Beliefs and Lifestyle

By David Freed and Idrees Kahloon

Part III of The Crimson’s survey of the Class of 2019 looks at the beliefs and lifestyles of the incoming freshmen. Almost two-thirds of the surveyed students are virgins, but respondents who took a gap year between high school and college were more likely to report having had sexual intercourse before arriving in Cambridge. Most have minimal experience with drugs and alcohol. A majority identify politically as at least somewhat liberal, but a plurality—45 percent—reported feeling unsure about whether their new school should divest its endowment from the fossil fuel industry, a raging debate on campus. Forty-one percent said they are “not confident at all” that the police treat white people and black people equally.

Read Part III of The Crimson's three-part series on the freshman survey here.

Religion

  • Religion

  • Religiosity

  • Religion by Region

  • Religiosity by Income

  • Religion by Ethnicity

  • Religiosity by Religion

Politics

  • Political Persuasion

    • 2017
      2018
      2019

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    62.8%
    of those from the Northeast identify as liberal.

    21.5%
    of those from the Northeast consider themselves moderates.

    15.7%
    of those from the Northeast identify as conservative.

    56.8%
    of those from the Southeast identify as liberal.

    25.2%
    of those from the Southeast consider themselves moderates.

    18%
    of those from the Southeast identify as conservative.

    54.9%
    of those from the Midwest identify as liberal.

    30.5%
    of those from the Midwest consider themselves moderates.

    14.6%
    of those from the Midwest identify as conservative.

    51.2%
    of those from the Southwest identify as liberal.

    33.7%
    of those from the Southwest consider themselves moderates.

    15.1%
    of those from the Southwest identify as conservative.

    68.8%
    of those from the West identify as liberal.

    21.2%
    of those from the West consider themselves moderates.

    10.0%
    of those from the West identify as conservative.

    62.4%
    of those from the Northeast identify as liberal.

    22.8%
    of those from the Northeast consider themselves moderates.

    14.8%
    of those from the Northeast identify as conservative.

    53.7%
    of those from the Southeast identify as liberal.

    24.0%
    of those from the Southeast consider themselves moderates.

    22.3%
    of those from the Southeast identify as conservative.

    61.6%
    of those from the Midwest identify as liberal.

    22.4%
    of those from the Midwest consider themselves moderates.

    16.0%
    of those from the Midwest identify as conservative.

    62.0%
    of those from the Southwest identify as liberal.

    25.3%
    of those from the Southwest consider themselves moderates.

    12.7%
    of those from the Southwest identify as conservative.

    64.0%
    of those from the West identify as liberal.

    24.9%
    of those from the West consider themselves moderates.

    11.1%
    of those from the West identify as conservative.

    53.9%
    of those from outside the United States identify as liberal.

    25.0%
    of those from outside the United States consider themselves moderates.

    21.1%
    of those from outside the United States identify as conservative.

    67.76%
    of those from the Northeast identify as liberal.

    20.19%
    of those from the Northeast consider themselves moderates.

    12.06%
    of those from the Northeast identify as conservative.

    56.11%
    of those from the Southeast identify as liberal.

    25.9%
    of those from the Southeast consider themselves moderates.

    17.98%
    of those from the Southeast identify as conservative.

    62.8%
    of those from the Midwest identify as liberal.

    21.9%
    of those from the Midwest consider themselves moderates.

    15.3%
    of those from the Midwest identify as conservative.

    61.3%
    of those from the Southwest identify as liberal.

    28.7%
    of those from the Southwest consider themselves moderates.

    10.0%
    of those from the Southwest identify as conservative.

    66.6%
    of those from the West identify as liberal.

    21.2%
    of those from the West consider themselves moderates.

    12.3%
    of those from the West identify as conservative.

    68.3%
    of those from outside the United States identify as liberal.

    26.2%
    of those from outside the United States consider themselves moderates.

    5.6%
    of those from outside the United States identify as conservative.

  • Politics by Region

  • Politics by Religion

  • Politics by Parents' Income

  • Politics by Sexual Orientation

  • Politics by Ethnicity

  • Fossil Fuel Divestment at Harvard

Sex

  • Sexual Activity

  • Sexual Activity by Gender

  • Sexual Activity by Social Club Interest

  • Sexual Activity by Gap Year Status

  • Age of First Sexual Activity Among Non-Virgins

  • Sexual Partners

  • Sexual Activity by Religion

  • Sexual Activity by Recruitment Status

  • Sexual Activity by Sexuality

Drugs

  • Alcohol Drinkers

  • Marijuana Users

  • Hard Drug Users

  • Fake IDs

  • Fake IDs by Type of Community

  • Drug Use by Gender

  • Drug Use by Type of School

  • Drug Use by Recruitment Status

  • Drinkers by Religion

Mental Health

  • Mental Health Counseling

  • Mental Health Counseling by Parents' Income

  • Mental Health Counseling by Sexuality

Technology

  • Computers

  • Cell Phones

  • Mac Ownership by Parents' Income

  • iPhone Ownership by Parents' Income

  • Facebook Usage

  • Twitter Usage

  • Snapchat Usage

  • Instagram Usage