North Carolina State University
2003 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Frequency Distributions
(Professional Preparation)

 

This document reports frequency distributions by gender and racial/ethnicity for items related to professional preparation 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.


 

Professional Preparation:

  Importance in Current Position   Preparation by NC State
     Communication Skills      Communication Skills
     Technical Knowledge      Technical Knowledge
     Computer Applications      Computer Applications
     Application of Scientific Principles      Application of Scientific Principles
     Mathematical Skills      Mathematical Skills
     Foreign Language Skills      Foreign Language Skills
     Ability to Work in Teams      Ability to Work in Teams
     Leadership/Management Skills      Leadership/Management Skills
     Problem Solving Skills      Problem Solving Skills
     Research/Internship/Teaching Skills      Research/Internship/Teaching Skills
     Work Attitudes and Skills      Work Attitudes and Skills
     Professional Development      Professional Development

 

Q Importance in Current Position

Communication Skills:

Communication skills overall
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  72.5 79.0 67.2 83.2 72.0 69.4
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 23.3 17.5 28.0 13.2 23.6 28.0
3: Mod. Important (%) 3.4 2.9 3.8 2.4 3.5 2.5
2: Limited Imp. (%) 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.0
1: Not Important (%) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.0

Written communication skills
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  51.9 56.3 48.2 57.8 51.4 53.7
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 32.7 29.3 35.5 28.3 33.0 32.3
3: Mod. Important (%) 12.0 11.0 12.8 9.8 12.1 12.2
2: Limited Imp. (%) 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.0 1.8
1: Not Important (%) 0.5 0.4 0.6 1.2 0.5 0.0

Public speaking/presentation skills
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  43.8 45.6 42.4 53.5 43.3 42.4
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 29.0 27.1 30.7 22.1 29.3 31.5
3: Mod. Important (%) 17.7 17.5 17.8 15.7 17.7 18.8
2: Limited Imp. (%) 7.6 8.3 7.1 5.8 7.8 7.3
1: Not Important (%) 1.9 1.6 2.1 2.9 1.9 0.0

Reading skills
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  43.4 49.1 38.7 60.7 42.1 46.1
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 37.7 33.8 41.0 31.2 38.1 38.2
3: Mod. Important (%) 15.3 14.3 16.2 5.8 15.9 15.2
2: Limited Imp. (%) 3.0 2.5 3.5 1.7 3.3 0.6
1: Not Important (%) 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.0

Listening skills
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  63.0 69.1 58.0 71.7 62.8 57.6
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 30.0 25.8 33.5 22.5 30.0 38.2
3: Mod. Important (%) 6.0 4.4 7.4 4.0 6.4 3.0
2: Limited Imp. (%) 0.8 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.7 1.2
1: Not Important (%) 0.2 0.1 0.3 1.2 0.1 0.0
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Technical Knowledge

  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  47.4 45.0 49.3 43.3 47.4 52.2
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 34.8 33.7 35.7 35.7 35.0 29.9
3: Mod. Important (%) 13.4 15.8 11.4 17.8 12.9 15.9
2: Limited Imp. (%) 3.7 4.6 2.9 2.5 3.9 1.3
1: Not Important (%) 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.6
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Computer Applications

Overall knowledge of computer applications
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  46.1 47.2 45.2 48.8 45.3 56.0
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 35.1 33.6 36.3 30.1 35.6 31.4
3: Mod. Important (%) 14.1 14.6 13.7 17.5 14.2 8.8
2: Limited Imp. (%) 4.0 3.9 4.1 2.4 4.1 3.8
1: Not Important (%) 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.2 0.8 0.0

Basic computer skills
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  56.5 64.0 50.3 59.6 56.2 58.5
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 29.9 25.2 33.9 27.5 30.1 29.3
3: Mod. Important (%) 9.8 7.3 11.9 10.5 9.8 8.5
2: Limited Imp. (%) 3.0 2.6 3.3 1.2 3.1 3.0
1: Not Important (%) 0.7 0.8 0.6 1.2 0.7 0.6

Technical computer skills
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  20.3 15.3 24.2 18.4 19.8 30.5
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 14.9 11.4 17.5 15.0 14.7 18.2
3: Mod. Important (%) 18.0 19.9 16.6 21.8 17.8 17.5
2: Limited Imp. (%) 25.4 28.7 22.9 32.0 25.7 14.9
1: Not Important (%) 21.4 24.7 18.8 12.9 22.1 18.8
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Application of Scientific Principles

  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  27.2 26.0 28.0 31.6 26.5 32.5
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 24.3 19.5 27.9 14.5 24.7 28.0
3: Mod. Important (%) 21.2 20.2 21.9 18.4 21.4 21.0
2: Limited Imp. (%) 17.1 19.8 15.0 21.7 17.1 12.1
1: Not Important (%) 10.3 14.4 7.1 13.8 10.3 6.4
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Mathematical Skills

  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  26.2 24.4 27.7 28.7 25.8 30.7
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 31.3 27.2 34.6 29.3 31.6 29.4
3: Mod. Important (%) 23.6 24.3 23.1 17.1 24.0 23.9
2: Limited Imp. (%) 14.3 17.5 11.8 14.6 14.6 10.4
1: Not Important (%) 4.5 6.6 2.8 10.4 4.1 5.5
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Foreign Language Skills

  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  6.6 6.9 6.3 9.6 5.9 13.6
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 9.8 10.5 9.1 14.8 9.3 11.6
3: Mod. Important (%) 14.9 17.9 12.5 16.3 14.7 16.3
2: Limited Imp. (%) 29.6 30.2 29.0 24.4 30.1 26.5
1: Not Important (%) 39.2 34.4 43.0 34.8 40.0 32.0
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Teamwork

  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  57.3 61.8 53.6 68.2 55.8 68.7
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 26.5 24.0 28.7 20.6 27.2 21.7
3: Mod. Important (%) 10.8 9.3 12.0 7.6 11.3 6.6
2: Limited Imp. (%) 4.3 4.1 4.4 2.9 4.4 3.0
1: Not Important (%) 1.1 0.9 1.3 0.6 1.2 0.0
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Leadership and Management Skills

  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  53.8 54.3 53.4 55.6 54.0 49.1
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 31.7 30.7 32.6 29.0 31.6 36.5
3: Mod. Important (%) 10.5 10.9 10.2 10.7 10.5 10.8
2: Limited Imp. (%) 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.6 3.2 3.0
1: Not Important (%) 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.2 0.7 0.6
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Problem Solving Skills

Problem solving skills overall
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  67.2 66.9 67.5 70.6 67.0 66.9
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 28.3 28.3 28.3 24.7 28.4 31.3
3: Mod. Important (%) 3.5 3.4 3.5 2.9 3.6 1.8
2: Limited Imp. (%) 0.8 1.1 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.0
1: Not Important (%) 0.2 0.3 0.1 1.2 0.1 0.0

Bringing information/ideas together
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  53.4 56.8 50.5 55.3 52.9 58.3
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 36.6 34.1 38.7 36.5 36.8 33.1
3: Mod. Important (%) 8.0 7.2 8.7 5.9 8.2 6.7
2: Limited Imp. (%) 1.7 1.6 1.9 1.2 1.8 1.8
1: Not Important (%) 0.3 0.4 0.3 1.2 0.3 0.0

Creative thinking
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  49.8 52.6 47.4 52.0 49.3 54.3
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 33.7 29.7 37.1 33.9 33.7 33.5
3: Mod. Important (%) 12.3 12.3 12.4 9.4 12.8 8.5
2: Limited Imp. (%) 3.5 4.5 2.7 3.5 3.5 3.7
1: Not Important (%) 0.6 0.9 0.4 1.2 0.7 0.0

Planning projects
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  51.3 52.1 50.6 56.0 50.8 54.9
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 31.8 30.2 33.1 23.8 32.3 31.7
3: Mod. Important (%) 11.8 11.8 11.8 12.5 11.9 9.8
2: Limited Imp. (%) 4.2 4.8 3.8 6.0 4.2 3.0
1: Not Important (%) 0.9 1.1 0.8 1.8 0.9 0.6

Defining problems
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  56.3 56.7 56.0 56.8 56.0 60.4
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 33.0 31.7 34.1 32.5 33.0 33.5
3: Mod. Important (%) 8.4 9.3 7.7 7.7 8.6 6.1
2: Limited Imp. (%) 1.9 1.7 2.0 1.8 2.0 0.0
1: Not Important (%) 0.4 0.6 0.3 1.2 0.4 0.0

Solving problems
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  65.8 64.5 66.9 64.5 65.6 70.3
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 28.0 28.1 27.9 26.0 28.3 25.5
3: Mod. Important (%) 5.0 6.1 4.1 7.1 4.9 4.2
2: Limited Imp. (%) 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.8 1.0 0.0
1: Not Important (%) 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.0
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Research, Internship or Student Teaching Skills

  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  42.0 48.4 36.7 49.3 41.2 47.0
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 27.7 26.0 29.1 29.4 27.8 24.6
3: Mod. Important (%) 18.2 15.3 20.7 14.7 18.4 19.4
2: Limited Imp. (%) 8.5 7.8 9.0 5.9 8.7 7.5
1: Not Important (%) 3.5 2.4 4.5 0.7 3.9 1.5
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Work Attitudes and Skills

Work attitudes and skills overall
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  63.8 72.5 56.6 66.3 63.7 62.8
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 32.4 24.8 38.7 30.1 32.4 34.8
3: Mod. Important (%) 3.1 2.0 3.9 1.8 3.2 2.4
2: Limited Imp. (%) 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.2 0.5 0.0
1: Not Important (%) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.0

Ability to adjust
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  59.1 64.6 54.5 64.7 58.3 65.4
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 33.2 29.6 36.2 28.1 33.7 30.2
3: Mod. Important (%) 6.3 4.6 7.7 6.0 6.5 3.7
2: Limited Imp. (%) 1.2 1.0 1.3 0.6 1.2 0.6
1: Not Important (%) 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.0

Working under pressure
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  65.8 69.6 62.7 66.5 65.3 72.6
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 26.2 23.6 28.4 26.3 26.3 24.4
3: Mod. Important (%) 6.4 5.0 7.5 5.4 6.6 3.0
2: Limited Imp. (%) 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.2 1.6 0.0
1: Not Important (%) 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.0

Making decisions under pressure
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  59.6 60.6 58.8 59.8 59.4 62.6
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 28.6 27.7 29.4 29.3 28.6 28.2
3: Mod. Important (%) 9.0 8.7 9.2 8.5 9.1 8.0
2: Limited Imp. (%) 2.6 2.7 2.5 1.8 2.7 1.2
1: Not Important (%) 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.0

Ability to work independently
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  66.4 72.4 61.4 67.3 66.3 66.3
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 27.7 23.1 31.5 23.8 27.9 28.8
3: Mod. Important (%) 5.0 3.9 6.0 7.7 4.8 4.9
2: Limited Imp. (%) 0.9 0.6 1.1 0.6 0.9 0.0
1: Not Important (%) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0

Ability to work with diverse persons
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  51.3 59.5 44.6 73.5 49.4 57.3
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 25.3 23.3 27.0 16.9 25.7 28.0
3: Mod. Important (%) 14.9 12.0 17.3 7.8 15.6 11.0
2: Limited Imp. (%) 6.9 4.9 8.5 0.6 7.5 3.7
1: Not Important (%) 1.6 0.3 2.7 1.2 1.7 0.0

Dependability and punctuality
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  69.1 74.1 65.0 73.1 68.9 68.3
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 25.1 21.3 28.3 21.6 25.2 27.4
3: Mod. Important (%) 4.7 3.7 5.4 3.6 4.8 3.7
2: Limited Imp. (%) 0.9 0.6 1.2 0.6 1.0 0.6
1: Not Important (%) 0.2 0.2 0.1 1.2 0.1 0.0
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Professional Development

Professional development overall
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  61.2 67.3 56.2 66.7 60.5 66.9
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 32.8 28.4 36.5 28.0 33.3 30.1
3: Mod. Important (%) 5.1 3.4 6.4 3.6 5.3 3.1
2: Limited Imp. (%) 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.2 0.8 0.0
1: Not Important (%) 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.0

Professionalism
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  62.4 68.4 57.4 71.8 61.8 61.8
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 31.0 27.1 34.3 22.9 31.4 33.9
3: Mod. Important (%) 5.2 3.3 6.7 2.9 5.4 4.2
2: Limited Imp. (%) 1.2 1.0 1.4 1.8 1.3 0.0
1: Not Important (%) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.0

Ethics
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  69.4 76.7 63.4 70.8 69.3 69.5
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 24.9 19.4 29.4 22.6 24.9 26.2
3: Mod. Important (%) 4.5 2.9 5.8 3.6 4.6 3.7
2: Limited Imp. (%) 1.0 0.8 1.2 2.4 0.9 0.6
1: Not Important (%) 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.0

Resourcefulness
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  62.0 67.2 57.8 66.7 61.6 63.8
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 32.5 28.7 35.7 26.8 33.0 30.1
3: Mod. Important (%) 4.7 3.3 5.8 3.6 4.7 6.1
2: Limited Imp. (%) 0.7 0.7 0.6 1.8 0.6 0.0
1: Not Important (%) 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.2 0.0 0.0

Confidence
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  66.3 71.4 62.1 75.3 65.7 66.1
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 29.8 26.0 33.0 21.2 30.4 29.1
3: Mod. Important (%) 3.3 2.1 4.2 1.2 3.3 4.8
2: Limited Imp. (%) 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.2 0.5 0.0
1: Not Important (%) 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.2 0.0 0.0

Ability to learn independently
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  63.2 67.3 59.8 71.2 62.8 61.2
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 30.2 27.4 32.6 22.9 30.5 32.7
3: Mod. Important (%) 5.5 4.5 6.3 4.1 5.5 6.1
2: Limited Imp. (%) 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.2 0.9 0.0
1: Not Important (%) 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.0

Ability to grow on the job
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  64.5 68.6 61.1 62.3 64.4 68.7
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 29.1 25.5 32.0 29.9 29.2 26.4
3: Mod. Important (%) 5.4 4.8 5.9 5.4 5.5 4.3
2: Limited Imp. (%) 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.2 0.8 0.6
1: Not Important (%) 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.2 0.2 0.0

Willingness to accept new responsibilities
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  68.2 74.0 63.4 68.6 67.8 74.1
5: Very Important (%)
4: Important (%) 27.5 22.6 31.6 27.2 27.8 23.5
3: Mod. Important (%) 3.7 2.9 4.4 2.4 3.9 2.5
2: Limited Imp. (%) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.0
1: Not Important (%) 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.2 0.2 0.0
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Q Preparation by NC State

Communication Skills:

Communication skills overall
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  21.0 25.7 17.2 21.2 21.1 19.5
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 55.6 54.0 56.9 55.2 56.0 50.3
3: Average Prep. (%) 19.5 17.5 21.1 18.2 19.4 22.0
2: Fair Prep. (%) 3.1 2.5 3.6 3.0 2.9 5.7
1: Poor Prep. (%) 0.9 0.4 1.2 2.4 0.6 2.5

Written communication skills
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  24.7 28.7 21.3 31.2 24.5 21.3
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 50.4 48.6 51.9 47.1 51.0 44.5
3: Average Prep. (%) 19.8 19.0 20.5 15.9 19.7 25.0
2: Fair Prep. (%) 3.8 2.6 4.9 4.7 3.6 6.7
1: Poor Prep. (%) 1.3 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.2 2.4

Public speaking/presentation skills
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  20.4 22.1 19.1 25.0 20.2 18.9
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 42.6 43.8 41.7 41.1 43.3 33.5
3: Average Prep. (%) 27.9 27.1 28.5 28.6 27.4 34.8
2: Fair Prep. (%) 6.8 5.5 7.9 3.0 6.9 8.5
1: Poor Prep. (%) 2.3 1.6 2.8 2.4 2.1 4.3

Reading skills
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  23.1 28.8 18.4 29.3 22.9 20.2
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 48.4 48.5 48.4 47.6 48.5 47.9
3: Average Prep. (%) 23.2 19.4 26.4 17.1 23.4 27.0
2: Fair Prep. (%) 4.7 3.1 6.0 6.1 4.6 4.9
1: Poor Prep. (%) 0.6 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.6 0.0

Listening skills
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  22.4 26.9 18.7 25.3 22.3 21.5
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 47.1 46.3 47.8 44.0 47.4 46.0
3: Average Prep. (%) 24.0 22.4 25.3 23.5 23.8 27.6
2: Fair Prep. (%) 5.0 4.1 5.7 6.0 5.0 3.7
1: Poor Prep. (%) 1.6 0.4 2.5 1.2 1.6 1.2
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Technical Knowledge

  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  27.0 25.3 28.3 22.4 27.1 29.5
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 49.6 48.8 50.2 51.3 49.8 44.2
3: Average Prep. (%) 18.4 20.1 17.0 19.2 18.2 20.5
2: Fair Prep. (%) 4.2 4.9 3.6 3.8 4.2 5.1
1: Poor Prep. (%) 0.9 0.9 0.8 3.2 0.7 0.6
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Computer Applications

Overall knowledge of computer applications
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  25.4 23.0 27.2 29.3 24.6 33.1
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 47.1 47.0 47.1 49.4 47.0 46.3
3: Average Prep. (%) 19.9 21.8 18.4 14.6 20.5 16.3
2: Fair Prep. (%) 5.3 5.6 5.0 4.9 5.6 1.3
1: Poor Prep. (%) 2.4 2.6 2.3 1.8 2.4 3.1

Basic computer skills
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  34.4 35.9 33.2 38.7 34.0 37.0
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 40.8 40.4 41.1 41.1 40.5 44.4
3: Average Prep. (%) 17.9 17.0 18.7 12.5 18.6 13.6
2: Fair Prep. (%) 4.6 4.3 4.8 6.5 4.6 1.9
1: Poor Prep. (%) 2.3 2.4 2.2 1.2 2.3 3.1

Technical computer skills
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  16.0 12.3 18.5 16.5 15.5 22.6
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 31.4 28.7 33.2 32.3 30.9 38.0
3: Average Prep. (%) 29.7 31.9 28.2 29.9 30.1 23.4
2: Fair Prep. (%) 15.1 17.1 13.7 16.5 15.3 10.2
1: Poor Prep. (%) 7.8 10.0 6.3 4.7 8.1 5.8
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Application of Scientific Principles

  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  25.9 24.4 26.9 24.1 25.8 28.6
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 46.1 42.0 49.2 40.7 46.6 44.2
3: Average Prep. (%) 21.4 24.7 18.9 26.2 21.3 18.2
2: Fair Prep. (%) 5.3 6.8 4.2 8.3 5.1 5.8
1: Poor Prep. (%) 1.3 2.0 0.8 0.7 1.2 3.2
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Mathematical Skills

  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  31.2 28.6 33.3 32.3 31.1 31.7
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 45.2 42.8 47.2 39.2 45.6 45.3
3: Average Prep. (%) 17.9 20.6 15.7 19.0 17.8 18.0
2: Fair Prep. (%) 4.6 6.7 3.0 8.2 4.4 3.7
1: Poor Prep. (%) 1.0 1.4 0.8 1.3 1.0 1.2
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Foreign Language Skills

  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  10.8 15.2 7.2 18.2 10.1 12.5
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 28.2 32.4 24.7 22.3 28.9 25.0
3: Average Prep. (%) 32.4 28.2 36.0 32.2 31.7 42.9
2: Fair Prep. (%) 17.8 16.4 19.1 19.0 18.0 14.3
1: Poor Prep. (%) 10.7 7.8 13.2 8.3 11.3 5.4
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Teamwork

  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  38.4 42.1 35.3 41.4 38.1 40.2
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 41.9 39.8 43.7 40.8 42.2 39.0
3: Average Prep. (%) 15.6 14.8 16.2 13.0 15.7 16.5
2: Fair Prep. (%) 3.4 2.7 3.9 3.6 3.3 4.3
1: Poor Prep. (%) 0.7 0.5 0.9 1.2 0.7 0.0
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Leadership and Management Skills

  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  18.0 21.5 15.1 17.7 18.0 17.9
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 42.5 45.4 40.1 42.7 42.7 40.1
3: Average Prep. (%) 29.0 25.6 31.8 28.7 29.1 27.8
2: Fair Prep. (%) 7.6 5.8 9.0 7.3 7.5 8.6
1: Poor Prep. (%) 2.9 1.6 4.0 3.7 2.7 5.6
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Problem Solving Skills

Problem solving skills overall
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  29.2 29.9 28.7 22.3 29.6 30.4
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 53.6 53.5 53.6 59.0 53.5 48.4
3: Average Prep. (%) 14.4 14.0 14.8 15.1 14.4 14.3
2: Fair Prep. (%) 2.4 2.1 2.7 3.0 2.2 5.0
1: Poor Prep. (%) 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.3 1.9

Bringing information/ideas together
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  26.0 29.5 23.1 23.7 26.1 27.2
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 51.0 50.5 51.3 53.8 50.9 48.1
3: Average Prep. (%) 19.1 17.4 20.5 17.2 19.4 17.3
2: Fair Prep. (%) 3.2 2.1 4.2 4.1 3.1 4.9
1: Poor Prep. (%) 0.7 0.5 0.9 1.2 0.5 2.5

Creative thinking
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  24.2 26.2 22.5 24.0 24.3 22.8
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 44.3 43.0 45.4 51.5 43.6 48.8
3: Average Prep. (%) 24.1 24.5 23.8 18.6 24.7 19.8
2: Fair Prep. (%) 5.7 5.0 6.4 4.2 5.9 4.9
1: Poor Prep. (%) 1.7 1.3 2.0 1.8 1.5 3.7

Planning projects
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  24.2 27.8 21.2 24.8 24.0 26.1
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 46.3 47.0 45.6 46.7 46.5 42.2
3: Average Prep. (%) 22.8 20.4 24.7 22.4 22.8 22.4
2: Fair Prep. (%) 4.9 3.5 6.1 3.6 4.9 6.2
1: Poor Prep. (%) 1.9 1.4 2.3 2.4 1.8 3.1

Defining problems
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  24.4 25.5 23.5 23.6 24.6 22.7
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 51.3 51.1 51.4 52.7 51.1 52.8
3: Average Prep. (%) 19.9 20.0 19.8 17.0 20.1 19.6
2: Fair Prep. (%) 3.5 2.7 4.2 4.8 3.4 3.7
1: Poor Prep. (%) 0.9 0.7 1.1 1.8 0.9 1.2

Solving problems
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  29.4 28.4 30.3 26.2 29.8 26.4
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 51.3 51.3 51.3 51.2 51.2 52.1
3: Average Prep. (%) 16.1 17.6 14.8 15.5 16.0 17.2
2: Fair Prep. (%) 2.7 2.2 3.2 6.0 2.5 3.7
1: Poor Prep. (%) 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.2 0.5 0.6
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Research, Internship or Student Teaching Skills

  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  36.1 39.6 33.2 38.8 35.7 40.2
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 34.9 35.5 34.5 34.3 35.5 27.6
3: Average Prep. (%) 19.9 17.8 21.7 15.7 20.0 22.8
2: Fair Prep. (%) 6.1 4.6 7.4 9.7 5.9 5.5
1: Poor Prep. (%) 2.9 2.6 3.2 1.5 3.0 3.9
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Work Attitudes and Skills

Work attitudes and skills overall
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  24.3 28.4 20.8 24.4 24.0 28.1
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 50.8 50.8 50.8 50.0 51.1 46.3
3: Average Prep. (%) 19.8 16.5 22.5 20.1 19.9 18.1
2: Fair Prep. (%) 4.1 3.4 4.6 4.3 4.0 5.0
1: Poor Prep. (%) 1.1 0.9 1.3 1.2 1.0 2.5

Ability to adjust
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  22.4 24.8 20.4 27.8 21.9 25.0
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 44.5 44.9 44.3 38.6 45.0 43.1
3: Average Prep. (%) 25.8 24.8 26.6 24.7 26.1 22.5
2: Fair Prep. (%) 5.6 4.1 6.9 4.4 5.7 5.6
1: Poor Prep. (%) 1.7 1.4 1.9 4.4 1.4 3.8

Working under pressure
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  36.4 39.4 33.9 38.5 36.1 39.3
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 40.6 39.1 41.7 34.8 41.0 38.7
3: Average Prep. (%) 17.6 17.4 17.8 18.6 17.8 14.1
2: Fair Prep. (%) 4.2 3.3 4.9 6.2 4.0 4.9
1: Poor Prep. (%) 1.2 0.8 1.6 1.9 1.1 3.1

Making decisions under pressure
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  25.2 27.8 23.1 34.8 24.3 29.4
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 40.9 40.3 41.4 32.3 41.6 39.3
3: Average Prep. (%) 25.5 24.9 26.1 22.4 26.0 20.9
2: Fair Prep. (%) 6.5 5.9 7.1 8.1 6.4 6.7
1: Poor Prep. (%) 1.8 1.2 2.4 2.5 1.7 3.7

Ability to work independently
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  38.1 44.8 32.7 39.6 38.2 35.8
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 45.5 41.0 49.3 42.1 45.7 45.7
3: Average Prep. (%) 13.2 12.3 14.0 14.0 13.0 15.4
2: Fair Prep. (%) 2.4 1.7 3.1 2.4 2.4 2.5
1: Poor Prep. (%) 0.7 0.3 1.0 1.8 0.6 0.6

Ability to work with diverse persons
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  35.0 39.1 31.6 39.0 34.1 45.3
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 37.6 36.7 38.3 35.4 38.4 28.0
3: Average Prep. (%) 20.3 18.4 21.8 14.6 20.7 19.3
2: Fair Prep. (%) 5.2 4.1 6.1 6.1 5.3 3.1
1: Poor Prep. (%) 1.9 1.7 2.1 4.9 1.6 4.3

Dependability and punctuality
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  32.0 35.8 28.9 34.8 32.1 27.8
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 44.2 42.9 45.3 35.4 44.5 49.4
3: Average Prep. (%) 18.8 17.3 20.0 23.0 18.7 16.0
2: Fair Prep. (%) 3.6 3.1 4.0 6.2 3.3 5.6
1: Poor Prep. (%) 1.4 0.9 1.7 0.6 1.4 1.2
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Professional Development

Professional development overall
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  24.2 26.7 22.1 28.3 24.1 21.3
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 51.0 50.5 51.4 46.4 51.1 53.8
3: Average Prep. (%) 20.6 19.3 21.6 16.3 20.8 21.3
2: Fair Prep. (%) 3.1 2.5 3.6 5.4 3.0 1.9
1: Poor Prep. (%) 1.2 0.9 1.4 3.6 1.0 1.9

Professionalism
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  26.2 28.9 24.0 32.5 26.0 23.6
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 46.3 46.3 46.2 42.8 46.2 51.6
3: Average Prep. (%) 21.5 20.2 22.6 15.7 22.2 16.8
2: Fair Prep. (%) 4.4 3.4 5.2 5.4 4.4 3.7
1: Poor Prep. (%) 1.6 1.1 2.0 3.6 1.2 4.3

Ethics
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  34.0 36.7 31.7 37.3 34.2 27.0
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 43.3 43.7 42.9 38.0 43.5 44.8
3: Average Prep. (%) 17.5 15.5 19.2 15.1 17.4 22.1
2: Fair Prep. (%) 3.6 2.7 4.5 7.2 3.4 4.3
1: Poor Prep. (%) 1.6 1.4 1.8 2.4 1.5 1.8

Resourcefulness
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  30.6 34.8 27.1 34.3 30.3 31.3
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 46.5 44.5 48.3 35.5 47.5 42.9
3: Average Prep. (%) 18.7 17.4 19.8 23.5 18.3 20.2
2: Fair Prep. (%) 3.3 2.5 4.0 4.8 3.2 3.1
1: Poor Prep. (%) 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.8 0.7 2.5

Confidence
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  28.1 29.3 27.2 29.5 28.0 28.4
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 43.5 43.4 43.6 39.2 43.8 42.0
3: Average Prep. (%) 20.9 20.8 21.0 20.5 21.0 19.8
2: Fair Prep. (%) 5.1 4.5 5.7 6.6 4.9 6.8
1: Poor Prep. (%) 2.3 2.0 2.6 4.2 2.2 3.1

Ability to learn independently
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  35.4 38.8 32.6 35.2 35.4 36.4
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 45.3 43.0 47.2 43.6 45.8 38.3
3: Average Prep. (%) 15.6 15.4 15.7 16.4 15.4 17.9
2: Fair Prep. (%) 2.7 2.2 3.2 3.6 2.5 5.6
1: Poor Prep. (%) 1.0 0.6 1.3 1.2 0.9 1.9

Ability to grow on the job
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  23.1 26.8 20.1 24.4 23.0 22.9
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 45.1 43.8 46.1 41.0 45.6 41.4
3: Average Prep. (%) 24.9 24.2 25.6 24.4 25.1 22.9
2: Fair Prep. (%) 5.3 3.8 6.5 7.7 4.9 8.3
1: Poor Prep. (%) 1.6 1.5 1.7 2.6 1.4 4.5

Willingness to accept new responsibilities
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
  27.1 31.8 23.1 31.8 26.9 25.6
5: Excellent Prep. (%)
4: Good Prep. (%) 45.5 45.5 45.5 39.5 46.1 41.9
3: Average Prep. (%) 22.5 19.6 25.0 24.8 22.3 23.8
2: Fair Prep. (%) 3.7 2.5 4.7 3.2 3.5 6.9
1: Poor Prep. (%) 1.2 0.6 1.6 0.6 1.1 1.9
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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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