Table 1 Descriptive statistics of variables
From: The role of media in influencing students’ STEM career interest
| Â | Mean or percentage | S.D |
|---|---|---|
STEM Career Interest – Beg. of College (0 = non-STEM; 1 = STEM) | Non-STEM: 69.1% STEM: 30.9% |  |
STEM Learning Interest (Likert scale, 0 = No, not at all to 5 = Yes, very much) | 2.60 | 1.62 |
Readings (0 = Blank/Never engaged, 1 = Sometimes, 2 = Often) | 0.94 | 0.71 |
Watching TV and Games (0 = Blank/Never engaged, 1 = Sometimes, 2 = Often) | 0.78 | 0.68 |
Using STEM Apps (0 = Blank/Never engaged, 1 = Sometimes, 2 = Often) | 0.40 | 0.54 |
Overall Media Exposure (0 = Blank/Never engaged, 1 = Sometimes, 2 = Often) | 0.65 | 0.53 |
Gender | Male: 45.0% Female: 55.0% | Â |
Race | White: 66.1% Asian: 14.7% Black: 12.2% Hispanic: 4.1% Indian Native: 1.3% Other: 1.7% | Â |
Parents' Education (Average of parents' highest level of education; 0 = Less than High School Diploma, 1 = High School Diploma/GED, 2 = Some College/Associate Degree, 3 = Bachelor’s Degree, 4 = Master’s Degree or Higher) | 0.62 | 0.26 |
STEM Career Interest – Beg. of High School (0 = non-STEM; 1 = STEM) | Non-STEM: 66.5% STEM: 33.5% |  |