10 Superficially, college graduates in 1982 resembled college graduates of 1964;
' F; P u/ Y8 N- b% R they were fairly conservative, well dressed, and interested in tradition; they U. C) ^1 k, z* ]
respected their parents. But there was a deep-seated difference: a majority d$ H% h" r; d5 F$ g
of the members of the class of 1982 who were surveyed in their freshman year
& B0 n. J1 ~1 z- v8 z! ^7 v stated that making a good income was an important reason for their decision to
+ `8 z$ I& m; X* D go to college.2 ], b5 |+ e* `( M& @
+ B+ ^9 q# i T9 Q The statements in the passage, if true, best support which of the following; f! w& T% \' L1 {/ f' c
conclusions? , m9 [% o& m* G
# i6 M+ q' v0 c. t# Q The concerns of college graduates of 1964 were superficial compared to, o3 E& \% ?6 z4 _1 s
the financial worries of college graduates of 1982. : }0 T ?8 s( ^, S- d6 y j+ B! w6 S
Fewer than half the students of the class of 1964 declared as freshmen3 C+ ~" e+ H8 M2 S, F# ~4 V1 d2 N
that they entered college in order to increase their earning potential.
2 r( c# G) e2 N- R' O& W Educational background did not play as significant a part in determining" O% Z% ~& Q7 Q* J
income in 1964 as it did in 1982. 4 y% M: A! E% f+ o/ [, }! C0 s+ t
A majority of the members of the class of 1964 revised their reasons for2 w4 w2 S2 B2 F! n0 o0 A
attending college between their freshman year and college graduation. * X: J+ A: _# b9 x( Q
College graduates of 1964 were actually less conservative than college
) m- L& H, c& H8 T | graduates of 1982. |