North Carolina State University
2006 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey:
College Comparisons of Current Personal Habits
(Frequency Distributions)

This document reports frequency distributions of current personal habits by college. Comparisons of mean ratings are available on the web.


Cultural Literacy

I routinely keep up with current events in news NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design PAMS
    60.8 60.5 55.7 67.6 57.8 58.4 61.1 59.3 57.1 52.9
5: Agree %
4: Tend to agree % 27.1 26.2 32.9 23.2 29.2 28.1 29.3 29.2 24.1 31.8
3: Neither agree nor disagree % 6.6 7.1 7.1 4.6 8.7 7.6 4.8 7.1 11.3 7.0
2: Tend to disagree % 4.2 5.1 4.3 2.8 2.5 4.5 4.1 2.7 6.0 6.4
1: Disagree % 1.4 1.2 . 1.8 1.9 1.3 0.7 1.8 1.5 1.9
Total N 3157 665 70 652 161 748 458 113 133 157

I read for leisure on regular basis NCSU College/School
CALS CED CHASS CNR COE COM COT Design PAMS
    46.8 46.0 44.3 62.8 37.2 38.3 46.5 36.5 39.4 49.7
5: Agree %
4: Tend to agree % 25.2 25.5 31.4 19.7 28.0 27.9 24.9 27.8 27.3 24.5
3: Neither agree nor disagree % 10.5 11.4 7.1 7.2 13.4 11.8 9.5 13.0 18.2 8.2
2: Tend to disagree % 11.7 11.4 12.9 6.6 15.9 13.6 13.6 16.5 10.6 12.6
1: Disagree % 5.8 5.7 4.3 3.7 5.5 8.3 5.4 6.1 4.5 5.0
Total N 3178 667 70 654 164 755 462 115 132 159
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For more information on the 2006 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: May, 2006

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