This document reports survey data on gender and racial/ethnic differences in respondents' current personal habits, such as reading, exercise, and volunteerism. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "2006 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods, see "2006 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile."

Q Cultural Literacy

	NCSU	Women	Men	AfAm.	White	Other
I routinely keep up with current events in news	4.42	4.30	4.52	4.42	4.42	4.31
I read for leisure on regular basis	3.96	4.16	3.77	4.02	3.96	3.83

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Q Frequency of physical exercise

		NCSU	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
		2.2	2.1	2.4	5.1	2.0	3.2
Never	%
About once per month	%	5.0	4.9	5.1	7.8	4.6	7.0
Two or three times per month	%	10.4	9.7	11.0	11.5	10.0	15.1
About once per week	%	17.0	16.5	17.4	15.2	17.1	17.2
Two or three times per week	%	35.1	35.9	34.4	32.7	35.3	34.9
More than three times per week	%	30.3	30.8	29.8	27.6	31.0	22.6
Total	N	3211	1514	1697	217	2808	186

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Q Volunteering during the past year

		NCSU	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
		9.8	11.4	8.4	12.9	9.6	9.1
At least once per week	%
Two or three times per month	%	9.3	10.9	7.9	17.1	8.7	9.7
About once per month	%	12.0	12.5	11.6	11.1	12.2	10.8
A few times	%	43.9	43.4	44.3	33.6	44.6	45.2
Never	%	25.0	21.7	27.9	25.3	24.9	25.3
Total	N	3211	1517	1694	217	2808	186

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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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