1995 Psychology Baccalaureate Employment Survey: 1992 Graduates

Table 5 Sources of Financial Support for Undergraduate Education in Psychology Reported by 1992 Baccalaureate Recipients in Psychology
	All sources^a		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
Subtotal^b	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
Subtotal^b	342	45	90	12
University Sources
University Scholarship	215	28	29	4
Work Study	182	24	0	0
Other	45	6	4	<1
Subtotal^b	324	42	33	4
Federal Support
Social Security	3	<1	0	0
Federal Scholarship	20	2	2	<1
Other federal	20	2	1	<1
Subtotal^b	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.

^{^a Respondents were asked to indicate all sources of financial
support, and many indicated multiple sources. Therefore, the percentages in this column
exceed 100%.
^{^b These 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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