The third installment of The Crimson’s survey of the Class of 2024 analyzes students’ religious and political beliefs, as well as their lifestyle choices, such as drug, alcohol, and technology use. Due to rounding, reported statistics may not total exactly 100 percent. The Crimson did not account for potential selection bias in its analysis of the results. Of 1,420 students comprising the Class of 2024, 1,083 freshmen responded. The anonymous survey asked them about topics ranging from political ideology to alcohol consumption to perspectives on the global coronavirus pandemic. Freshmen were similarly agnostic about freedom of speech: 30.5 percent of students reported having no opinion on the matter.Īs the majority of freshmen settled into their dorms, roughly 76 percent took the time to respond to a Crimson email questionnaire about their backgrounds, beliefs, and lifestyles. While 60.9 percent freshmen favor defunding police departments nationwide, only 29.3 percent said they would support defunding the Harvard University Police Department.Īsked about their opinion on Harvard’s decision to stop penalizing members of single-gender social groups, a plurality of respondents - 30.4 percent - reported having no opinion. While they share kindred views on national politics, the Class of 2024 is less decisive on issues affecting Harvard’s campus. The former vice president boasts the support of roughly 90.1 percent of the Class of 2024, compared to U.S. As political pundits mull over this fall’s presidential contest, Harvard freshmen have a clear favorite: Democratic nominee Joseph R.
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