Distribution of Types
Generally speaking, MBTI types do not follow a random nor an equal distribution. Although it is only equitable to be a type-friendly instructor, it also seems prodent to take into account a classroom’s distribution. Studies tend to be situationally specific, but some tendencies seem fairly clear.
Naturally, college students taking a science course as an elective are more influenced by their MBTI preferences, and would probably have more Intuitives than Sensing and more Thinking than Feeling – beyond the happening of random chance. Here are some interesting facts:
- Elementary school teachers tend to be 90% _SF_ . High school teachers are about 50% _NT _ . And college professors are about 90% INT_.
- Engineering students are about 50/50 on S/N, but successful engineers are 75% S.
- The general population in the USA shows
E : I = 2 : 1
S : N = 2 : 1
T : F = 1 : 2 (female)
3 : 2 (male)