The result was a document presented to the April 1996 Chancellor s Council. The document presented highlights of the 1995 data and trend data for the period 1987-1995 for a selected subset of response items. The data indicate the differences between UMR and norm freshmen as total groups, and within each, by gender. UMR freshmen rate themselves higher in academic ability than the norm group. UMR freshmen are more materialistic than norm freshmen.
Females are more involved than males.
Use of liquor and beer has been declining with UMR use declining at a faster rate than the norm group.