North Carolina State University
2006 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons of Undergraduate Educational Goals
(Frequency Distributions)

This document reports frequency distributions of undergraduate educational goals by gender and race/ethnicity. Comparisons of mean ratings are available on the web.


Undergraduate Educational Goals: Importance | Satisfaction | Impact of Undergraduate Education
Skills/Perspectives: Current Importance | Development

Importance

General Education Goals
Undrstnd concepts broad range of disciplines NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  41.4 44.5 38.6 47.7 40.9 40.3
5: Very important %
4: Important % 42.6 39.7 45.2 37.0 43.2 40.3
3: Moderately important % 13.7 13.9 13.5 13.0 13.6 16.7
2: Limited importance % 2.0 1.7 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.7
1: Not important % 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.4 0.0
Total N 3206 1510 1696 216 2804 186

Construct clear, precise, accurate arguments NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  50.9 52.0 49.9 55.1 50.4 52.2
5: Very important %
4: Important % 40.1 38.6 41.5 32.4 40.8 39.2
3: Moderately important % 8.0 8.0 8.0 10.6 7.8 8.1
2: Limited importance % 0.9 1.3 0.6 1.9 0.9 0.5
1: Not important % 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0
Total N 3203 1510 1693 216 2801 186

Critically analyze/evaluate ideas/info NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  64.2 65.9 62.7 68.2 64.0 62.9
5: Very important %
4: Important % 31.0 29.6 32.2 28.0 31.2 31.7
3: Moderately important % 4.7 4.3 5.0 3.7 4.7 4.8
2: Limited importance % 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.5
Total N 3197 1503 1694 214 2797 186

Undrstnd current literature in my field NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  50.0 55.7 44.8 55.1 49.9 45.2
5: Very important %
4: Important % 34.9 32.1 37.4 35.0 34.8 36.0
3: Moderately important % 12.3 10.0 14.4 7.5 12.4 17.2
2: Limited importance % 2.3 1.8 2.8 1.9 2.4 1.6
1: Not important % 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.0
Total N 3194 1506 1688 214 2794 186

Awareness new scientific knwldg/discoveries NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  34.3 36.2 32.5 41.9 33.5 37.4
5: Very important %
4: Important % 40.6 39.0 42.1 34.9 41.5 34.2
3: Moderately important % 19.7 19.4 20.1 17.2 19.7 23.0
2: Limited importance % 4.4 4.2 4.7 4.2 4.5 3.7
1: Not important % 0.9 1.3 0.6 1.9 0.8 1.6
Total N 3195 1507 1688 215 2793 187

Preparing for a career NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  70.8 75.9 66.4 80.3 70.8 60.2
5: Very important %
4: Important % 23.4 20.7 25.8 15.0 23.6 29.6
3: Moderately important % 4.7 2.8 6.5 3.8 4.5 9.1
2: Limited importance % 0.9 0.7 1.2 0.9 0.9 1.1
1: Not important % 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0
Total N 3193 1508 1685 213 2794 186

Personal Development Goals
Recognizing/acting upon ethical principles NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  60.0 66.7 54.0 62.1 60.0 57.8
5: Very important %
4: Important % 30.4 26.5 33.9 29.0 30.4 31.4
3: Moderately important % 8.1 6.2 9.9 8.4 8.1 8.6
2: Limited importance % 1.3 0.5 1.9 0.5 1.3 2.2
1: Not important % 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0
Total N 3194 1508 1686 214 2795 185

Involvement in public/community affairs NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  34.5 42.8 27.1 46.7 33.5 35.5
5: Very important %
4: Important % 37.9 36.9 38.8 31.6 38.5 35.5
3: Moderately important % 21.0 15.8 25.6 14.6 21.4 21.5
2: Limited importance % 5.8 4.3 7.1 6.6 5.6 7.0
1: Not important % 0.9 0.2 1.5 0.5 0.9 0.5
Total N 3181 1496 1685 212 2783 186

Commitment personal health/fitness NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  43.8 48.1 40.1 57.7 43.0 40.9
5: Very important %
4: Important % 35.2 34.0 36.3 24.9 36.0 34.9
3: Moderately important % 15.6 13.3 17.6 15.0 15.3 19.9
2: Limited importance % 4.3 3.6 5.0 1.9 4.6 3.2
1: Not important % 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.5 1.1 1.1
Total N 3186 1501 1685 213 2787 186

Valuing learning as lifelong process NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  62.9 68.6 57.8 68.1 62.8 59.2
5: Very important %
4: Important % 28.6 24.8 32.0 26.3 28.8 29.3
3: Moderately important % 7.1 5.4 8.6 5.2 7.0 10.9
2: Limited importance % 1.1 1.0 1.2 0.5 1.3 0.0
1: Not important % 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.5
Total N 3180 1498 1682 213 2783 184

World View Goals
Having tolerance for different points of view NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  52.4 62.9 43.1 64.0 51.8 48.6
5: Very important %
4: Important % 36.5 30.4 41.9 29.4 36.8 38.9
3: Moderately important % 9.0 6.2 11.5 5.6 9.1 12.4
2: Limited importance % 1.7 0.5 2.7 0.9 1.8 0.0
1: Not important % 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.5 0.0
Total N 3198 1509 1689 214 2799 185

Understanding diverse cultures/values NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  42.7 54.0 32.6 64.8 40.5 49.7
5: Very important %
4: Important % 35.7 33.7 37.4 29.1 36.1 36.4
3: Moderately important % 15.9 10.2 21.0 5.2 17.0 12.3
2: Limited importance % 4.5 1.8 6.9 0.9 5.0 1.6
1: Not important % 1.2 0.2 2.1 0.0 1.4 0.0
Total N 3186 1503 1683 213 2786 187

Understanding influence of science/technolgy NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  37.2 43.4 31.7 51.6 35.7 42.7
5: Very important %
4: Important % 38.8 37.1 40.2 28.6 39.7 36.8
3: Moderately important % 19.2 16.6 21.5 17.4 19.4 18.4
2: Limited importance % 4.1 2.7 5.5 2.3 4.4 2.2
1: Not important % 0.7 0.2 1.2 0.0 0.8 0.0
Total N 3190 1503 1687 213 2792 185

Understanding issues/probs facing world NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  41.8 48.8 35.5 54.4 40.7 43.9
5: Very important %
4: Important % 41.0 37.7 43.9 31.6 42.0 36.4
3: Moderately important % 14.3 11.7 16.6 11.2 14.4 17.1
2: Limited importance % 2.6 1.7 3.4 2.8 2.6 2.1
1: Not important % 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.5
Total N 3194 1503 1691 215 2792 187

Undrstnd present as it relates to history NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  31.7 36.2 27.6 44.9 30.6 31.9
5: Very important %
4: Important % 41.2 38.3 43.8 33.6 42.0 38.9
3: Moderately important % 20.7 19.9 21.4 15.9 20.9 23.2
2: Limited importance % 5.8 5.1 6.4 5.6 5.9 4.3
1: Not important % 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.6 1.6
Total N 3184 1498 1686 214 2785 185

Appreciating racial equity NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  43.7 54.7 34.0 75.2 41.2 45.5
5: Very important %
4: Important % 33.6 30.1 36.7 18.7 34.7 34.2
3: Moderately important % 15.9 12.1 19.2 4.2 16.7 17.1
2: Limited importance % 5.1 2.8 7.1 1.9 5.5 3.2
1: Not important % 1.8 0.4 3.0 0.0 2.0 0.0
Total N 3186 1502 1684 214 2785 187

Appreciating gender equity NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  44.3 56.6 33.3 71.0 42.4 42.4
5: Very important %
4: Important % 34.1 30.3 37.4 21.9 34.7 38.6
3: Moderately important % 15.1 10.4 19.4 6.2 15.8 15.2
2: Limited importance % 4.8 2.4 6.8 1.0 5.2 2.7
1: Not important % 1.8 0.3 3.1 0.0 1.9 1.1
Total N 3176 1492 1684 210 2782 184

Advancing appreciation of arts NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  20.7 26.5 15.6 27.3 20.2 21.0
5: Very important %
4: Important % 30.2 32.9 27.8 27.8 30.0 36.0
3: Moderately important % 28.7 27.6 29.7 28.2 28.9 26.3
2: Limited importance % 14.5 9.8 18.7 13.4 14.6 14.0
1: Not important % 5.9 3.2 8.2 3.2 6.3 2.7
Total N 3195 1506 1689 216 2793 186

Advancing apprec of humanities NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  22.5 28.1 17.4 30.1 21.8 24.2
5: Very important %
4: Important % 35.9 37.3 34.7 31.5 36.3 36.6
3: Moderately important % 26.6 23.5 29.3 27.3 26.5 26.9
2: Limited importance % 11.4 8.7 13.8 9.3 11.7 9.7
1: Not important % 3.6 2.3 4.8 1.9 3.8 2.7
Total N 3188 1501 1687 216 2786 186

Advnc apprec of social sci mthds NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  20.8 27.6 14.8 30.1 20.0 21.7
5: Very important %
4: Important % 33.5 35.4 31.8 29.6 33.6 36.4
3: Moderately important % 29.8 27.1 32.2 28.2 30.0 28.8
2: Limited importance % 12.4 8.0 16.4 10.6 12.7 10.9
1: Not important % 3.5 2.0 4.9 1.4 3.8 2.2
Total N 3190 1502 1688 216 2790 184
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Satisfaction

General Education Goals
Undrstnd concepts broad range of disciplines NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  38.8 40.0 37.8 43.3 39.3 26.2
5: Very satisfied %
4: Moderately satisfied % 48.8 47.7 49.7 45.6 48.5 57.2
3: Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied % 9.4 9.2 9.7 8.4 9.2 14.4
2: Moderately dissatisfied % 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.3 2.8 2.1
1: Very dissatisfied % 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.0
Total N 3195 1508 1687 215 2793 187

Construct clear, precise, accurate arguments NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  31.0 33.6 28.6 40.3 30.7 24.5
5: Very satisfied %
4: Moderately satisfied % 49.3 49.4 49.1 40.7 49.8 51.1
3: Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied % 14.7 12.0 17.1 13.9 14.5 18.5
2: Moderately dissatisfied % 4.6 4.5 4.8 4.2 4.6 5.4
1: Very dissatisfied % 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.9 0.3 0.5
Total N 3188 1505 1683 216 2788 184

Critically analyze/evaluate ideas/info NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  42.5 45.2 40.1 47.4 42.5 35.7
5: Very satisfied %
4: Moderately satisfied % 45.8 45.0 46.5 40.5 46.0 49.7
3: Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied % 8.9 6.9 10.6 9.8 8.5 12.4
2: Moderately dissatisfied % 2.4 2.5 2.4 1.9 2.5 1.6
1: Very dissatisfied % 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5
Total N 3185 1497 1688 215 2785 185

Undrstnd current literature in my field NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  32.3 36.3 28.8 37.2 32.5 24.7
5: Very satisfied %
4: Moderately satisfied % 41.6 40.9 42.2 38.1 41.9 40.9
3: Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied % 19.0 15.9 21.7 12.6 19.0 25.3
2: Moderately dissatisfied % 6.3 6.2 6.3 9.8 5.9 7.5
1: Very dissatisfied % 0.9 0.7 1.0 2.3 0.7 1.6
Total N 3191 1507 1684 215 2790 186

Awareness new scientific knwldg/discoveries NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  22.9 24.6 21.4 27.8 22.9 18.3
5: Very satisfied %
4: Moderately satisfied % 43.3 42.4 44.2 34.0 44.1 41.9
3: Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied % 27.7 27.8 27.6 27.4 27.4 32.8
2: Moderately dissatisfied % 5.5 4.6 6.3 9.9 5.2 5.4
1: Very dissatisfied % 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.9 0.4 1.6
Total N 3184 1500 1684 212 2786 186

Preparing for a career NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  29.8 32.0 27.8 34.4 29.6 26.3
5: Very satisfied %
4: Moderately satisfied % 39.2 38.3 40.0 33.5 39.4 41.9
3: Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied % 15.0 12.9 16.9 16.0 14.7 17.7
2: Moderately dissatisfied % 12.4 14.0 11.1 12.7 12.5 10.2
1: Very dissatisfied % 3.6 2.9 4.3 3.3 3.7 3.8
Total N 3188 1505 1683 212 2790 186

Personal Development Goals
Recognizing/acting upon ethical principles NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  37.6 43.4 32.4 43.7 37.7 29.7
5: Very satisfied %
4: Moderately satisfied % 40.3 38.4 41.9 34.3 40.6 42.2
3: Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied % 18.1 14.6 21.2 18.8 17.6 23.8
2: Moderately dissatisfied % 3.3 3.1 3.6 2.3 3.4 3.8
1: Very dissatisfied % 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.5
Total N 3181 1504 1677 213 2783 185

Involvement in public/community affairs NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  24.2 29.5 19.5 29.2 24.1 19.6
5: Very satisfied %
4: Moderately satisfied % 34.2 35.8 32.7 40.1 33.7 34.8
3: Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied % 32.8 26.0 38.9 22.2 33.7 32.6
2: Moderately dissatisfied % 7.3 7.5 7.1 7.1 7.1 10.3
1: Very dissatisfied % 1.5 1.1 1.8 1.4 1.4 2.7
Total N 3183 1499 1684 212 2787 184

Commitment personal health/fitness NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  26.6 27.4 25.8 31.9 26.5 21.4
5: Very satisfied %
4: Moderately satisfied % 35.7 36.2 35.2 36.6 35.0 44.4
3: Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied % 25.9 23.9 27.6 18.8 26.5 24.6
2: Moderately dissatisfied % 9.8 10.8 9.0 8.5 10.2 6.4
1: Very dissatisfied % 2.1 1.7 2.4 4.2 1.8 3.2
Total N 3170 1493 1677 213 2770 187

Valuing learning as lifelong process NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  41.4 46.8 36.5 45.0 41.9 29.3
5: Very satisfied %
4: Moderately satisfied % 39.4 37.1 41.4 35.1 39.3 45.7
3: Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied % 15.2 12.4 17.7 13.3 15.1 19.0
2: Moderately dissatisfied % 3.4 3.3 3.5 5.7 3.1 5.4
1: Very dissatisfied % 0.7 0.4 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.5
Total N 3167 1496 1671 211 2772 184

Undrstnd own abilities/interests NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  33.7 38.1 29.7 38.4 33.7 27.6
5: Very satisfied %
4: Moderately satisfied % 41.7 39.9 43.3 38.9 42.0 40.5
3: Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied % 14.9 11.8 17.6 11.6 14.7 21.1
2: Moderately dissatisfied % 8.1 8.7 7.6 9.7 8.0 8.6
1: Very dissatisfied % 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.6 2.2
Total N 3181 1501 1680 216 2780 185

World View Goals
Having tolerance for different points of view NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  39.1 46.9 32.1 44.3 39.0 33.7
5: Very satisfied %
4: Moderately satisfied % 41.8 38.9 44.3 39.2 41.8 43.5
3: Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied % 16.1 11.3 20.4 11.3 16.3 17.9
2: Moderately dissatisfied % 2.6 2.6 2.7 3.3 2.5 4.3
1: Very dissatisfied % 0.5 0.3 0.6 1.9 0.4 0.5
Total N 3185 1501 1684 212 2789 184

Understanding diverse cultures/values NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  35.0 42.6 28.2 44.3 34.6 30.1
5: Very satisfied %
4: Moderately satisfied % 37.7 36.6 38.8 31.6 38.1 38.7
3: Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied % 22.6 16.0 28.5 12.7 23.2 25.3
2: Moderately dissatisfied % 4.3 4.4 4.2 9.4 3.8 5.4
1: Very dissatisfied % 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.9 0.3 0.5
Total N 3182 1502 1680 212 2784 186

Understanding influence of science/technolgy NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  33.5 37.6 29.8 41.1 33.2 28.5
5: Very satisfied %
4: Moderately satisfied % 43.0 41.0 44.7 36.9 43.4 44.1
3: Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied % 20.8 18.8 22.5 18.2 20.7 24.7
2: Moderately dissatisfied % 2.4 2.3 2.6 2.8 2.4 2.2
1: Very dissatisfied % 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.9 0.3 0.5
Total N 3179 1496 1683 214 2779 186

Understanding issues/probs facing world NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  23.1 25.0 21.4 30.0 22.9 17.6
5: Very satisfied %
4: Moderately satisfied % 44.2 44.7 43.7 35.7 44.9 43.3
3: Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied % 23.4 19.7 26.8 23.5 23.1 28.9
2: Moderately dissatisfied % 8.6 9.9 7.5 10.3 8.5 9.1
1: Very dissatisfied % 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.6 1.1
Total N 3170 1491 1679 213 2770 187

Undrstnd present as it relates to history NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  21.6 22.5 20.8 26.2 21.5 18.3
5: Very satisfied %
4: Moderately satisfied % 42.7 41.9 43.4 41.0 42.7 43.5
3: Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied % 27.8 27.0 28.5 24.8 27.8 30.6
2: Moderately dissatisfied % 7.4 8.3 6.7 7.1 7.5 6.5
1: Very dissatisfied % 0.5 0.3 0.6 1.0 0.4 1.1
Total N 3158 1486 1672 210 2762 186

Appreciating racial equity NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  32.2 37.5 27.6 32.4 32.7 25.7
5: Very satisfied %
4: Moderately satisfied % 35.9 35.8 36.0 32.4 35.9 39.6
3: Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied % 27.2 21.9 31.9 15.5 27.9 28.9
2: Moderately dissatisfied % 4.2 4.3 4.1 16.9 3.2 5.3
1: Very dissatisfied % 0.5 0.5 0.5 2.8 0.3 0.5
Total N 3171 1495 1676 213 2771 187

Appreciating gender equity NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  33.2 37.6 29.2 33.3 33.4 29.3
5: Very satisfied %
4: Moderately satisfied % 35.1 36.2 34.1 32.9 35.2 35.9
3: Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied % 26.5 19.4 32.9 19.5 26.9 28.8
2: Moderately dissatisfied % 4.7 6.0 3.4 11.9 4.0 6.0
1: Very dissatisfied % 0.6 0.7 0.5 2.4 0.5 0.0
Total N 3160 1489 1671 210 2766 184

Advancing appreciation of arts NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  21.2 25.3 17.5 25.9 20.9 19.4
5: Very satisfied %
4: Moderately satisfied % 29.8 31.3 28.4 27.3 29.6 34.4
3: Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied % 36.7 31.4 41.4 35.6 36.9 34.9
2: Moderately dissatisfied % 9.8 9.7 9.9 6.5 10.1 9.1
1: Very dissatisfied % 2.6 2.3 2.8 4.6 2.4 2.2
Total N 3178 1497 1681 216 2776 186

Advancing apprec of humanities NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  25.3 29.5 21.6 30.8 25.1 21.9
5: Very satisfied %
4: Moderately satisfied % 35.9 36.7 35.3 35.0 35.9 37.2
3: Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied % 31.0 26.5 35.0 27.6 31.2 32.8
2: Moderately dissatisfied % 6.5 6.0 7.0 4.7 6.6 7.1
1: Very dissatisfied % 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.9 1.2 1.1
Total N 3174 1493 1681 214 2777 183

Advnc apprec of social sci mthds NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  23.1 28.5 18.3 27.3 22.9 21.1
5: Very satisfied %
4: Moderately satisfied % 36.0 37.4 34.7 35.2 36.1 35.1
3: Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied % 35.0 28.3 41.0 29.6 35.3 37.3
2: Moderately dissatisfied % 5.1 5.0 5.1 6.0 5.0 5.4
1: Very dissatisfied % 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.9 0.7 1.1
Total N 3174 1493 1681 216 2773 185
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Impact of Undergraduate Education

Able to access/use info need in professional life NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  48.2 48.7 47.6 53.2 48.1 43.3
5: Agree %
4: Tend to agree % 40.1 39.6 40.6 33.8 40.3 45.5
3: Neither agree nor disagree % 7.6 7.2 8.0 8.8 7.5 8.6
2: Tend to disagree % 3.1 3.8 2.5 4.2 3.2 1.6
1: Disagree % 0.9 0.7 1.2 0.0 1.0 1.1
Total N 3210 1514 1696 216 2807 187

Undergrad exp encouraged creative/innovative thnkng NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  46.8 47.3 46.4 45.8 47.3 40.1
5: Agree %
4: Tend to agree % 38.0 38.6 37.5 38.4 38.0 38.5
3: Neither agree nor disagree % 10.7 10.2 11.1 10.6 10.4 15.5
2: Tend to disagree % 4.0 3.4 4.4 4.6 3.8 5.3
1: Disagree % 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Total N 3210 1511 1699 216 2807 187

Education prepared me to be competitive NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  54.7 53.1 56.1 52.8 55.2 48.7
5: Agree %
4: Tend to agree % 28.6 27.9 29.2 25.2 28.7 30.5
3: Neither agree nor disagree % 10.6 11.6 9.6 11.2 10.4 12.8
2: Tend to disagree % 4.5 5.7 3.4 8.4 4.1 5.3
1: Disagree % 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.3 1.5 2.7
Total N 3207 1511 1696 214 2806 187

Phys Ed crses positive influence on current habits NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  29.5 29.3 29.8 34.9 29.2 28.9
5: Agree %
4: Tend to agree % 24.6 22.0 26.8 18.6 24.8 28.9
3: Neither agree nor disagree % 25.6 26.1 25.3 22.8 26.0 23.5
2: Tend to disagree % 13.4 14.8 12.2 17.2 13.3 11.8
1: Disagree % 6.8 7.8 5.9 6.5 6.8 7.0
Total N 3206 1511 1695 215 2804 187

Foreign lang crses contribute to cultural appreciation NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  31.9 36.3 27.4 34.4 31.0 41.8
5: Agree %
4: Tend to agree % 29.2 29.7 28.6 29.0 29.2 28.6
3: Neither agree nor disagree % 24.6 21.9 27.4 18.3 25.3 23.1
2: Tend to disagree % 9.3 8.4 10.4 12.2 9.3 5.5
1: Disagree % 5.0 3.7 6.3 6.1 5.1 1.1
Total N 1594 812 782 131 1372 91
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Skills/perspectives gained through courses/experiences

Current Importance
Foreign language skills NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  8.5 8.1 9.0 9.5 7.7 20.5
5: Very important %
4: Important % 11.8 12.6 11.1 13.7 11.5 13.7
3: Moderately important % 16.5 18.1 15.1 16.8 15.9 26.1
2: Limited importance % 29.3 32.0 26.9 30.0 30.0 18.6
1: Not important % 33.8 29.3 37.8 30.0 34.9 21.1
Total N 2703 1289 1414 190 2352 161

Skills/persp-rsrch/co-op/stdnt teaching NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  36.6 38.4 35.0 38.5 36.3 38.3
5: Very important %
4: Important % 27.6 26.8 28.2 25.6 27.6 29.9
3: Moderately important % 16.1 16.1 16.1 14.4 16.3 15.0
2: Limited importance % 9.3 8.8 9.7 13.3 8.9 9.0
1: Not important % 10.5 9.9 11.0 8.2 10.9 7.8
Total N 2745 1289 1456 195 2383 167

Skills/persp-study abroad experience NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  13.7 15.9 11.8 8.1 13.7 19.8
5: Very important %
4: Important % 12.4 14.4 10.6 11.4 12.3 14.7
3: Moderately important % 12.9 12.7 13.1 14.6 12.2 19.8
2: Limited importance % 15.5 14.6 16.3 17.9 15.4 15.5
1: Not important % 45.5 42.4 48.2 48.0 46.5 30.2
Total N 1730 806 924 123 1491 116

Skills/persp-comm srvc/srv learning NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  17.6 22.2 13.3 27.0 16.1 27.3
5: Very important %
4: Important % 23.3 27.2 19.7 22.6 23.4 23.5
3: Moderately important % 22.6 20.4 24.7 14.5 23.2 23.5
2: Limited importance % 15.3 13.4 17.1 18.9 15.3 11.4
1: Not important % 21.1 16.8 25.2 17.0 22.0 14.4
Total N 2162 1049 1113 159 1871 132
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Skill Development
Foreign language skills NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  10.2 12.3 8.2 9.6 9.7 18.2
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 24.3 26.4 22.4 24.7 23.8 31.4
3: Average % 30.0 31.8 28.3 29.5 30.4 25.6
2: Fair % 20.1 18.7 21.6 22.6 20.4 14.0
1: Poor % 15.3 10.8 19.6 13.7 15.8 10.7
Total N 1881 916 965 146 1614 121

Skills/persp-rsrch/co-op/stdnt teaching NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  42.9 44.0 41.9 46.5 43.1 35.0
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 33.8 34.9 32.7 24.4 34.4 35.7
3: Average % 13.6 12.1 14.9 16.3 13.1 16.8
2: Fair % 5.9 5.6 6.3 7.0 5.9 5.6
1: Poor % 3.8 3.5 4.2 5.8 3.5 7.0
Total N 2372 1126 1246 172 2057 143

Skills/persp-sutdy abroad experience NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  53.2 62.3 43.2 46.3 55.7 36.2
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 18.6 19.8 17.3 12.2 18.7 22.4
3: Average % 10.0 6.2 14.3 9.8 10.0 10.3
2: Fair % 4.9 3.4 6.5 12.2 3.3 13.8
1: Poor % 13.3 8.3 18.7 19.5 12.3 17.2
Total N 618 324 294 41 519 58

Skills/persp-comm srvc/srv learning NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  31.6 38.5 24.1 38.0 30.9 33.0
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 39.6 39.3 39.9 36.4 40.1 36.2
3: Average % 19.1 14.9 23.8 14.9 20.0 13.8
2: Fair % 5.7 5.0 6.5 7.4 5.3 8.5
1: Poor % 4.0 2.4 5.8 3.3 3.7 8.5
Total N 1453 759 694 121 1238 94
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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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