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Table 5

Sources of Financial Support for Undergraduate Education in Psychology
Reported by 1992 Baccalaureate Recipients in Psychology

All sourcesa

Primary source

Sources of Support

N

%

N

%

  Own/Family Sources

  Own earnings

559

73

53

7

  Spouse's earnings

63

8

17

2

  Family/Friends

551

72

337

449

  Other personal

70

9

17

2

  Subtotalb

704

92

424

55

Educational Grants/Student Loans

  Pell Grant

189

25

27

3

  SEOG

22

3

0

0

  NDSL

41

5

4

<1

  GSL

212

28

49

6

  Other educational

89

12

10

1

Subtotalb

342

45

90

12

University Sources

   University Scholarship

215

28

29

4

   Work Study

182

24

0

0

   Other

45

6

4

<1

Subtotalb

324

42

33

4

Federal Support

   Social Security

3

<1

0

0

   Federal Scholarship

20

2

2

<1

   Other federal

20

2

1

<1

   Subtotalb

90

12

3

<1

Other sources

   Reimbursement by employer

25

3

3

<1

   Other

30

4

4

<1

No sources specified

55

71

210

27

Total

767

100

767

100

Source: 1992 Psychology Baccalaureate Survey, Research Office, APA.

aRespondents were asked to indicate all sources of financial support, and many indicated multiple sources. Therefore, the percentages in this column exceed 100%.

bThese entries indicate the number and percentage of respondents who reported any personal, student loan, university related, or federal sources of support.

  Other educational

89

12

10

1

Subtotalb

342

45

90

12

University Sources

   University Scholarship

215

28

29

4

   Work Study

182

24

0

0

   Other

45

6

4

<1

Subtotalb

324

42

33

4

Federal Support

   Social Security

3

<1

0

0

   Federal Scholarship

20

2

2

<1

   Other federal

20

2

1

<1

   Subtotalb

90

12

3

<1

Other sources

   Reimbursement by employer

25

3

3

<1

   Other

30

4

4

<1

No sources specified

55

71

210

27

Total

767

100

767

100

Source: 1992 Psychology Baccalaureate Survey, Research Office, APA.

aRespondents were asked to indicate all sources of financial support, and many indicated multiple sources. Therefore, the percentages in this column exceed 100%.

bThese entries indicate the number and percentage of respondents who reported any personal, student loan, university related, or federal sources of support.




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