Wednesday, September 17, 1986

At a Glance (1986)

Percentage change, over the past 10 years, in the number of women entering UC who anticipate a career in business:
+400

Amount a woman financial manager can expect to make per dollar earned by a man in the same position:
62 cents

Percentage change, over the past 10 years, in the number of white males entering Berkeley who consider themselves politically "conservative" or "right"
+160

Percentage of entering Berkeley students in 1973 who thought marijuana should be legal:
70
In 1984:
32

Percentage of college students in California in 1986 who think cigarettes should be legal:
68

Percentage who believe in god:
88

All-time favorite book among California college students surveyed in 1986:
The Bible

Other than relatives, the individual mentioned most often by California college students surveyed in 1986 as the person they most admire:
Jesus Christ
Next most mentioned:
President Reagan

Percentage who said Reagan supports the Saninistas:
21

Number of California college students who say cheating has become an accepted part of getting a college education:
1 in 5

Percentage who think homosexuals should not be allowed to teach in elementary school:
43

Number fo California college students who support the death penalty:
3 in 4

Percentage of the total number of apartments and other rental units in Berkeley that is vacant and available to be rented:
less than 1

By the turn of the century, the predicted number of available housing units in Alameda county in excess or short of the expected demand:
-31,565

In San Francisco:
+16,728

Cost, per bed, of UC Berkeley's new plan to expand student housing over the next 5 years:
$68,750

Cost of a modest single story house in North Oakland or South Berkeley:
$60-90,000

Cost of one square inch of land in downtown Tokyo:
$195 (US)


Sources: Atlantic magazine, Association of Bay Area Governments, Bureau of Labor Statistics, California Magazine, The UC Berkeley Office of Student Research.