2012 Alumni Survey
College Comparisons of Current Behaviors
This document reports survey data
on college differences in respondents' current behaviors. Survey results for all respondents are provided in
2012 Alumni Survey: All Respondents. For information about the survey
and analysis methods, see 2012 Alumni Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile.
| Volunteering for non-profit/charity/community group | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COT | Design | PAMS | PCOM | ||
| Never | 22.1% | 20.5% | 15.7% | 19.8% | 21.3% | 29.8% | 23.7% | 12.3% | 24.2% | 17.0% |
| A few times | 41.2% | 38.3% | 45.8% | 39.0% | 39.6% | 41.4% | 43.9% | 42.1% | 41.7% | 46.3% |
| About once per month | 14.2% | 15.8% | 16.9% | 15.8% | 18.3% | 11.1% | 8.8% | 15.8% | 12.9% | 14.4% |
| Two or three times per month | 12.7% | 16.4% | 14.5% | 12.7% | 12.2% | 9.3% | 16.7% | 14.0% | 13.6% | 12.0% |
| Once per week or more | 9.7% | 8.9% | 7.2% | 12.7% | 8.5% | 8.4% | 7.0% | 15.8% | 7.6% | 10.2% |
| Total (N) | 2,667 | 493 | 83 | 600 | 164 | 642 | 114 | 57 | 132 | 382 |
| Keeping up with current events in news | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COT | Design | PAMS | PCOM | ||
| Never | 0.5% | 0.4% | . | 0.5% | . | 0.9% | 0.9% | . | 0.8% | 0.3% |
| Less than once per month | 2.2% | 3.0% | 2.4% | 1.8% | 0.6% | 2.2% | 4.4% | . | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Once per month | 2.4% | 4.1% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 3.7% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 1.6% |
| A couple times a month | 5.2% | 5.3% | 7.2% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 5.9% | 7.9% | 7.0% | 6.1% | 3.1% |
| Once per week | 7.6% | 9.5% | 12.0% | 5.7% | 5.5% | 7.0% | 7.9% | 10.5% | 4.6% | 9.7% |
| Several times a week | 26.0% | 29.2% | 21.7% | 22.5% | 29.3% | 25.9% | 26.3% | 33.3% | 28.2% | 24.8% |
| Daily | 56.1% | 48.5% | 55.4% | 63.9% | 56.1% | 55.2% | 50.0% | 47.4% | 55.7% | 58.2% |
| Total (N) | 2,669 | 493 | 83 | 599 | 164 | 645 | 114 | 57 | 131 | 383 |
| Reading for pleasure | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COT | Design | PAMS | PCOM | ||
| Never | 3.5% | 3.3% | . | 2.0% | 2.5% | 4.8% | 5.3% | 3.5% | 5.3% | 4.2% |
| Less than once per month | 9.1% | 10.4% | 9.6% | 5.0% | 11.1% | 10.7% | 7.1% | 5.3% | 10.6% | 10.8% |
| Once per month | 6.8% | 7.1% | 4.8% | 4.9% | 6.2% | 9.3% | 8.0% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| A couple times a month | 14.1% | 14.8% | 18.1% | 13.7% | 11.7% | 16.3% | 10.6% | 7.0% | 17.4% | 11.3% |
| Once per week | 13.6% | 13.8% | 15.7% | 12.2% | 13.6% | 12.7% | 15.9% | 19.3% | 14.4% | 14.5% |
| Several times a week | 28.8% | 25.6% | 24.1% | 31.7% | 37.7% | 27.6% | 31.9% | 22.8% | 22.7% | 30.0% |
| Daily | 24.0% | 25.0% | 27.7% | 30.5% | 17.3% | 18.7% | 21.2% | 36.8% | 24.2% | 22.6% |
| Total (N) | 2,662 | 492 | 83 | 597 | 162 | 646 | 113 | 57 | 132 | 380 |
| Attending arts/cultural event | NCSU | College/School | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALS | CED | CHASS | CNR | COE | COT | Design | PAMS | PCOM | ||
| Never | 15.1% | 19.9% | 8.4% | 8.7% | 20.7% | 19.9% | 12.3% | 1.8% | 15.2% | 12.9% |
| A few times | 52.3% | 51.4% | 63.9% | 48.7% | 45.7% | 52.6% | 50.0% | 42.1% | 56.1% | 59.6% |
| About once per month | 22.1% | 19.5% | 21.7% | 26.9% | 20.7% | 20.1% | 22.8% | 38.6% | 18.2% | 20.8% |
| Two or three times per month | 8.9% | 6.9% | 4.8% | 13.0% | 10.4% | 6.7% | 13.2% | 17.5% | 8.3% | 6.3% |
| Once per week or more | 1.6% | 2.2% | 1.2% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 0.6% | 1.8% | . | 2.3% | 0.3% |
| Total (N) | 2,661 | 492 | 83 | 598 | 164 | 642 | 114 | 57 | 132 | 379 |
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: July, 2012