Contents
Actual and projected growth 1
Data, Methods, and Structure of the Report 2
Background Information 2
1. What are the student characteristics of STEM Intenders, STEM Newcomers, STEM Leavers, and Non-STEM Intenders? 5
2. What are the family and school characteristics of STEM Intenders, STEM Newcomers, STEM Leavers, and Non-STEM Intenders? 6
3. What are the similarities and differences in high school STEM coursetaking of STEM Intenders, STEM Newcomers, STEM Leavers, and Non-STEM Intenders? 8
Technical Notes 11
References 16
Appendix A. Data Tables 17
Appendix B. Standard Error Tables 22
Table 1. Percentage distribution of fall 2009 ninth-graders, by STEM occupational intention categories and total family income in 2008 7
Figure 1. Distribution of fall 2009 ninth-graders in spring 2012, by occupational intention at age 30 in 2009 and 2012 2
Figure 2. Distribution of fall 2009 ninth-graders in spring 2012, by STEM occupational intention categories 3
Figure 3. Percentage distribution of fall 2009 ninth-graders in spring 2012 in each STEM occupational intention category, by sex 5
Figure 4. Percentage distribution of fall 2009 ninth-graders in spring 2012 for each STEM occupational intention category, by student's race/ethnicity 5
Figure 5. Percentage distribution of fall 2009 ninth-graders in spring 2012 for each STEM occupational intention category, by parent's educational attainment 6
Figure 6. Percentage distribution of fall 2009 ninth-graders in spring 2012 for each STEM occupational intention category, by parent's occupational field 7
Figure 7. Percentage distribution of fall 2009 ninth-graders in spring 2012 for each STEM occupational intention category, by student's highest level of mathematics completed by the end of ninth grade 8
Figure 8. Percentage distribution of fall 2009 ninth-graders in spring 2012 for each STEM occupational intention category, by academic track 9
Figure 9. Percentage distribution of fall 2009 ninth-graders in spring 2012 for each occupational intention category, by overall unweighted high school GPA 9
Exhibits
Exhibit 1. Variables used in this brief and response rates 13
Table A-1. Percentage distribution of fall 2009 ninth-graders in spring 2012, by STEM occupational intention categories and student, family, and school characteristics 17
Table A-2. Percentage distribution of fall 2009 ninth-graders in spring 2012, by STEM occupational intention categories and high school coursetaking 20
Table B-1. Standard errors for table A-1: Percentage distribution of fall 2009 ninth-graders in spring 2012, by STEM occupational intention categories and student, family, and school characteristics 22
Table B-2. Standard errors for table A-2: Percentage distribution of fall 2009 ninth-graders in spring 2012, by STEM occupational intention categories and high school coursetaking 24