Photo credit: Annie E. Schugart
Beliefs and Lifestyle

By Shubhanker Chhokra and Pradeep Niroula

The Crimson's survey of more than 70 percent of incoming freshmen in Harvard College’s Class of 2020 asked them about lifestyles and beliefs. Read Part III of The Crimson's three-part series on the freshman survey here.

Religion

  • Religion

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4Protestant: 16.9%Catholic: 17.8%Jewish: 6.3%Muslim: 2.8%Hindu: 2.9%Mormon: 0.7%Atheist: 17.3%Agnostic: 23.1%Other: 12.2%

  • Religiosity

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageNot at all religiousNot very religiousSomewhat religiousReligiousVery religious010203040

  • Religion by Region

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageCatholicProtestantJewishMuslimHinduAgnosticAtheistNortheastSoutheastMidwestSouthwestWestPROutside of the United States024681012141618202224262830

  • Religiosity by Income

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageNot at all religiousNot very religiousSomewhat religiousReligiousVery religiousBelow $40kBetween $40k and $80kBetween $80k and $125kBetween $125k and $250kBetween $250k and $500kOver $500k02.557.51012.51517.52022.52527.53032.53537.54042.545

  • Religion by Ethnicity

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageCatholicProtestantJewishMuslimBuddhistHinduMormonAgnosticAtheistOtherHispanic or LatinoAmerican Indian or Alaska NativeAsianSouth AsianBlack or African AmericanPacific IslanderWhite02.557.51012.51517.52022.52527.53032.53537.54042.54547.550

  • Religiosity by Religion

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4ProtestantCatholicJewishMuslimHinduMormonAtheistAgnosticOtherTotal012345

Politics

  • Political Persuasion

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageVery liberalSomewhat liberalModerateSomewhat conservativeVery conservative01020304050

  • Politics by Region

  • Politics by Religion

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageLiberalModerateConservativeProtestantCatholicJewishMuslimHinduMormonAtheistAgnosticOther051015202530354045505560657075808590

  • Politics by Parents' Income

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageLiberalModerateConservativeBelow $40kBetween $40k and $80kBetween $80k and $125kBetween $125k and $250kBetween $250k and $500kOver $500k05101520253035404550556065707580

  • Politics by Sexual Orientation

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageLiberalModerateConservativeHeterosexualHomosexualBisexualQuestioningOther051015202530354045505560657075808590

  • Politics by Ethnicity

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageLiberalModerateConservativeHispanic or LatinoAmerican Indian or Alaska NativeAsianSouth AsianBlack or African AmericanPacific IslanderWhite05101520253035404550556065707580859095100

  • Fossil Fuel Divestment at Harvard

    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4Unsure: 46%Yes: 36%No: 18%

Election 2016

  • Presidential Candidates

    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4Hillary Clinton: 79.7%Donald Trump: 6.2%Gary Johnson: 11%Jill Stein: 3.1%

  • Presidential Candidate by Party

    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageHillary ClintonDonald TrumpOtherRepublicanDemocratIndependent05101520253035404550556065707580859095100

  • Candidate by Ethnicity

    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageHillary ClintonDonald TrumpHispanic or LatinoAmerican Indian or Alaska NativeAsianSouth AsianBlack or African AmericanPacific IslanderWhite05101520253035404550556065707580859095100

  • Candidate by Religion

    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageHillary ClintonDonald TrumpProtestantCatholicJewishMuslimHinduMormonAtheistAgnosticOther05101520253035404550556065707580859095100

  • Candidate favorability

    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageHillary ClintonDonald Trump0102030405060

Sex

  • Sexual Activity

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4Virgin: 64%Not a Virgin: 36%

  • Sexual Activity by Gender

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageMaleFemale01020304050

  • Sexual Activity by Social Club Interest

    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageVery interested in joining a social clubNot at all interested in joining a social club01020304050607080

  • Sexual Activity by Gap Year Status

    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageTook a gap yearDid not take a gap yearI have never had sexual intercourseSummer after senior year or gap year12th grade10th grade11th gradeMiddle school670510152025303540455055606570

  • Age of First Sexual Activity Among Non-Virgins

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageMiddle school9th or 10th grade11th or 12th gradeSummer after senior year or gap year010203040506070

  • Sexual Partners

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageMore than 10109876543210510152025303540455055606570

  • Sexual Activity by Religion

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageProtestantCatholicJewishMuslimHinduMormonAtheistAgnosticOther0102030405060

  • Sexual Activity by Recruitment Status

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageRecruited athleteNot a recruited athlete010203040506070

  • Sexual Activity by Sexuality

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageHeterosexualHomosexualBisexualQuestioningOther020406080

  • Consideration towards Harvard's Sexual Assault Policy

    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageMaleFemaleOther05101520253035

    About 12 percent of male respondents, 32 percent of female respondents and 33 percent of respondents who identify differently reported that they took into consideration the culture and policies surrounding sexual assault at Harvard.

  • Worry about Sexual Assault at Harvard

    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageMaleFemaleOther020406080100

    76.4 percent of female respondents said that they worry about sexual assault at Harvard. Similarly, 14 percent of male respondents have the same worry.

Drugs

  • Alcohol Drinkers

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4Has Tried: 60.6%Has Not Tried: 39.4%

  • Marijuana Users

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4Has Tried: 24.3%Has Not Tried: 75.7%

  • Hard Drug Users

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageCocaineLSDEcstasy or MollyMushroomsStudy DrugsOther Illicit Drugs012345

  • Fake IDs

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4Yes: 20.4%No: 79.6%

  • Fake IDs by Type of Community

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageUrbanSuburbanRural01234567891011121314151617181920

  • Drug Use by Gender

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageMaleFemaleAlcoholTobaccoMarijuanaCocaineLSDEcstasy or MollyMushroomsStudy drugs (e.g.Adderall)Other Illicit Drugs020406080

  • Drug Use by Type of School

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentagePublicPrivateAlcoholTobaccoMarijuanaCocaineLSDEcstasy or MollyMushroomsStudy DrugsOther Illicit Drugs020406080

  • Drug Use by Recruitment Status

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageRecruited AthleteNot a Recruited AthleteAlcoholTobaccoMarijuanaCocaineLSDEcstasy or MollyMushroomsStudy DrugsOther Illicit Drugs020406080

  • Drinkers by Religion

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageProtestantCatholicJewishMuslimHinduMormonAtheistAgnosticOther05101520253035404550556065707580

Mental Health

  • Mental Health Counseling

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4Yes: 18.3%No: 81.7%

  • Mental Health Counseling by Parents' Income

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageBelow $40kBetween $40k and $80kBetween $80k and $125kBetween $125k and $250kBetween $250k and $500kOver $500k051015202530

  • Mental Health Counseling by Sexuality

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageHeterosexualHomosexualBisexualQuestioningOther0102030405060

Technology

  • Computers

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4Mac: 71.8%PC: 26.4%Other: 1.8%

  • Cell Phones

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4iPhone: 79.2%Android: 17.8%Blackberry: 0.5%Windows Phone: 0.5%A different smartphone: 0.5%A non-smart phone: 1%I don't have a cell phone: 0.5%

  • Mac Ownership by Parents' Income

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageBelow $40kBetween $40k and $80kBetween $80k and $125kBetween $125k and $250kBetween $250k and $500kOver $500k020406080100

  • iPhone Ownership by Parents' Income

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageBelow $40kBetween $40k and $80kBetween $80k and $125kBetween $125k and $250kBetween $250k and $500kOver $500k020406080100

  • Facebook Usage

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020

  • Twitter Usage

    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020

  • Snapchat Usage

    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageGreater than 2 hoursBetween 1.5 hours and 2 hoursBetween 1 hour and 1.5 hoursBetween 46 minutes and 1 hourBetween 31 and 45 minutesBetween 16 and 30 minutesBetween 0 and 15 minutesI don't have a Snapchat account051015202530354045505560

  • Instagram Usage

    • 2019
    • 2020
    Created with Highcharts 4.0.4PercentageGreater than 2 hoursBetween 1.5 hours and 2 hoursBetween 1 hour and 1.5 hoursBetween 46 minutes and 1 hourBetween 31 and 45 minutesBetween 16 and 30 minutesBetween 0 and 15 minutesI don't have a Instagram account051015202530354045505560