Students who disagreed that they were a science person became STEM majors at 26%, the lowest figure in NSF's table.
What the national data says
48%say it
46%STEM majors if they agreed
26%STEM majors if they disagreed
+20point lift
In 2012 NSF asked eleventh graders whether they agreed with “I see myself as a science person.” 48% did. In 2016, 46% of those who agreed were STEM majors, against 26% of those who disagreed.
Being seen counts as much as seeing it yourself: for “Others see me as a science person.” the figures are 47% and 27%. Test confidence is more common (66% have it) and weaker: 39% against 30%.
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A first name or nickname, a role, a language and, if you choose, a county. No email, no last name, no birthday. For a child under 13 the adult signs up and sits beside them.
Where do the numbers come from?
NSF's High School Longitudinal Study of 2009, published in Science and Engineering Indicators (NSB-2021-1), tables SK12-27, SK12-28 and K12-5.
Sources. National figures are from the National Science Board and the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Elementary and Secondary STEM Education (NSB-2021-1): special tabulations of the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009, tables SK12-28, SK12-27 and K12-5. The study shows that the identity came first and the major followed; it was not an experiment. This campaign asks its members the same four identity questions every 30 days so its own results can be set beside the national ones. County economic types are USDA Economic Research Service County Typology Codes (2025); labor markets are Census commuting zones (2020).