North Carolina State University
2003 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Frequency Distributions
(Goals of Undergraduate Education)

 

This document reports frequency distributions by gender and racial/ethnicity for items related to goals of undergraduate education on the 2003 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey. A table comparing mean ratings is available on the web. Exact question wording is available on the web, or by clicking on the "Q" in the table header.


 

Goals of Undergraduate Education
   Goal Importance
   Satisfaction Level

 


Goals of Undergraduate Education

Q Goal Importance

Acquiring a broad general education
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  41.8 47.2 37.3 50.3 41.2 42.8
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 39.1 36.8 41.1 34.5 39.4 40.4
3: Mod. Important (%) 14.6 13.1 15.8 10.5 15.0 12.0
2: Limited Imp. (%) 3.5 2.5 4.4 1.8 3.6 3.6
1: Not Important (%) 1.0 0.4 1.5 2.9 0.8 1.2

Ability to critically analyze ideas and information
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  62.1 65.3 59.4 65.5 61.8 63.0
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 32.9 30.1 35.3 31.0 33.0 33.9
3: Mod. Important (%) 4.3 3.8 4.8 2.9 4.5 2.4
2: Limited Imp. (%) 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.6 0.0
1: Not Important (%) 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.6

Ability to understand literature in my field
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  49.7 53.2 46.8 58.2 48.8 54.6
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 33.4 30.8 35.5 30.0 33.9 28.8
3: Mod. Important (%) 12.0 11.4 12.6 8.8 12.3 11.7
2: Limited Imp. (%) 3.8 3.5 4.1 2.4 4.0 3.1
1: Not Important (%) 1.1 1.2 1.0 0.6 1.1 1.8

Awareness of new scientific knowledge and discoveries
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  31.9 32.0 31.8 33.3 31.0 44.1
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 33.5 31.1 35.4 36.5 33.6 28.6
3: Mod. Important (%) 21.4 22.1 20.8 23.1 21.4 18.6
2: Limited Imp. (%) 10.1 11.1 9.3 4.5 10.7 6.2
1: Not Important (%) 3.2 3.6 2.8 2.6 3.2 2.5

Having tolerance for difference points of view
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  54.0 63.7 46.0 70.2 52.6 59.0
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 32.3 27.2 36.6 21.1 33.1 31.9
3: Mod. Important (%) 10.1 7.1 12.6 7.6 10.6 5.4
2: Limited Imp. (%) 2.6 1.5 3.4 0.0 2.7 3.0
1: Not Important (%) 1.0 0.5 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.6

Understanding influence of science and technology
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  31.1 31.9 30.4 37.6 30.3 36.1
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 38.1 36.2 39.6 32.7 38.1 43.4
3: Mod. Important (%) 21.4 23.1 20.0 23.6 21.7 14.5
2: Limited Imp. (%) 7.4 6.8 7.9 4.2 7.9 2.4
1: Not Important (%) 2.1 2.0 2.2 1.8 2.0 3.6

Recognize/act upon ethical principles
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  56.9 64.9 50.2 62.9 56.3 59.0
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 32.5 28.1 36.1 28.8 32.8 31.3
3: Mod. Important (%) 8.3 5.6 10.5 4.1 8.7 7.2
2: Limited Imp. (%) 1.9 1.1 2.7 2.4 1.9 2.4
1: Not Important (%) 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.8 0.3 0.0

Community involvement
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  31.9 39.3 25.7 41.1 30.9 36.8
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 32.2 33.0 31.5 33.3 32.2 30.7
3: Mod. Important (%) 23.4 19.8 26.4 12.5 24.4 19.6
2: Limited Imp. (%) 9.8 6.2 12.7 9.5 9.8 9.8
1: Not Important (%) 2.8 1.6 3.7 3.6 2.7 3.1

Understanding world issues and problems
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  37.9 45.4 31.7 43.5 37.2 43.6
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 36.9 36.4 37.3 32.9 37.5 30.7
3: Mod. Important (%) 16.8 12.9 20.1 12.4 17.1 17.8
2: Limited Imp. (%) 6.7 4.2 8.7 10.0 6.5 6.1
1: Not Important (%) 1.7 1.1 2.1 1.2 1.7 1.8

Understanding relationship between past and present
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  28.7 31.8 26.2 36.1 27.7 37.1
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 33.6 33.2 33.9 34.3 34.1 24.5
3: Mod. Important (%) 24.0 23.3 24.7 21.3 24.2 23.9
2: Limited Imp. (%) 10.4 8.8 11.7 4.7 10.7 11.9
1: Not Important (%) 3.3 2.8 3.6 3.6 3.3 2.5

Appreciating racial equity
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  43.4 55.9 32.8 70.2 41.0 53.5
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 30.9 28.6 32.8 23.4 31.5 28.9
3: Mod. Important (%) 15.3 11.0 19.0 3.5 16.3 11.9
2: Limited Imp. (%) 6.2 3.0 8.9 1.2 6.7 4.4
1: Not Important (%) 4.2 1.4 6.5 1.8 4.6 1.3

Appreciating gender equity
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  45.1 58.2 34.0 60.0 43.4 55.6
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 33.1 30.1 35.6 28.8 33.5 30.9
3: Mod. Important (%) 13.3 9.0 16.9 7.1 13.9 9.3
2: Limited Imp. (%) 5.1 1.7 8.1 2.4 5.4 3.7
1: Not Important (%) 3.4 1.1 5.5 1.8 3.7 0.6

Commitment to personal health and fitness
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  41.6 46.7 37.4 50.6 41.0 42.3
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 34.1 33.6 34.5 23.5 34.8 34.4
3: Mod. Important (%) 14.7 12.9 16.3 16.3 14.6 16.0
2: Limited Imp. (%) 6.7 5.4 7.9 4.8 6.9 6.1
1: Not Important (%) 2.8 1.4 4.0 4.8 2.8 1.2

Learning as lifelong process
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  65.7 71.2 61.1 69.2 65.4 66.5
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 26.9 24.0 29.4 21.9 27.4 25.6
3: Mod. Important (%) 5.8 3.8 7.4 5.9 5.8 5.5
2: Limited Imp. (%) 1.2 0.8 1.6 1.8 1.2 1.8
1: Not Important (%) 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.2 0.3 0.6

Appreciation of the arts, music and literature
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  27.5 36.0 20.4 36.4 27.0 27.0
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 25.7 26.7 24.9 20.6 25.8 30.2
3: Mod. Important (%) 23.4 22.8 23.9 25.5 23.3 23.9
2: Limited Imp. (%) 14.7 10.3 18.3 9.7 15.1 13.2
1: Not Important (%) 8.7 4.2 12.5 7.9 8.9 5.7

Understanding own abilities and interests
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  60.9 69.9 53.4 70.6 60.4 59.8
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 30.5 25.0 35.1 22.4 31.0 31.1
3: Mod. Important (%) 6.6 4.2 8.6 4.1 6.7 7.9
2: Limited Imp. (%) 1.5 0.5 2.3 1.2 1.5 1.2
1: Not Important (%) 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.8 0.4 0.0

Preparing for a career
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  71.2 77.6 65.9 76.6 70.9 71.2
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 23.5 19.3 27.1 18.7 23.8 23.3
3: Mod. Important (%) 4.0 2.4 5.2 3.5 4.0 4.3
2: Limited Imp. (%) 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.6 1.1 1.2
1: Not Important (%) 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.0
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Q Satisfaction Level

Acquiring a broad general education
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  47.9 53.6 43.1 41.4 48.6 42.7
5: Very Satisfied (%)
4: Somewhat Satisf. (%) 41.7 37.7 45.0 48.5 41.1 43.3
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. (%) 7.0 5.6 8.2 6.5 6.8 9.8
2: Somewhat Dissat. (%) 2.8 2.6 3.0 3.0 2.8 3.0
1: Very Dissat. (%) 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.6 0.6 1.2

Ability to critically analyze ideas and information
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  42.4 44.0 41.1 39.6 43.0 36.0
5: Very Satisfied (%)
4: Somewhat Satisf. (%) 47.3 46.8 47.7 50.3 47.0 48.8
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. (%) 7.6 6.0 9.0 5.9 7.7 9.1
2: Somewhat Dissat. (%) 2.2 2.5 1.9 2.4 2.0 5.5
1: Very Dissat. (%) 0.4 0.7 0.3 1.8 0.3 0.6

Ability to understand literature in my field
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  33.7 35.6 32.2 35.2 34.0 28.4
5: Very Satisfied (%)
4: Somewhat Satisf. (%) 42.6 42.9 42.4 43.2 42.5 43.2
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. (%) 17.2 15.0 19.0 12.3 17.4 19.1
2: Somewhat Dissat. (%) 5.6 5.6 5.6 6.8 5.4 7.4
1: Very Dissat. (%) 0.9 0.9 0.8 2.5 0.7 1.9

Awareness of new scientific knowledge and discoveries
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  24.1 25.6 22.9 25.7 24.0 24.1
5: Very Satisfied (%)
4: Somewhat Satisf. (%) 42.1 40.4 43.5 42.8 42.1 41.8
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. (%) 26.1 26.2 26.0 20.4 26.6 24.1
2: Somewhat Dissat. (%) 6.6 6.6 6.6 8.6 6.4 7.0
1: Very Dissat. (%) 1.1 1.3 1.0 2.6 0.9 3.2

Having tolerance for different points of view
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  38.4 43.7 33.9 42.0 38.2 37.4
5: Very Satisfied (%)
4: Somewhat Satisf. (%) 41.5 39.9 42.8 39.1 41.7 39.9
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. (%) 16.4 12.7 19.5 14.2 16.6 16.0
2: Somewhat Dissat. (%) 2.8 2.7 2.9 3.0 2.7 3.7
1: Very Dissat. (%) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.8 0.8 3.1

Understanding influence of science and technology
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  33.1 33.3 33.0 28.4 33.8 27.8
5: Very Satisfied (%)
4: Somewhat Satisf. (%) 43.7 43.0 44.2 48.1 42.8 52.5
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. (%) 19.5 19.9 19.2 18.5 19.9 14.8
2: Somewhat Dissat. (%) 3.0 3.4 2.6 2.5 2.9 3.7
1: Very Dissat. (%) 0.7 0.5 0.9 2.5 0.6 1.2

Recognize/act upon ethical principles
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  35.3 40.0 31.4 33.9 35.8 28.7
5: Very Satisfied (%)
4: Somewhat Satisf. (%) 42.9 42.6 43.1 46.4 42.3 48.8
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. (%) 17.1 13.1 20.5 15.5 17.3 17.1
2: Somewhat Dissat. (%) 3.7 3.6 3.8 2.4 3.8 3.0
1: Very Dissat. (%) 0.9 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.8 2.4

Community Involvement
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  22.2 26.0 19.1 25.3 22.2 19.5
5: Very Satisfied (%)
4: Somewhat Satisf. (%) 33.5 35.9 31.4 36.7 33.1 36.5
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. (%) 34.2 28.7 38.8 23.5 35.2 29.6
2: Somewhat Dissat. (%) 8.3 8.1 8.5 11.4 8.1 8.8
1: Very Dissat. (%) 1.8 1.2 2.2 3.0 1.4 5.7

Understanding world issues and problems
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  21.7 23.1 20.5 22.3 21.7 20.9
5: Very Satisfied (%)
4: Somewhat Satisf. (%) 42.9 43.6 42.2 41.0 42.7 46.8
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. (%) 26.1 22.7 28.9 20.5 26.7 20.9
2: Somewhat Dissat. (%) 7.8 9.3 6.6 14.5 7.5 7.0
1: Very Dissat. (%) 1.6 1.3 1.8 1.8 1.4 4.4

Understanding relationship between past and present
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  20.0 19.3 20.6 18.4 20.4 15.9
5: Very Satisfied (%)
4: Somewhat Satisf. (%) 42.8 43.0 42.6 39.9 42.9 43.9
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. (%) 28.7 28.1 29.2 28.2 28.8 28.0
2: Somewhat Dissat. (%) 7.0 7.9 6.3 11.0 6.6 9.6
1: Very Dissat. (%) 1.4 1.6 1.3 2.5 1.3 2.5

Appreciating racial equity
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  31.9 36.2 28.2 23.2 32.4 33.3
5: Very Satisfied (%)
4: Somewhat Satisf. (%) 35.3 34.4 36.1 34.5 35.4 34.6
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. (%) 26.9 22.4 30.8 17.9 28.0 19.2
2: Somewhat Dissat. (%) 4.2 5.2 3.4 18.5 3.1 6.4
1: Very Dissat. (%) 1.6 1.7 1.5 6.0 1.0 6.4

Appreciating gender equity
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  32.3 34.5 30.3 23.8 32.9 31.4
5: Very Satisfied (%)
4: Somewhat Satisf. (%) 35.5 36.6 34.6 39.9 35.2 35.8
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. (%) 26.5 21.9 30.5 22.0 27.1 22.0
2: Somewhat Dissat. (%) 4.7 5.9 3.8 11.3 4.0 8.8
1: Very Dissat. (%) 1.0 1.1 0.8 3.0 0.8 1.9

Commitment to personal health and fitness
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  29.3 31.1 27.8 31.9 29.2 27.5
5: Very Satisfied (%)
4: Somewhat Satisf. (%) 36.9 35.3 38.3 36.7 36.6 41.9
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. (%) 23.3 22.4 24.2 18.7 23.7 22.5
2: Somewhat Dissat. (%) 8.2 9.2 7.3 9.0 8.1 7.5
1: Very Dissat. (%) 2.3 2.1 2.4 3.6 2.3 0.6

Learning as lifelong process
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  42.5 46.1 39.4 40.5 43.0 35.4
5: Very Satisfied (%)
4: Somewhat Satisf. (%) 38.7 36.4 40.6 38.1 38.4 42.9
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. (%) 13.5 12.3 14.6 11.9 13.5 14.9
2: Somewhat Dissat. (%) 4.3 3.9 4.6 6.5 4.2 3.7
1: Very Dissat. (%) 1.1 1.4 0.9 3.0 0.9 3.1

Appreciation of the arts, music and literature
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  21.0 25.8 16.9 24.8 20.9 18.2
5: Very Satisfied (%)
4: Somewhat Satisf. (%) 30.7 33.2 28.6 32.9 30.6 29.6
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. (%) 34.7 27.9 40.3 28.0 35.3 32.1
2: Somewhat Dissat. (%) 10.7 10.3 11.1 11.8 10.2 17.0
1: Very Dissat. (%) 3.0 2.7 3.1 2.5 3.0 3.1

Understanding own abilities and interests
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  28.9 32.1 26.2 30.5 29.1 23.9
5: Very Satisfied (%)
4: Somewhat Satisf. (%) 41.8 39.5 43.6 43.7 41.6 42.9
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. (%) 17.8 16.7 18.7 16.8 17.8 18.4
2: Somewhat Dissat. (%) 8.6 9.2 8.2 7.2 8.6 11.0
1: Very Dissat. (%) 2.9 2.5 3.2 1.8 2.9 3.7

Preparing for a career
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  32.3 33.1 31.6 29.8 32.7 28.6
5: Very Satisfied (%)
4: Somewhat Satisf. (%) 39.1 38.3 39.8 39.3 38.9 42.9
3: Neither Sat. nor Dissat. (%) 11.9 10.4 13.1 11.9 11.9 11.2
2: Somewhat Dissat. (%) 11.4 13.1 10.0 13.1 11.3 11.2
1: Very Dissat. (%) 5.3 5.1 5.4 6.0 5.2 6.2
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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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