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

This document reports frequency distributions of survey items related to professional preparation by gender and race/ethnicity. Comparisons of mean ratings are available on the web.

NC State's Contribution to Professional Preparation: Current Importance | Preparation

Current Importance

Basic Skills
Written communication skills NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  54.3 58.6 50.4 67.6 53.1 56.5
5: Very important %
4: Important % 32.9 30.3 35.2 22.7 33.7 31.7
3: Moderately important % 10.2 9.1 11.2 7.9 10.5 8.6
2: Limited importance % 2.4 1.7 2.9 1.4 2.4 2.7
1: Not important % 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.5
Total N 3208 1510 1698 216 2806 186

Public speaking, presentation skills NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  50.9 53.2 48.8 55.6 50.4 51.6
5: Very important %
4: Important % 29.4 26.7 31.8 24.1 29.6 32.8
3: Moderately important % 12.4 11.9 12.9 12.5 12.4 12.4
2: Limited importance % 5.9 6.6 5.2 6.0 6.1 2.7
1: Not important % 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.9 1.5 0.5
Total N 3203 1511 1692 216 2801 186

Comprehension skills NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  63.1 67.2 59.4 72.1 62.6 60.5
5: Very important %
4: Important % 30.8 26.8 34.3 24.2 31.1 33.5
3: Moderately important % 5.2 5.4 5.0 3.3 5.3 4.9
2: Limited importance % 0.9 0.6 1.1 0.0 0.9 1.1
1: Not important % 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0
Total N 3197 1511 1686 215 2797 185

Listening skills NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  62.6 69.1 56.8 73.6 61.7 63.0
5: Very important %
4: Important % 31.8 25.9 37.1 21.2 32.8 29.3
3: Moderately important % 5.0 4.6 5.4 3.8 5.0 7.1
2: Limited importance % 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5
1: Not important % 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.0
Total N 3182 1501 1681 212 2786 184

Technical skills/knowledge NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  46.5 43.4 49.3 45.0 46.5 48.0
5: Very important %
4: Important % 35.3 36.1 34.5 33.0 35.3 36.9
3: Moderately important % 13.6 15.4 12.0 17.7 13.5 11.2
2: Limited importance % 3.8 4.5 3.2 3.3 3.8 3.9
1: Not important % 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.0
Total N 3104 1460 1644 209 2716 179

Ability adapt to chng technology NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  44.3 44.2 44.4 53.5 43.4 46.7
5: Very important %
4: Important % 36.8 37.1 36.5 30.2 37.5 33.0
3: Moderately important % 14.4 14.1 14.7 13.0 14.4 15.9
2: Limited importance % 3.9 3.9 3.8 2.3 3.9 4.4
1: Not important % 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.0
Total N 3184 1500 1684 215 2787 182

Ability apply sci mthd of inquiry NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  28.3 27.3 29.1 27.1 28.2 29.8
5: Very important %
4: Important % 27.8 23.7 31.4 24.8 27.8 31.5
3: Moderately important % 22.8 24.2 21.6 27.6 22.6 21.0
2: Limited importance % 15.8 18.0 13.9 13.6 16.3 10.5
1: Not important % 5.4 6.8 4.1 7.0 5.1 7.2
Total N 3168 1493 1675 214 2773 181

Ability apply math skills NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  24.1 21.9 26.1 28.8 23.8 22.8
5: Very important %
4: Important % 30.9 28.7 32.9 26.0 31.2 32.6
3: Moderately important % 26.7 29.1 24.6 27.9 26.5 28.8
2: Limited importance % 14.7 15.9 13.7 14.0 15.0 12.0
1: Not important % 3.5 4.4 2.8 3.3 3.5 3.8
Total N 3199 1508 1691 215 2800 184

Problem Solving Skills
Find relevant info/ideas multiple srcs NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  50.7 53.6 48.2 59.3 49.9 53.2
5: Very important %
4: Important % 36.0 33.8 37.9 31.0 36.3 36.6
3: Moderately important % 10.6 10.2 10.9 6.5 11.0 8.6
2: Limited importance % 2.4 2.1 2.7 2.8 2.4 1.6
1: Not important % 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.0
Total N 3208 1510 1698 216 2806 186

Bring info/ideas together NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  48.8 53.1 45.0 59.3 47.9 50.0
5: Very important %
4: Important % 38.7 35.5 41.5 31.0 39.2 39.8
3: Moderately important % 10.5 9.6 11.3 6.5 10.9 9.1
2: Limited importance % 1.7 1.5 1.9 2.3 1.7 1.1
1: Not important % 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.2 0.0
Total N 3203 1507 1696 216 2801 186

Thinking creatively NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  45.9 47.9 44.0 55.3 45.3 43.0
5: Very important %
4: Important % 37.2 35.0 39.2 27.0 37.9 39.2
3: Moderately important % 13.4 13.5 13.4 12.6 13.4 15.1
2: Limited importance % 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.8 3.0 2.2
1: Not important % 0.5 0.6 0.5 2.3 0.4 0.5
Total N 3201 1508 1693 215 2800 186

Planning projects NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  50.7 54.8 47.0 53.5 50.5 50.5
5: Very important %
4: Important % 33.9 29.7 37.6 28.8 34.4 32.8
3: Moderately important % 11.6 11.1 12.1 12.6 11.4 14.0
2: Limited importance % 3.1 3.4 2.8 2.8 3.1 2.7
1: Not important % 0.7 1.0 0.5 2.3 0.6 0.0
Total N 3207 1508 1699 215 2806 186

Defining problems NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  50.8 52.8 49.0 52.3 50.8 48.6
5: Very important %
4: Important % 37.2 35.1 39.1 34.3 37.1 41.6
3: Moderately important % 10.3 10.3 10.4 10.2 10.4 9.2
2: Limited importance % 1.4 1.5 1.4 2.3 1.4 0.5
1: Not important % 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.2 0.0
Total N 3204 1509 1695 216 2803 185

Solving problems NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  62.9 63.6 62.3 63.3 62.7 65.1
5: Very important %
4: Important % 30.4 29.5 31.3 29.3 30.6 29.0
3: Moderately important % 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.6 5.7 5.4
2: Limited importance % 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.4 0.9 0.5
1: Not important % 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0
Total N 3198 1507 1691 215 2797 186

Logical reasoning skills NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  55.7 56.2 55.2 52.1 56.0 55.1
5: Very important %
4: Important % 36.1 35.4 36.7 36.7 35.9 37.8
3: Moderately important % 6.9 7.2 6.7 7.9 6.9 5.9
2: Limited importance % 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.9 1.1 1.1
1: Not important % 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.4 0.1 0.0
Total N 3195 1502 1693 215 2795 185

Exam probs from mult perspectives NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  51.9 55.5 48.6 57.5 51.5 51.4
5: Very important %
4: Important % 36.1 33.0 38.9 31.8 36.5 35.1
3: Moderately important % 9.8 9.4 10.2 6.5 9.9 11.9
2: Limited importance % 1.8 1.7 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.6
1: Not important % 0.4 0.5 0.3 2.3 0.3 0.0
Total N 3198 1506 1692 214 2799 185

Professional/Work-Related Skills
Ability adjust to new job demands NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  52.9 59.0 47.4 56.1 52.7 52.2
5: Very important %
4: Important % 37.0 34.0 39.7 35.0 37.0 39.7
3: Moderately important % 8.1 5.3 10.5 7.5 8.2 7.1
2: Limited importance % 1.7 1.2 2.2 0.9 1.8 1.1
1: Not important % 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.0
Total N 3189 1499 1690 214 2791 184

Working under pressure NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  62.6 67.3 58.5 66.4 62.2 63.9
5: Very important %
4: Important % 29.5 25.7 33.0 23.8 30.0 28.4
3: Moderately important % 6.3 6.1 6.5 7.0 6.2 6.6
2: Limited importance % 1.3 0.8 1.8 2.3 1.3 1.1
1: Not important % 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.0
Total N 3190 1500 1690 214 2793 183

Making decisions under pressure NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  56.9 60.6 53.6 59.3 56.6 59.3
5: Very important %
4: Important % 30.5 27.4 33.3 26.2 30.8 31.9
3: Moderately important % 9.8 9.4 10.2 10.3 10.0 6.6
2: Limited importance % 2.4 2.4 2.4 3.7 2.3 2.2
1: Not important % 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.0
Total N 3186 1497 1689 214 2790 182

Ability work independently NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  61.2 68.4 54.8 63.6 61.6 52.5
5: Very important %
4: Important % 31.3 25.6 36.3 29.0 31.0 38.3
3: Moderately important % 6.1 5.1 7.0 5.1 6.2 6.0
2: Limited importance % 1.3 0.7 1.8 1.9 1.1 2.7
1: Not important % 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.5
Total N 3183 1492 1691 214 2786 183

Ability work in teams NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  57.1 62.8 52.0 67.6 55.7 65.0
5: Very important %
4: Important % 31.6 27.5 35.3 24.9 32.5 26.2
3: Moderately important % 8.4 7.4 9.3 5.6 8.8 5.5
2: Limited importance % 2.2 1.9 2.5 1.4 2.2 3.3
1: Not important % 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.7 0.0
Total N 3186 1497 1689 213 2790 183

Ability wrk with ethn/cultr diverse ppl NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  47.9 56.0 40.7 66.4 46.1 53.6
5: Very important %
4: Important % 30.3 29.1 31.4 24.3 30.6 33.3
3: Moderately important % 14.1 10.1 17.6 5.6 15.0 9.8
2: Limited importance % 5.8 3.7 7.7 1.9 6.4 2.2
1: Not important % 1.9 1.0 2.6 1.9 1.9 1.1
Total N 3187 1498 1689 214 2790 183

Being dependable and punctual NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  64.3 69.2 60.0 73.5 63.9 59.6
5: Very important %
4: Important % 29.2 26.1 31.9 21.4 29.4 35.0
3: Moderately important % 5.5 4.0 6.8 4.2 5.7 3.8
2: Limited importance % 0.9 0.6 1.1 0.5 0.9 1.6
1: Not important % 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0
Total N 3190 1498 1692 215 2792 183

Professionalism NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  62.3 67.5 57.7 73.6 61.5 62.0
5: Very important %
4: Important % 31.4 27.6 34.8 20.4 32.2 32.6
3: Moderately important % 4.9 3.9 5.8 5.1 5.0 4.3
2: Limited importance % 1.0 0.6 1.4 0.0 1.1 1.1
1: Not important % 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.3 0.0
Total N 3199 1506 1693 216 2799 184

Conduct work in ethical manner NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  67.2 73.5 61.5 71.6 67.2 61.2
5: Very important %
4: Important % 27.3 22.9 31.2 23.3 27.2 32.2
3: Moderately important % 4.3 2.9 5.6 4.2 4.2 6.0
2: Limited importance % 0.8 0.5 1.2 0.5 0.9 0.5
1: Not important % 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.0
Total N 3191 1504 1687 215 2793 183

Resourcefulness NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  53.8 58.8 49.3 60.3 53.8 46.2
5: Very important %
4: Important % 38.6 34.7 42.1 31.3 38.8 44.5
3: Moderately important % 6.7 5.9 7.5 6.5 6.6 8.8
2: Limited importance % 0.8 0.5 1.0 1.9 0.7 0.5
1: Not important % 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0
Total N 3189 1503 1686 214 2793 182

Confidence in ability perform well NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  59.8 66.0 54.3 69.0 59.4 54.1
5: Very important %
4: Important % 35.1 30.4 39.3 25.5 35.6 37.7
3: Moderately important % 4.8 3.5 5.9 5.1 4.6 7.7
2: Limited importance % 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.5
1: Not important % 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0
Total N 3193 1504 1689 216 2794 183

Ability to learn independently NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  58.9 64.8 53.7 61.0 58.8 59.2
5: Very important %
4: Important % 32.9 28.8 36.6 31.0 33.1 33.2
3: Moderately important % 7.2 5.7 8.6 6.6 7.3 7.1
2: Limited importance % 0.7 0.5 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.5
1: Not important % 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.0
Total N 3195 1502 1693 213 2798 184

Ability to grow on the job NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  60.2 65.5 55.4 64.4 59.8 60.4
5: Very important %
4: Important % 32.1 28.4 35.4 28.2 32.4 32.4
3: Moderately important % 6.5 5.0 7.8 5.6 6.6 6.0
2: Limited importance % 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.4 0.9 0.5
1: Not important % 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.5
Total N 3185 1500 1685 216 2787 182

Willingness accept new resp NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  61.3 67.0 56.2 65.1 61.4 55.7
5: Very important %
4: Important % 31.3 27.2 34.9 27.0 31.2 37.2
3: Moderately important % 6.6 5.2 7.9 6.5 6.7 6.6
2: Limited importance % 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.5
1: Not important % 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.0
Total N 3190 1502 1688 215 2792 183

Ability adapt chnging circumstances NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  62.0 68.8 56.0 70.6 61.7 57.1
5: Very important %
4: Important % 30.9 25.8 35.3 23.8 31.2 34.1
3: Moderately important % 6.3 4.8 7.6 4.7 6.3 7.7
2: Limited importance % 0.6 0.3 0.9 0.5 0.6 1.1
1: Not important % 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.0
Total N 3188 1498 1690 214 2792 182

Leadership and management skills NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  57.8 60.2 55.8 64.2 57.4 57.1
5: Very important %
4: Important % 30.1 28.8 31.3 23.7 30.5 31.3
3: Moderately important % 9.5 8.5 10.3 9.3 9.5 8.8
2: Limited importance % 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.0 2.2
1: Not important % 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Total N 3187 1501 1686 215 2790 182
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Basic Skills
Written communication skills NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  22.8 25.6 20.3 30.3 22.3 21.5
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 55.8 56.4 55.2 54.1 55.9 55.9
3: Average % 18.7 16.3 20.8 12.8 19.0 19.9
2: Fair % 2.4 1.4 3.2 1.8 2.4 2.2
1: Poor % 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.9 0.4 0.5
Total N 3226 1520 1706 218 2822 186

Public speaking, presentation skills NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  19.2 21.9 16.8 23.1 19.0 17.2
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 44.8 45.2 44.4 50.5 44.5 42.5
3: Average % 27.5 25.6 29.1 20.4 27.6 33.9
2: Fair % 7.2 6.3 8.0 5.1 7.6 4.3
1: Poor % 1.3 1.0 1.6 0.9 1.3 2.2
Total N 3215 1514 1701 216 2813 186

Comprehension skills NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  30.6 33.7 27.8 35.6 30.8 22.2
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 53.9 53.2 54.6 51.4 53.8 57.8
3: Average % 13.5 11.9 14.8 10.6 13.5 16.8
2: Fair % 1.8 1.1 2.5 1.4 1.8 2.7
1: Poor % 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.5
Total N 3215 1518 1697 216 2814 185

Listening skills NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  23.2 26.8 20.0 31.8 23.0 15.7
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 50.0 51.3 48.8 46.3 49.9 56.8
3: Average % 22.4 19.1 25.3 17.3 22.9 21.6
2: Fair % 3.8 2.5 5.0 3.7 3.7 5.4
1: Poor % 0.6 0.3 0.8 0.9 0.5 0.5
Total N 3195 1506 1689 214 2796 185

Technical skills/knowledge NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  29.7 27.0 32.2 28.1 30.0 27.2
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 47.6 46.6 48.5 43.8 47.6 52.2
3: Average % 18.6 22.7 15.0 23.8 18.5 14.4
2: Fair % 3.2 2.7 3.6 3.3 3.1 4.4
1: Poor % 0.9 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.8 1.7
Total N 3125 1471 1654 210 2735 180

Ability adapt to chng technology NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  26.2 26.2 26.3 33.3 26.0 21.7
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 43.2 42.5 43.8 41.7 43.1 45.7
3: Average % 24.9 26.0 23.8 19.4 25.2 26.1
2: Fair % 4.6 4.5 4.8 5.1 4.6 4.3
1: Poor % 1.1 0.9 1.2 0.5 1.0 2.2
Total N 3209 1510 1699 216 2809 184

Ability apply sci mthd of inquiry NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  26.6 25.0 28.0 24.2 27.1 21.3
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 42.4 40.5 44.2 44.2 42.5 38.8
3: Average % 25.2 27.6 23.1 26.0 24.6 33.9
2: Fair % 5.0 6.1 4.0 5.1 5.1 3.3
1: Poor % 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.7 2.7
Total N 3187 1503 1684 215 2789 183

Ability apply math skills NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  27.3 22.5 31.6 28.6 27.6 21.2
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 42.6 41.6 43.4 43.3 42.3 46.2
3: Average % 23.7 28.3 19.6 22.1 23.7 24.5
2: Fair % 5.0 5.9 4.2 5.5 4.9 6.0
1: Poor % 1.4 1.7 1.1 0.5 1.4 2.2
Total N 3206 1509 1697 217 2805 184

Problem Solving Skills
Find relevant info/ideas multiple srcs NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  34.1 38.7 30.0 37.5 33.8 34.9
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 50.6 49.3 51.7 49.5 50.7 50.5
3: Average % 13.3 10.8 15.5 11.1 13.5 11.8
2: Fair % 1.7 1.1 2.2 1.4 1.7 1.6
1: Poor % 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.3 1.1
Total N 3215 1514 1701 216 2813 186

Bring info/ideas together NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  30.5 34.9 26.5 35.8 30.1 30.1
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 50.6 49.5 51.6 47.2 50.9 50.0
3: Average % 16.8 13.9 19.4 13.8 17.0 16.7
2: Fair % 1.8 1.6 2.1 2.8 1.7 2.7
1: Poor % 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.5
Total N 3216 1515 1701 218 2812 186

Thinking creatively NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  25.2 27.1 23.5 36.7 24.3 24.9
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 42.3 42.1 42.5 33.5 43.2 40.0
3: Average % 26.3 25.7 26.8 22.3 26.3 31.4
2: Fair % 5.5 4.8 6.1 6.0 5.5 3.8
1: Poor % 0.7 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.7 0.0
Total N 3211 1512 1699 215 2811 185

Planning projects NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  26.6 31.5 22.3 32.9 26.0 29.2
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 43.0 43.5 42.6 38.9 43.8 36.8
3: Average % 23.5 20.5 26.1 20.4 23.4 28.6
2: Fair % 5.5 3.8 7.0 4.6 5.6 4.9
1: Poor % 1.4 0.8 1.9 3.2 1.3 0.5
Total N 3214 1515 1699 216 2813 185

Defining problems NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  24.4 25.5 23.5 29.0 24.2 22.2
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 50.9 51.1 50.6 45.6 51.4 48.1
3: Average % 21.0 20.3 21.6 19.8 20.7 25.9
2: Fair % 3.2 3.0 3.4 3.2 3.2 2.7
1: Poor % 0.6 0.2 0.9 2.3 0.4 1.1
Total N 3217 1516 1701 217 2815 185

Solving problems NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  31.6 30.2 32.8 32.2 31.6 30.6
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 50.3 51.2 49.6 50.5 50.5 48.4
3: Average % 16.0 16.5 15.6 15.0 15.9 18.8
2: Fair % 1.8 2.0 1.7 1.9 1.8 2.2
1: Poor % 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.0
Total N 3202 1508 1694 214 2802 186

Logical reasoning skills NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  31.2 29.9 32.3 31.5 31.4 27.6
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 48.3 50.0 46.8 46.5 48.7 44.3
3: Average % 18.0 17.9 18.1 19.7 17.4 24.9
2: Fair % 2.1 2.0 2.2 1.4 2.1 2.7
1: Poor % 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.9 0.4 0.5
Total N 3205 1511 1694 213 2807 185

Exam probs from mult perspectives NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  26.1 28.2 24.2 30.4 25.8 25.9
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 44.7 45.4 44.2 41.0 45.3 40.0
3: Average % 24.0 22.3 25.6 22.1 24.0 27.6
2: Fair % 4.3 3.8 4.7 4.1 4.3 4.9
1: Poor % 0.8 0.3 1.2 2.3 0.6 1.6
Total N 3206 1510 1696 217 2804 185

Professional/Work-Related Skills
Ability adjust to new job demands NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  17.3 20.1 14.7 27.6 16.7 14.1
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 44.7 44.6 44.8 36.4 45.5 41.8
3: Average % 29.9 27.1 32.4 24.4 29.9 35.9
2: Fair % 6.3 6.4 6.2 8.8 6.2 4.9
1: Poor % 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.8 1.7 3.3
Total N 3203 1506 1697 217 2802 184

Working under pressure NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  35.7 38.6 33.0 41.0 35.5 31.7
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 40.8 40.6 41.0 40.1 41.1 37.2
3: Average % 18.5 16.7 20.1 12.4 18.6 24.0
2: Fair % 4.4 3.6 5.1 4.6 4.3 5.5
1: Poor % 0.7 0.5 0.8 1.8 0.5 1.6
Total N 3203 1506 1697 217 2803 183

Making decisions under pressure NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  23.5 25.6 21.5 30.0 22.8 25.5
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 40.7 40.4 41.0 35.5 41.6 34.2
3: Average % 27.5 27.2 27.7 25.3 27.3 32.6
2: Fair % 6.7 5.5 7.7 6.0 6.8 6.5
1: Poor % 1.6 1.3 2.0 3.2 1.5 1.1
Total N 3196 1505 1691 217 2795 184

Ability work independently NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  39.6 46.4 33.6 44.9 39.6 33.7
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 43.2 39.1 46.9 39.4 43.7 40.2
3: Average % 14.5 12.4 16.3 11.6 14.2 21.7
2: Fair % 2.0 1.6 2.4 2.8 1.9 3.3
1: Poor % 0.6 0.5 0.8 1.4 0.5 1.1
Total N 3202 1507 1695 216 2802 184

Ability work in teams NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  41.8 44.5 39.4 50.9 41.2 40.2
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 40.7 40.6 40.7 32.9 41.4 38.6
3: Average % 13.8 12.2 15.3 11.1 13.9 16.3
2: Fair % 2.8 2.0 3.6 3.7 2.8 2.2
1: Poor % 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.4 0.6 2.7
Total N 3200 1506 1694 216 2800 184

Ability wrk with ethn/cultr diverse ppl NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  37.1 42.0 32.7 48.6 36.3 35.0
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 36.3 35.5 37.1 26.9 37.1 36.6
3: Average % 19.4 16.2 22.2 13.4 19.7 21.9
2: Fair % 5.7 4.9 6.3 8.3 5.6 3.8
1: Poor % 1.5 1.4 1.6 2.8 1.4 2.7
Total N 3203 1506 1697 216 2804 183

Being dependable and punctual NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  29.8 34.3 25.7 36.6 29.4 26.6
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 41.8 41.1 42.4 38.9 42.0 41.3
3: Average % 22.5 20.0 24.7 18.5 22.5 27.2
2: Fair % 4.7 3.5 5.7 4.6 4.8 3.3
1: Poor % 1.3 1.0 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.6
Total N 3193 1498 1695 216 2793 184

Professionalism NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  24.7 27.5 22.2 37.3 24.0 20.1
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 44.1 43.2 45.0 37.3 44.3 49.5
3: Average % 24.7 24.2 25.2 16.6 25.4 24.5
2: Fair % 5.3 4.1 6.4 6.0 5.2 5.4
1: Poor % 1.2 1.1 1.3 2.8 1.1 0.5
Total N 3214 1515 1699 217 2813 184

Conduct work in ethical manner NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  32.8 36.4 29.7 38.4 32.4 33.3
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 44.3 44.0 44.5 39.4 44.9 41.5
3: Average % 18.0 15.7 20.0 15.3 18.0 20.2
2: Fair % 4.0 3.3 4.6 6.0 3.8 4.4
1: Poor % 0.9 0.6 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.5
Total N 3206 1513 1693 216 2807 183

Resourcefulness NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  30.2 32.4 28.2 38.2 30.0 23.9
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 46.7 46.6 46.7 38.2 47.3 46.7
3: Average % 20.1 18.5 21.6 17.9 19.9 25.5
2: Fair % 2.7 2.2 3.1 3.8 2.5 3.3
1: Poor % 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.9 0.2 0.5
Total N 3202 1510 1692 212 2806 184

Confidence in ability perform well NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  30.0 30.6 29.4 31.8 30.1 25.5
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 41.2 41.3 41.0 43.3 40.9 42.4
3: Average % 22.4 21.7 23.1 17.1 22.7 24.5
2: Fair % 5.2 5.1 5.2 6.0 5.0 6.5
1: Poor % 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.8 1.2 1.1
Total N 3213 1515 1698 217 2812 184

Ability to learn independently NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  36.7 40.4 33.5 40.5 36.7 33.7
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 44.5 42.0 46.7 42.3 45.0 39.1
3: Average % 15.6 15.3 15.8 12.1 15.5 21.2
2: Fair % 2.9 2.1 3.5 4.7 2.6 4.9
1: Poor % 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.2 1.1
Total N 3203 1510 1693 215 2804 184

Ability to grow on the job NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  23.3 25.7 21.2 26.9 23.3 19.9
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 42.3 40.8 43.8 38.9 42.5 44.8
3: Average % 27.6 27.4 27.9 21.3 28.2 26.0
2: Fair % 5.4 4.8 6.0 11.1 4.9 7.7
1: Poor % 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.9 1.2 1.7
Total N 3200 1509 1691 216 2803 181

Willingness accept new resp NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  27.0 30.4 24.0 32.9 26.7 24.7
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 43.2 43.9 42.7 39.4 43.7 41.2
3: Average % 24.2 21.3 26.9 19.0 24.3 29.1
2: Fair % 4.7 3.6 5.7 7.4 4.5 3.8
1: Poor % 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.4 0.8 1.1
Total N 3196 1506 1690 216 2798 182

Ability adapt chnging circumstances NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  25.9 29.7 22.5 32.3 25.8 19.8
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 43.6 42.6 44.5 41.0 43.6 46.2
3: Average % 25.5 23.9 27.0 20.3 25.7 28.6
2: Fair % 4.3 3.2 5.4 5.1 4.3 4.4
1: Poor % 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.4 0.6 1.1
Total N 3201 1510 1691 217 2802 182

Leadership and management skills NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  24.0 27.3 21.1 34.1 23.3 22.5
5: Excellent %
4: Good % 36.4 36.7 36.0 33.6 36.4 39.0
3: Average % 27.5 26.8 28.1 19.6 28.1 28.0
2: Fair % 9.0 7.2 10.6 8.4 9.3 5.5
1: Poor % 3.2 1.9 4.3 4.2 3.0 4.9
Total N 3196 1505 1691 214 2800 182
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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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