North Carolina State University
2003 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons
of General Education Preparation

 

This document reports survey data on gender and racial/ethnic differences in respondents� assessment of the general education preparation at NC State. Survey results for all respondents are provided in 2003 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey: All Respondents. For information about the survey and analysis methods see 2003 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile. Exact question wording is available on the web, or by clicking on the "Q" in the table header.

 


Q General Education Preparation

 

Mean Ratings
(Based on a scale where 5='agree' 4=�tend to agree� 3=�neither agree nor disagree�
2=�tend to disagree� and 1=�disagree�)

  All Men Women Af. Am White Other
Know how to access and use info 4.26 4.27 4.26 4.22 4.27 4.22
Made friends with diverse persons 3.96 3.95 3.96 4.21 3.92 4.27
Social science courses were useful 3.60 3.50 3.73 3.72 3.59 3.68
Courses encouraged creative thinking 4.16 4.16 4.15 4.07 4.17 4.08
Educ prepared me to be competitive 4.34 4.37 4.30 4.22 4.36 4.17
For. lang. helped apprec. other cultures 3.70 3.56 3.85 3.98 3.68 3.74
I read newspapers/magazines frequently 4.19 4.30 4.05 4.08 4.20 4.16
I read for leisure frequently 3.80 3.57 4.09 3.85 3.80 3.82
Frequency Distributions: Gender/Ethnicity
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For more information on the 2003 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey contact:
Dr. Nancy Whelchel, Associate Director for Survey Research
Office of Institutional Planning and Research
Box 7002
NCSU
Phone: (919) 515-4184
Email: Nancy_Whelchel@ncsu.edu

Posted: April, 2003

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