
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6
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College work-study grant
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(NA)
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(NA)
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15
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12
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14
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9
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10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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10
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11
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12
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Attitudes--agree or strongly agree: Activities of
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married women are best confined to
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home and family
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48
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28
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27
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26
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25
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23
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22
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20
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26
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26
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26
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25
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26
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26
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Capital punishment should be abolished
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56
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(NA)
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34
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28
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29
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26
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27
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26
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24
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23
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21
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22
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21
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21
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Legalize marijuana
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38
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47
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39
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29
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26
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23
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22
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21
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20
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19
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17
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19
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21
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23
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There is too much concern for the rights of
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criminals
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52
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53
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66
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70
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69
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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68
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69
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69
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(NA)
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65
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67
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Abortion should be legalized
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(NA)
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(NA)
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54
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55
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55
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54
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55
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59
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59
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57
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65
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65
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63
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64
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aspires to advanced degrees
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49
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50
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49
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50
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50
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51
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51
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52
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55
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59
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60
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61
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60
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55
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Male
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57
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53
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50
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51
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51
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52
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52
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52
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55
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59
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59
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60
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59
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55
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Female
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41
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46
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47
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48
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49
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50
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50
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52
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54
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59
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60
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62
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60
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56
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Median family income ($1,000)
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12
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16
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23
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28
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28
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30
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34
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37
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39
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41
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41
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43
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44
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45
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- Represents or rounds to zero. NA Not available. X Not applicable.
1 1969 data.
2 Includes other fields and undecided, not shown separately.
3 National Direct Student Loan prior to 1990.
Source: The Higher Education Research Institute, University ofCalifornia, Los Angeles, CA, The American Freshman: NationalNorms, annual.
http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/heri/heri.html
https://allcountries.org/uscensus/302_college_freshmen_summary_characteristics_1970_to.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
Copyright © 2019 Photius Coutsoukis and Information Technology Associates, all rights reserved.
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