IOP3703 Assignment 2 Semester 1 2023 (211581)

Total enrollment in degree granting institutions in 2009 - -20.4 million students -What do the general public think about college education? - -87% agree that a college education is as necessary as a high school diploma used to be, 63% believe it is essential for college to improve students' ability to solve problems and think analytically, 69% agreed with statement that having a college degree is essential for getting a good job -Does the public endorse the view that a college education is as necessary as a high school diploma used to be? - -87% agree that a college education is as necessary as a high school diploma used to be -Benefits of higher education - -Baum, Ma, and Payea: individuals with higher education earn more, more likely to be employed, financial return, gaps in earnings by education, increased tax revenues for states, more likely to receive health insurance and pension benefits, healthier lifestyles, college educated parents engage in more educational activities with their children -College and smoking rates - -College graduates have lower smoking rates better perceptions of personal health (Meara, Richards, Cutler) - uneducated would be expected to live to 75; educated to 81.6 -Education and civic engagement - -Higher levels of education are related to higher levels of civic engagement, including volunteerism and voting -Jobs requiring college degree - -by 2018, it is estimated that 63% of US jobs will require some sort of postsecondary education or training -Americans with a 4 year degree - -41% of adults in the US -Reasons for deciding to go to college - -get a better job, learn more about things that interest me, get training for specific career, gain a general education and appreciation of ideas, make more money