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Table 2 Career activities rated by grade 7 and 9 students in Atlantic Canada as being in the top 2 favorites

From: A study of the correlation between STEM career knowledge, mathematics self-efficacy, career interests, and career activities on the likelihood of pursuing a STEM career among middle school students

Career activity

Percent

Number

Artistic, unusual, creative activities

45.9

548

Practical, productive, concrete activities

38.5

457

Taking responsibility, providing leadership, convincing

36.3

430

Organized into routines and having order

34.7

410

Reading, study, analysis, investigation

33.7

390

Helping others and being concerned for welfare

32.1

374

  1. Sample size = sizes range from 1182 to 1199 across career activities. Data weighted by grade and province