This document reports the frequency distributions by gender and race/ethnicity of survey item #18 of the Fall 2000 First-Year Student Survey. The exact wording of the survey item is as follows:

General Education (Current Level of Development)

Goal	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other
Acquiring a broad general education
Very high	14.0%	15.6%	12.8%	22.0%	13.2%	12.6%
High	46.9%	48.0%	46.0%	42.9%	47.8%	42.9%
Average	36.6%	34.4%	38.4%	32.3%	36.6%	42.1%
Low	2.0%	1.5%	2.3%	2.2%	2.0%	2.0%
Very low	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.6%	0.4%	0.4%
Ability to communicate ideas in writing
Very high	10.4%	12.0%	9.2%	13.8%	10.4%	7.0%
High	33.6%	36.8%	31.1%	36.6%	33.5%	31.9%
Average	45.2%	43.1%	46.8%	43.4%	45.2%	47.1%
Low	9.1%	6.9%	10.8%	5.6%	9.3%	11.7%
Very low	1.6%	1.1%	2.0%	0.6%	1.7%	2.3%

Goal	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other
Ability to communicate ideas orally
Very high	14.9%	16.5%	13.7%	20.3%	14.7%	10.5%
High	36.4%	37.1%	35.9%	36.9%	36.9%	30.5%
Average	38.2%	36.9%	39.2%	30.6%	38.6%	43.0%
Low	9.2%	8.6%	9.7%	10.6%	8.8%	12.1%
Very low	1.2%	0.8%	1.5%	1.6%	0.9%	3.9%
Developing good listening skills
Very high	19.7%	23.2%	16.9%	27.2%	19.3%	14.7%
High	45.3%	47.3%	43.6%	41.5%	45.9%	43.4%
Average	29.9%	26.2%	32.9%	28.2%	29.5%	36.8%
Low	4.6%	2.9%	5.9%	3.2%	4.8%	4.3%
Very low	0.5%	0.3%	0.7%	0.0%	0.6%	0.8%
Developing good reading comprehension skills
Very high	14.7%	15.7%	13.8%	14.9%	15.0%	10.5%
High	35.6%	38.0%	33.7%	41.6%	35.3%	30.7%
Average	40.0%	37.8%	41.8%	37.3%	39.8%	45.5%
Low	8.3%	7.6%	8.9%	5.6%	8.3%	12.5%
Very low	1.4%	1.0%	1.8%	0.6%	1.6%	0.8%
Ability to apply mathematics skills
Very high	22.2%	16.4%	26.8%	17.5%	22.8%	21.1%
High	39.8%	36.6%	42.3%	40.3%	39.4%	43.8%
Average	30.1%	36.1%	25.3%	32.8%	29.7%	30.9%
Low	6.7%	9.0%	4.8%	7.2%	6.8%	4.3%
Very low	1.3%	1.9%	0.8%	2.2%	1.3%	0.0%
Understanding the influence of science and technology
Very high	15.3%	9.5%	19.9%	18.0%	15.1%	14.1%
High	40.6%	36.2%	44.1%	37.6%	40.9%	41.4%
Average	35.7%	43.1%	29.8%	36.6%	35.5%	36.3%
Low	7.4%	9.9%	5.4%	6.5%	7.5%	7.0%
Very low	1.0%	1.3%	0.7%	1.2%	0.9%	1.2%

Goal	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other
Ability to apply scientific principles
Very high	9.9%	6.0%	13.0%	10.6%	10.0%	8.3%
High	32.5%	27.4%	36.6%	31.6%	32.6%	33.2%
Average	43.9%	47.9%	40.6%	44.5%	43.6%	45.8%
Low	11.7%	15.3%	8.7%	10.6%	11.9%	10.3%
Very low	2.1%	3.3%	1.0%	2.6%	2.0%	2.4%
Developing computer skills
Very high	17.3%	10.8%	22.5%	20.7%	17.0%	16.0%
High	33.8%	33.0%	34.5%	37.0%	33.3%	35%
Average	37.8%	43.0%	33.7%	33.6%	38.3%	38.5%
Low	9.1%	10.8%	7.8%	7.4%	9.4%	8.6%
Very low	1.9%	2.5%	1.5%	1.2%	2.0%	1.9%
Ability to critically analyze events, information and ideas
Very high	12.1%	11.2%	12.8%	11.9%	12.2%	10.6%
High	42.6%	43.1%	42.1%	46.4%	43.1%	32.5%
Average	40.3%	41.3%	39.5%	37.0%	39.8%	49.4%
Low	4.7%	4.1%	5.1%	3.8%	4.5%	7.5%
Very low	0.4%	0.3%	0.5%	0.9%	0.4%	0.0%
Ability to carry out projects independently
Very high	19.0%	22.8%	16.0%	19.3%	19.2%	16.5%
High	41.6%	44.3%	39.4%	38.5%	42.6%	34.9%
Average	34.5%	29.1%	38.7%	35.4%	33.4%	44.7%
Low	4.5%	3.4%	5.4%	6.8%	4.3%	3.9%
Very low	0.4%	0.3%	0.4%	0%	0.5%	0.0%
Understanding diverse cultures and values
Very high	15.3%	18.9%	12.4%	30.0%	12.3%	28.3%
High	30.6%	36.0%	26.4%	35.0%	29.9%	32.7%
Average	40.6%	34.9%	45.1%	29.4%	42.6%	33.1%
Low	11.6%	9.3%	13.4%	5.3%	13.0%	4.7%
Very low	1.9%	0.9%	2.8%	0.3%	2.2%	1.2%

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General Education (Goal Importance)

Goal	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other
Acquiring a broad general education
Very important	52.9%	57.2%	49.4%	66.9%	51.2%	52.9%
Important	31.0%	30.4%	31.5%	23.4%	31.8%	32.9%
Moderately important	13.3%	10.4%	15.7%	8.1%	14.1%	12.2%
Of limited importance	2.1%	1.6%	2.4%	1.6%	2.2%	1.2%
Not important	0.7%	0.3%	1.0%	0.0%	0.8%	0.8%
Ability to communicate ideas in writing
Very important	38.2%	42.9%	34.6%	54.3%	36.1%	41.2%
Important	37.1%	37.8%	36.5%	36.3%	37.2%	36.9%
Moderately important	19.0%	16.5%	21.0%	7.8%	20.3%	19.6%
Of limited importance	4.7%	2.5%	6.4%	1.2%	5.4%	2.0%
Not important	1.0%	0.3%	1.5%	0.3%	1.1%	0.4%
Ability to communicate ideas orally
Very important	53.8%	58.4%	50.2%	66.3%	52.6%	51.0%
Important	32.7%	32.3%	32.9%	28.5%	33.3%	30.6%
Moderately important	11.2%	8.2%	13.6%	4.3%	11.6%	16.1%
Of limited importance	1.8%	1.0%	2.5%	0.6%	2.0%	2.0%
Not important	0.5%	0.1%	0.7%	0.3%	0.5%	0.4%
Developing good listening skills
Very important	51.9%	58.9%	46.3%	70.2%	50.2%	46.7%
Important	33.1%	31.1%	34.7%	23.9%	34%	34.9%
Moderately important	11.9%	8.2%	14.8%	4.3%	12.7%	12.5%
Of limited importance	2.5%	1.5%	3.3%	1.6%	2.4%	5.1%
Not important	0.6%	0.3%	0.9%	0.0%	0.7%	0.8%
Developing good reading comprehension skills
Very important	45.1%	50.8%	40.6%	65.2%	42.7%	45.1%
Important	35.9%	35.4%	36.4%	28.6%	36.9%	35.3%
Moderately important	15.3%	11.6%	18.2%	4.7%	16.3%	17.3%
Of limited importance	2.7%	1.5%	3.7%	0.6%	3.0%	2.0%
Not important	1.0%	0.7%	1.3%	0.9%	1.1%	0.4%

Goal	All	Female		Male	Af. Am.	White	Other
Ability to apply mathematics skills
Very important	49.9%	44.2%		54.4%	63.4%	48.0%	52.6%
Important	31.9%	35.0%		29.4%	25.8%	33.0%	28.1%
Moderately important	13.7%	16.4%		11.6%	7.1%	14.4%	14.6%
Of limited importance	3.5%	3.4%		3.6%	3.1%	3.5%	4.0%
Not important	1.0%	1.0%		1.1%	0.6%	1.1%	0.8%
Understanding how science and technology influence everyday life
Very important	38.1%	33.5%		41.8%	46.0%	37.3%	36.2%
Important	35.0%	35.8%		34.4%	35.4%	34.7%	37.8%
Moderately important	20.1%	22.8%		18.0%	14.0%	21.1%	17.7%
Of limited importance	5.0%	6.2%		4.0%	2.8%	5.1%	5.9%
Not important	1.8%	1.8%		1.8%	1.9%	1.7%	2.4%
Ability to apply scientific principles
Very important	32.5%	28.5%		35.7%	37.8%	31.9%	31.9%
Important	34.5%	34.3%		34.6%	34.7%	34.2%	36.7%
Moderately important	23.9%	25.7%		22.4%	20.0%	24.4%	23.1%
Of limited importance	7.0%	9.1%		5.4%	5.3%	7.4%	5.2%
Not important	2.1%	2.4%		1.9%	2.2%	2.0%	3.2%
Developing computer skills
Very important	63.4%	63.1%		63.6%	72.1%	62.2%	64.9%
Important	26.1%	27.1%		25.2%	21.7%	26.8%	24.3%
Moderately important	8.4%	8.3%		8.5%	5.3%	8.8%	8.4%
Of limited importance	1.5%	1.1%		1.8%	0.6%	1.6%	2.0%
Not important	0.6%	0.4%		0.8%	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%
Ability to critically analyze events, information and ideas
Very important	41.2%		41.7%	40.8%	55.8%	39.3%	43.4%
Important	37.0%		38.2%	36.0%	32.9%	37.3%	38.2%
Moderately important	18.2%		16.9%	19.3%	8.8%	19.6%	15.1%
Of limited importance	3.3%		3.0%	3.5%	2.5%	3.4%	2.8%
Not important	0.3%		0.1%	0.4%	0.0%	0.3%	0.4%

Goal	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other
Ability to plan and carry out projects independently
Very important	54.1%	60.0%	49.5%	65.2%	53.1%	50.8%
Important	32.5%	30.3%	34.2%	27.3%	32.6%	37.3%
Moderately important	11.3%	8.5%	13.6%	6.3%	12.0%	9.5%
Of limited importance	1.6%	1.1%	2.1%	0.9%	1.7%	2.0%
Not important	0.5%	0.1%	0.7%	0.3%	0.5%	0.4%
Understanding diverse cultures and values
Very important	36.0%	45.0%	28.8%	62.2%	32.1%	45.0%
Important	32.6%	33.6%	31.8%	28.8%	32.9%	34.7%
Moderately important	21.7%	17.0%	25.4%	6.9%	24.2%	13.1%
Of limited importance	7.0%	3.5%	9.8%	1.6%	7.8%	5.6%
Not important	2.7%	0.8%	4.3%	0.6%	3.1%	1.6%

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Personal Development Goals (Current Level of Development)

Goal	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.		White	Other
Taking responsibility for my own behavior
Very high	44.8%	50.7%	40.1%	61.4%		43.1%	42.3%
High	42.1%	39.0%	44.5%	29.0%		44.0%	37.9%
Average	12.1%	9.8%	14.0%	8.4%		12.0%	18.2%
Low	0.8%	0.3%	1.1%	0.9%		0.7%	1.2%
Very low	0.2%	0.1%	0.4%	0.3%		0.2%	0.4%
Viewing learning as a lifelong process
Very high	33.1%	40.5%	27.3%	45.3%		32.1%	28.5%
High	41.1%	37.7%	43.8%	39.0%		41.6%	38.7%
Average	23.0%	19.7%	25.7%	14.2%		23.7%	26.5%
Low	2.5%	2.0%	2.9%	1.3%		2.4%	5.5%
Very low	0.2%	0.1%	0.3%	0.3%		0.2%	0.8%
Recognizing and acting upon ethical principles
Very high	26.6%	30.6%	23.4%	36.7%		25.6%	24.4%
High	43.5%	45.4%	42.0%	41.8%		43.6%	44.8%
Average	26.5%	22.2%	29.8%	19.3%		27.2%	27.2%
Low	2.9%	1.5%	4.1%	2.2%		3.0%	3.2%
Very low	0.5%	0.2%	0.7%	0.0%		0.6%	0.4%

Goal	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other
Improving leadership and management skills
Very high	13.6%	15.3%	12.3%	20.6%	13.0%	11.0%
High	39.5%	40.5%	38.7%	43.4%	39.5%	34.6%
Average	39.5%	38.1%	40.6%	31.6%	40.1%	42.9%
Low	6.7%	5.2%	7.8%	2.8%	6.7%	11.0%
Very low	0.8%	0.9%	0.7%	1.6%	0.7%	0.4%
Ability to function as part of a team
Very high	27.4%	31.8%	23.9%	41.1%	26.2%	22.5%
High	45.6%	43.8%	47.0%	34.0%	47.1%	44.3%
Average	23.5%	21.3%	25.2%	21.5%	23.1%	30.4%
Low	2.8%	2.3%	3.2%	2.8%	2.8%	2.4%
Very low	0.7%	0.8%	0.7%	0.6%	0.8%	0.4%
Being involved with public and community affairs
Very high	11.4%	14.9%	8.6%	18.4%	10.7%	10.3%
High	29.5%	34.3%	25.7%	33.8%	29.2%	28.2%
Average	42.1%	40.6%	43.2%	38.8%	42.5%	41.7%
Low	14.1%	8.7%	18.5%	7.8%	14.6%	17.1%
Very low	2.9%	1.4%	4.0%	1.3%	3.1%	2.8%
Understanding my own abilities and interests
Very high	23.6%	24.4%	23.0%	30.7%	22.9%	21.7%
High	47.4%	47.7%	47.1%	42.9%	48.3%	43.3%
Average	25.7%	24.6%	26.6%	22.9%	25.7%	29.1%
Low	3.0%	3.0%	3.0%	2.5%	2.8%	5.9%
Very low	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.9%	0.3%	0%
Developing a commitment to health and fitness
Very high	20.3%	19.0%	21.2%	24.2%	20.1%	16.9%
High	34.7%	32.4%	36.5%	34.0%	35.0%	32.3%
Average	33.6%	36.5%	31.4%	30.8%	33.6%	37.4%
Low	9.3%	10.1%	8.8%	7.5%	9.5%	10.2%
Very low	2.1%	2.1%	2.1%	3.5%	1.8%	3.1%

Goal	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other
Having self-confidence
Very high	22.4%	19.4%	24.8%	37.2%	21.1%	18.2%
High	40.9%	39.0%	42.4%	41.6%	41.2%	36.4%
Average	28.7%	31.2%	26.7%	15.9%	29.4%	36.4%
Low	7.1%	9.3%	5.4%	4.4%	7.3%	8.7%
Very low	0.9%	1.2%	0.7%	0.9%	1.0%	0.4%
Realizing my potential for success
Very high	22.0%	21.9%	22.2%	40.6%	20.3%	17.7%
High	42.2%	42.2%	42.2%	36.9%	43.3%	37.4%
Average	30.8%	30.6%	31.0%	18.8%	31.5%	39.4%
Low	4.4%	4.7%	4.1%	3.1%	4.5%	4.7%
Very low	0.6%	0.7%	0.4%	0.6%	0.5%	0.8%
Clarifying my own personal identity
Very high	20.4%	22.2%	18.9%	32.4%	19.2%	17.9%
High	41.0%	41.9%	40.3%	37.4%	41.8%	36.9%
Average	34.0%	31.7%	35.8%	26.1%	34.6%	37.3%
Low	4.1%	3.8%	4.4%	3.1%	3.9%	7.9%
Very low	0.6%	0.4%	0.7%	0.9%	0.6%	0.0%
Coping with change
Very high	18.3%	17.7%	18.8%	18.9%	18.4%	16.7%
High	39.4%	38.1%	40.4%	43.1%	39.1%	37.7%
Average	33.1%	32.7%	33.4%	31.4%	33.1%	34.9%
Low	7.5%	9.3%	6.1%	4.7%	7.8%	8.3%
Very low	1.7%	2.3%	1.2%	1.9%	1.6%	2.4%
Being independent and self-reliant
Very high	28.8%	29.8%	28.0%	37.0%	28.2%	25.3%
High	42.5%	41.5%	43.2%	38.2%	43.5%	37.2%
Average	24.2%	22.9%	25.3%	20.7%	24.1%	30.4%
Low	4.1%	5.1%	3.2%	3.4%	3.9%	6.7%
Very low	0.4%	0.6%	0.3%	0.6%	0.4%	0.4%
Handling stress
Very high	14.4%	9.5%	18.4%	18.1%	14.5%	9.5%
High	36.5%	31.9%	40.2%	39.0%	36.3%	36.0%
Average	37.7%	43.2%	33.4%	34.0%	37.9%	39.9%
Low	9.6%	12.9%	6.9%	7.6%	9.7%	11.1%
Very low	1.8%	2.6%	1.2%	1.3%	1.7%	3.6%

Goal	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other
Managing my time
Very high	12.5%	13.3%	11.8%	13.8%	12.6%	9.5%
High	30.3%	33.0%	28.1%	29.4%	31.1%	22.5%
Average	40.3%	37.9%	42.2%	39.4%	39.8%	46.6%
Low	14.0%	13.4%	14.4%	14.4%	13.6%	17.0%
Very low	3.0%	2.4%	3.5%	3.1%	2.9%	4.3%
Having self-discipline
Very high	23.3%	24.8%	22.1%	30.8%	22.6%	20.9%
High	39.8%	38.3%	41.0%	38.4%	40.5%	34.3%
Average	29.0%	28.7%	29.3%	25.8%	29.3%	30.3%
Low	6.4%	6.6%	6.2%	4.1%	6.1%	11.8%
Very low	1.5%	1.7%	1.4%	0.9%	1.4%	2.8%

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Personal Development Goals (Goal Importance)

Goal	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other
Taking responsibility for my own behavior
Very important	69.4%	78.1%	62.4%	79.6%	68.3%	67.9%
Important	22.5%	17.1%	26.7%	16.9%	23.2%	21.4%
Moderately important	6.9%	4.2%	9.1%	2.8%	7.1%	9.5%
Of limited importance	0.8%	0.4%	1.0%	0.6%	0.8%	0.8%
Not important	0.5%	0.2%	0.7%	0.0%	0.6%	0.4%
Viewing learning as a lifelong process
Very important	52.2%	57.1%	48.3%	65.9%	50.7%	50.4%
Important	31.0%	29.6%	32.1%	26.5%	31.5%	31.7%
Moderately important	13.7%	11.6%	15.4%	6.6%	14.5%	14.3%
Of limited importance	2.5%	1.3%	3.5%	0.9%	2.6%	3.2%
Not important	0.6%	0.4%	0.7%	0.0%	0.7%	0.4%
Recognizing and acting on ethical principles
Very important	52.0%	59.8%	45.8%	60.6%	50.5%	57.0%
Important	30.5%	27.5%	32.9%	27.9%	31.1%	27.9%
Moderately important	14.4%	11.5%	16.8%	10.3%	15.3%	10.8%
Of limited importance	2.3%	1.0%	3.4%	1.0%	2.3%	4.4%
Not important	0.7%	0.2%	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%	0.0%

Goal	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other
Improving leadership and management skills
Very important	53.7%	57.5%	50.7%	69.4%	51.6%	56.3%
Important	33.0%	33.6%	32.6%	22.7%	34.5%	31.0%
Moderately important	10.9%	7.8%	13.4%	6.9%	11.5%	9.9%
Of limited importance	1.9%	0.7%	2.9%	0.9%	1.9%	2.8%
Not important	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.5%	0.0%
Ability to function as part of a team
Very important	54.3%	58.5%	50.9%	70%	52.8%	50%
Important	32%	31%	32.7%	20.5%	32.9%	36.4%
Moderately important	10.9%	8.9%	12.5%	7.9%	11.2%	11.6%
Of limited importance	2.0%	1.0%	2.8%	0.0%	2.3%	1.6%
Not important	0.9%	0.6%	1.1%	1.6%	0.8%	0.4%
Being involved with public and community affairs
Very important	33.9%	41.9%	27.5%	49.1%	32.0%	35.9%
Important	37%	37.9%	36.2%	33.5%	37.4%	37.5%
Moderately important	21.9%	16.6%	26.2%	13.9%	22.9%	22.2%
Of limited importance	5.6%	3.0%	7.7%	2.8%	6.1%	4.0%
Not important	1.5%	0.5%	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%	0.4%
Understanding my own abilities and interests
Very important	59.9%	66.9%	54.3%	74.8%	58.0%	60.8%
Important	28.7%	25.6%	31.2%	18.9%	30.0%	27.6%
Moderately important	9.4%	6.5%	11.8%	5.7%	9.8%	10.4%
Of limited importance	1.5%	0.9%	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%	1.2%
Not important	0.5%	0.1%	0.8%	0.3%	0.6%	0.0%
Developing a commitment to health and fitness
Very important	55.8%	61.4%	51.3%	60.9%	55.2%	56.0%
Important	29.4%	27.4%	30.9%	26.2%	29.7%	29.6%
Moderately important	12.1%	9.4%	14.2%	10.4%	12.3%	12.0%
Of limited importance	2.2%	1.4%	2.9%	2.2%	2.3%	2.0%
Not important	0.5%	0.3%	0.7%	0.3%	0.6%	0.4%

Goal	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other
Having self-confidence
Very important	68.9%	76.6%	62.8%	79.5%	67.9%	66.9%
Important	22.9%	18.9%	26.2%	17.4%	23.4%	24.7%
Moderately important	6.8%	3.6%	9.3%	2.8%	7.2%	7.2%
Of limited importance	1.0%	0.8%	1.3%	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%
Not important	0.3%	0.1%	0.4%	0.0%	0.3%	0.4%
Realizing my potential for success
Very important	60.8%	67.0%	55.8%	80.4%	58.6%	60.2%
Important	28.2%	25.4%	30.4%	16.5%	29.4%	29.5%
Moderately important	9.0%	6.5%	11.0%	2.2%	9.7%	10.0%
Of limited importance	1.5%	0.6%	2.2%	0.9%	1.7%	0.4%
Not important	0.5%	0.4%	0.6%	0.0%	0.6%	0.0%
Clarifying personal identity
Very important	52.9%	62.8%	45.1%	66.9%	51.9%	47.0%
Important	30.1%	27.2%	32.4%	25.2%	30.0%	37.3%
Moderately important	13.5%	8.2%	17.7%	7.0%	14.4%	12.0%
Of limited importance	2.5%	1.3%	3.4%	1.0%	2.6%	2.8%
Not important	1.0%	0.4%	1.4%	0.0%	1.1%	0.8%
Coping with change
Very important	50.3%	57.4%	44.6%	62.1%	49.0%	48.8%
Important	33.2%	31.4%	34.7%	27.8%	33.7%	35.1%
Moderately important	12.9%	9.0%	16.1%	8.5%	13.4%	13.7%
Of limited importance	2.7%	1.7%	3.5%	1.3%	3.0%	2.0%
Not important	0.8%	0.4%	1.1%	0.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Being independent and self-reliant
Very important	65.9%	73.6%	59.8%	73.8%	65.1%	64.5%
Important	24.7%	20.9%	27.7%	19.2%	25.1%	27.0%
Moderately important	7.7%	4.8%	10.0%	5.7%	7.9%	7.3%
Of limited importance	1.3%	0.7%	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%	0.8%
Not important	0.4%	0.1%	0.7%	0.9%	0.3%	0.4%
Handling stress
Very important	62.6%	70.5%	56.3%	72.6%	61.5%	61.8%
Important	27.3%	23.9%	30.0%	21.5%	28.1%	26.9%
Moderately important	8.2%	5.0%	10.8%	5.0%	8.5%	9.2%
Of limited importance	1.3%	0.5%	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%	1.6%
Not important	0.6%	0.1%	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%	0.4%

Goal	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other
Managing my time
Very important	71.6%	77.7%	66.7%	83.3%	70.2%	71.3%
Important	21.7%	18.2%	24.4%	13.9%	22.4%	23.5%
Moderately important	5.8%	3.6%	7.5%	2.8%	6.3%	3.6%
Of limited importance	0.6%	0.3%	0.9%	0.0%	0.7%	0.8%
Not important	0.4%	0.2%	0.5%	0.0%	0.4%	0.8%
Having self-discipline
Very important	68.2%	74.7%	63.0%	80.4%	66.7%	69.0%
Important	24.4%	21.1%	27.1%	17.1%	25.3%	25.0%
Moderately important	6.2%	3.6%	8.2%	1.9%	6.8%	4.8%
Of limited importance	0.8%	0.4%	1.2%	0.6%	0.8%	1.2%
Not important	0.4%	0.2%	0.5%	0.0%	0.4%	0.0%

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World View Goals (Current Level of Development)

Goal	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other
Understanding issues and problems facing the world
Very high	8.6%	6.6%	10.2%	12.3%	8.0%	10.2%
High	28.9%	25.6%	31.5%	30.5%	28.6%	29.8%
Average	48.8%	52.4%	45.9%	46.1%	49.5%	43.7%
Low	12.1%	13.4%	11.0%	9.7%	12.0%	15.1%
Very low	1.7%	2.0%	1.4%	1.3%	1.8%	1.2%
Understanding the present as it relates to history
Very high	8.4%	5.9%	10.3%	10.4%	8.2%	8.2%
High	28.7%	23.4%	32.8%	33.0%	28.7%	22.4%
Average	46.5%	50.5%	43.3%	44.3%	46.4%	50.2%
Low	14.1%	17.4%	11.5%	11.0%	14.2%	17.1%
Very low	2.4%	2.8%	2.0%	1.3%	2.5%	2.0%
Being able to work with people from diverse backgrounds
Very high	24.3%	29.1%	20.5%	42.6%	21.5%	31.8%
High	41.1%	43.9%	38.8%	40.0%	41.4%	38.4%
Average	29.6%	22.7%	35.1%	15.5%	31.6%	25.7%
Low	4.2%	3.8%	4.5%	1.9%	4.5%	4.1%
Very low	0.8%	0.6%	1.0%	0.0%	0.9%	0.0%

Goal	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other
Advancing my appreciation of the arts, music and literature
Very high	18.2%	23.5%	14.0%	21.0%	17.8%	19.8%
High	28.5%	29.5%	27.7%	27.8%	28.8%	26.3%
Average	35.1%	34.0%	36.0%	37.9%	34.5%	38.3%
Low	13.3%	10.2%	15.8%	8.7%	14.2%	9.5%
Very low	4.8%	2.8%	6.4%	4.5%	4.7%	6.2%
Developing a tolerance for different points of view
Very high	23.2%	27.8%	19.5%	31.2%	22.2%	24.2%
High	42.2%	44.6%	40.2%	41.6%	42.3%	42.2%
Average	28.4%	23.3%	32.5%	22.1%	29.2%	27.5%
Low	5.2%	3.9%	6.3%	4.5%	5.3%	5.3%
Very low	1.0%	0.4%	1.5%	0.6%	1.1%	0.8%
Valuing gender equity
Very high	41.1%	48.8%	35.0%	58.6%	39.0%	42.4%
High	36.6%	36.0%	37.1%	28.3%	37.8%	34.6%
Average	19.2%	14.0%	23.3%	12.4%	19.7%	21.4%
Low	2.5%	0.9%	3.7%	0.3%	2.8%	1.2%
Very low	0.6%	0.2%	1.0%	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%
Valuing racial equity
Very high	44.1%	50.1%	39.4%	66.4%	40.7%	53.3%
High	35.2%	34.9%	35.4%	23.5%	36.7%	33.6%
Average	17.8%	13.6%	21.0%	9.1%	19.3%	12.3%
Low	2.1%	1.2%	2.8%	0.7%	2.4%	0.8%
Very low	0.8%	0.1%	1.4%	0.3%	1.0%	0.0%

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World View Goals (Goal Importance)

Goal	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other
Understanding issues and problems facing the world
Very important	33.5%	35.8%	31.6%	43.0%	32.3%	35.0%
Important	40.2%	43.9%	37.2%	35.2%	40.9%	39.4%
Moderately important	20.1%	16.1%	23.4%	16.3%	20.5%	21.1%
Of limited importance	4.7%	3.5%	5.7%	4.6%	4.8%	4.5%
Not important	1.4%	0.7%	2.0%	1.0%	1.6%	0.0%

Goal	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other
Understanding the present as it relates to history
Very important	24.4%	23.1%	25.5%	35.5%	23.4%	21.5%
Important	36.0%	38.3%	34.1%	34.9%	35.9%	38.2%
Moderately important	29.7%	29.5%	29.8%	25.1%	30.2%	29.3%
Of limited importance	8.1%	7.6%	8.5%	3.9%	8.4%	10.2%
Not important	1.9%	1.5%	2.1%	0.7%	2.1%	0.8%
Being able to interact and work with people from diverse backgrounds
Very important	50.1%	61.3%	41.1%	73.2%	47.0%	55.1%
Important	31.5%	27.5%	34.8%	20.9%	32.8%	31.3%
Moderately important	14.4%	9.3%	18.4%	4.9%	15.7%	11.5%
Of limited importance	2.7%	1.4%	3.8%	1.0%	3.0%	2.1%
Not important	1.2%	0.6%	1.8%	0.0%	1.5%	0.0%
Advancing my appreciation of the arts, music and literature
Very important	31.3%	37.2%	26.6%	37.4%	30.3%	35.4%
Important	29.3%	31.4%	27.6%	27.2%	29.6%	29.6%
Moderately important	25.3%	22.2%	27.9%	25.5%	25.6%	22.2%
Of limited importance	9.6%	7.1%	11.6%	7.6%	9.8%	9.5%
Not important	4.5%	2.2%	6.3%	2.3%	4.8%	3.3%
Having a tolerance for different points of view
Very important	50.9%	61.7%	42.2%	58.6%	49.9%	51.8%
Important	33.0%	29.2%	36.1%	29.9%	33.2%	35.1%
Moderately important	12.4%	7.5%	16.3%	10.2%	12.7%	11.0%
Of limited importance	2.5%	1.1%	3.7%	1.3%	2.8%	1.2%
Not important	1.2%	0.5%	1.7%	0.0%	1.3%	0.8%
Valuing gender equity
Very important	54.5%	65.3%	45.8%	71.1%	52.3%	57.4%
Important	27.5%	25.3%	29.3%	19.7%	28.4%	27.7%
Moderately important	13.8%	8.0%	18.4%	7.5%	14.6%	12.4%
Of limited importance	2.5%	0.9%	3.8%	0.7%	2.8%	1.7%
Not important	1.7%	0.5%	2.7%	1.0%	1.9%	0.8%

Goal	All	Female	Male	Af. Am.	White	Other
Valuing racial equity
Very important	59.3%	69.2%	51.4%	81.6%	55.9%	68.5%
Important	24.6%	21.9%	26.8%	11.8%	26.4%	21.2%
Moderately important	12.2%	7.8%	15.8%	5.6%	13.2%	9.5%
Of limited importance	2.3%	0.5%	3.7%	0.7%	2.6%	0.4%
Not important	1.6%	0.6%	2.4%	0.3%	1.9%	0.4%

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