North Carolina State University
2009 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 the news	NCSU	College/School
		CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	Design	PAMS
5: Agree	63.7%	62.0%	58.3%	70.7%	58.1%	60.3%	69.1%	60.0%	52.2%	53.9%
4: Tend to agree	26.0%	26.3%	26.4%	21.6%	29.4%	28.5%	22.5%	33.3%	35.8%	30.4%
3: Neither agree nor disagree	5.2%	6.0%	5.6%	4.1%	3.7%	5.6%	4.6%	5.3%	7.5%	7.0%
2: Tend to disagree	4.0%	4.0%	8.3%	3.0%	7.4%	3.9%	3.2%	1.3%	4.5%	7.8%
1: Disagree	1.1%	1.6%	1.4%	0.6%	1.5%	1.8%	0.7%	.	.	0.9%
Total (N)	2,532	498	72	662	136	622	285	75	67	115

I read for leisure on a regular basis	NCSU	College/School
		CALS	CED	CHASS	CNR	COE	COM	COT	Design	PAMS
5: Agree	47.8%	48.3%	56.8%	63.0%	40.9%	36.0%	45.8%	37.7%	34.3%	44.1%
4: Tend to agree	25.5%	21.7%	20.3%	22.0%	30.7%	29.8%	28.7%	31.2%	29.9%	22.9%
3: Neither agree nor disagree	10.5%	12.7%	9.5%	4.8%	10.2%	13.4%	9.4%	18.2%	13.4%	15.3%
2: Tend to disagree	10.1%	10.1%	9.5%	6.9%	11.7%	12.0%	10.8%	9.1%	14.9%	13.6%
1: Disagree	6.0%	7.2%	4.1%	3.3%	6.6%	8.8%	5.2%	3.9%	7.5%	4.2%
Total (N)	2,556	503	74	667	137	627	286	77	67	118

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For more information on the 2009 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, 2009

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