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Reasons for Enrolling in Current Courses/Program
Question: Indicate to what extent each of the following was a reason for your decision to take the course(s)/program you are now taking?
Reason Average	Item Text	Major Reason	Moderate Reason	Minor Reason	Not a Reason	n
3.25	To develop my mind and intellectual abilities	53.0%	27.0%	12.3%	7.7%	634
2.86	To meet requirements for my chosen occupation	47.5%	15.6%	12.4%	24.6%	630
2.83	To study new and different subjects	35.6%	29.4%	17.4%	17.6%	632
2.74	To increase my earning power	41.5%	19.4%	10.8%	28.3%	629
2.15	To develop my computer/technology skills	23.0%	16.3%	13.5%	47.2%	621
2.13	To meet new/interesting people	13.1%	20.7%	32.4%	33.8%	624
2.10	Parents/relatives wanted me to continue my education	21.2%	16.3%	13.9%	48.6%	626
2.06	To make a career change	26.0%	10.3%	7.2%	56.6%	624
1.76	To advance in my current job	15.4%	9.4%	11.3%	63.9%	628
1.51	High school teacher's/counselor's recommendation	5.7%	10.2%	13.8%	70.4%	618
1.47	To learn the English language and culture	8.9%	7.0%	6.2%	77.9%	630
1.29	Needed to enter workforce after major life change	5.9%	4.1%	3.3%	86.8%	615
1.25	Other	5.9%	2.7%	2.0%	89.5%	410
1.20	Wanted to enter workforce after children grown	2.8%	4.1%	3.3%	89.9%	615
1.16	Required by employer	2.4%	2.6%	3.1%	91.9%	615
Explanation of measures:
Reason average = Responses ranked by reason with 4=major reason, 3=moderate reason, 2= minor reason, and 1=not a reason
n = the number of responses to each item excluding blank responses