North Carolina State University
2009 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey
College Comparisons of Current Personal Habits
This document reports survey data on college differences in respondents' current personal habits, such as reading, exercise, and volunteerism. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "2009 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods, see "2009 Baccalaureate Alumni Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile."
| NCSU | College/School | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COM | COT | Design | PAMS | |||
| I read for leisure on a regular basis | 3.99 | 3.94 | 4.16 | 4.34 | 3.88 | 3.72 | 3.99 | 3.90 | 3.69 | 3.89 | |
| I routinely keep up with current events in the news | 4.47 | 4.43 | 4.32 | 4.59 | 4.35 | 4.42 | 4.56 | 4.52 | 4.36 | 4.29 | |
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| Frequency of physical exercise | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COM | COT | Design | PAMS | ||
| Never | 2.3% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 3.9% | 2.1% | 1.3% | . | 0.8% |
| About once per month | 4.3% | 4.7% | 5.4% | 5.7% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 2.1% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 4.2% |
| Two or three times per month | 11.5% | 13.3% | 12.2% | 10.9% | 7.2% | 12.8% | 9.7% | 5.2% | 17.6% | 9.3% |
| About once per week | 16.7% | 15.8% | 21.6% | 14.2% | 16.7% | 17.5% | 19.7% | 26.0% | 10.3% | 16.9% |
| Two or three times per week | 32.9% | 33.8% | 35.1% | 31.8% | 26.1% | 33.8% | 32.1% | 27.3% | 41.2% | 38.1% |
| More than three times per week | 32.4% | 30.9% | 24.3% | 35.3% | 43.5% | 27.8% | 34.5% | 39.0% | 29.4% | 30.5% |
| Total (N) | 2,593 | 512 | 74 | 682 | 138 | 634 | 290 | 77 | 68 | 118 |
| Frequency volunteer for non-profit/charity/community group | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COM | COT | Design | PAMS | ||
| Never | 22.5% | 17.6% | 14.9% | 18.7% | 26.1% | 30.0% | 23.4% | 26.0% | 26.5% | 20.3% |
| A few times | 45.1% | 44.1% | 52.7% | 43.7% | 45.7% | 43.1% | 46.7% | 44.2% | 57.4% | 51.7% |
| About once per month | 13.6% | 15.1% | 14.9% | 15.6% | 13.0% | 10.6% | 14.8% | 13.0% | 7.4% | 12.7% |
| Two or three times per month | 9.1% | 11.2% | 6.8% | 11.0% | 4.3% | 8.0% | 6.9% | 10.4% | 7.4% | 7.6% |
| At least once per week | 9.7% | 12.0% | 10.8% | 11.0% | 10.9% | 8.4% | 8.2% | 6.5% | 1.5% | 7.6% |
| Total (N) | 2,590 | 510 | 74 | 680 | 138 | 634 | 291 | 77 | 68 | 118 |
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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