Results from Poll: Favorite Subject in School

Last month I asked what your favorite subject was in school. I gave 8 options to pick from, and divided it up by gender. I was happy to have 179 people take this survey (82 guys, 97 ladies). I mentioned that part of the reason for this poll was as an introduction to a handful of posts that I plan to write on the subject of education, starting with one about Women & STEM.

Here are the top favorite subjects for each gender. It was interesting to have so much similarity in the order, although the percentages differed.

Favorite subjects for males:

1. Science (50%)
2. Math (18%)
3. History / Social Studies (15%)
4. Art / Music / Drama (7%)
5. English (4%)
6. (tie) Health / PE (1%)
7. (tie) Foreign Language (1%)
8. (tie) Economics / Government (1%)

Favorite subjects for females:

1. Science (35%)
2. Math (18%)
3. History / Social Studies (15%)
4. English (11%)
5. Art / Music / Drama (9%)
6. Health / PE (6%)
7. Foreign Language (4%)
8. Economics / Government (0%)

(Note that percentages do not add up to 100% due to rounding.)