North Carolina State University
Fall 1998 Employer Survey:
Employee Gender/Ethnicity Comparisons
(Background Information)

 

This document reports background information on employers responding to the Fall 1998 Employer Survey and background information on NC State alumni employed by these employers, while considering alumni gender and ethnicity. The skills and knowledge items addressed comprise a total of seven overall categories. Survey results for all respondents are provided in Fall 1998 Employer Survey: All Respondents. For information about the survey and analysis methods see Fall 1998 Survey of Baccalaureate Alumni and Employer Surveys: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile.

You can directly download an excel file of results by gender and race/ethnicity differences for all background items.

Employer Background Information

Employee Background Information

Employer Background Information

Type of organization
Organization type All Gender Race/Ethnicity
Women Men African
American
White Other
Industry
%
38.1 29.3 43.8 31.3 38.4 40.0
Government
%
20.2 14.3 24.0 25.0 20.0 20.0
Academic
%
20.5 30.1 14.4 37.5 20.0 13.3
Prof. Service
%
18.8 21.8 16.8 6.3 19.0 26.7
Religious/Nonprofit
%
2.3 4.5 1.0 . 2.6 .
Survey item q22 (exact wording)
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Total number of full-time employees
Total number of full-time employees All Gender Race/Ethnicity
Women Men African
American
White Other
Less than 10
%
14.4 17.1 12.6 11.1 14.7 11.8
10-19
%
13.6 17.1 11.3 11.1 13.9 11.8
20-49
%
12.4 9.1 14.6 22.2 12.5 .
50-99
%
13.4 12.8 13.8 11.1 13.6 11.8
100-100
%
13.4 14.6 12.6 16.7 12.8 23.5
200-499
%
12.9 12.8 13.0 16.7 13.0 5.9
500-999
%
8.9 6.7 10.5 . 8.4 29.4
1,000-9,999
%
9.9 7.9 11.3 11.1 10.1 5.9
10,000+
%
1.0 1.8 0.4 . 1.1 .
Survey item q23_1 (exact wording)
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Total number of part-time employees
Total number of part-time employees All Gender Race/Ethnicity
Women Men African
American
White Other
Less than 10
%
52.4 53.9 51.1 50.0 52.4 54.5
10-19
%
13.9 7.9 18.9 12.5 13.6 18.2
20-49
%
15.1 14.5 15.6 25.0 15.0 9.1
50-99
%
11.4 13.2 10.0 12.5 10.9 18.2
200-499
%
3.6 5.3 2.2 . 4.1 .
500-999
%
3.0 5.3 1.1 . 3.4 .
1,000-9,999
%
0.6 . 1.1 . 0.7 .
Survey item q23_2 (exact wording)
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Number of employees with a title or position identical to Alumni's
Number of people with same title as grad All Gender Race/Ethnicity
Women Men African
American
White Other
None
%
24.6 25.9 23.8 26.3 25.1 11.8
1-9
%
45.3 42.2 47.5 26.3 46.2 47.1
10-19
%
10.1 8.4 11.3 15.8 9.7 11.8
20-49
%
6.9 8.4 5.8 5.3 6.8 11.8
50-99
%
5.2 7.2 3.8 5.3 5.1 5.9
100-199
%
3.4 4.8 2.5 10.5 3.0 5.9
200-499
%
2.5 0.6 3.8 10.5 1.9 5.9
500+
%
2.0 2.4 1.7 . 2.2 .
Survey item q24 (exact wording)
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Number of NC State graduates employed at this site
Number of NC State graduates employed All Gender Race/Ethnicity
Women Men African
American
White Other
1
%
32.2 41.1 26.7 41.2 31.9 28.6
2-4
%
30.6 22.7 35.6 17.6 31.9 14.3
5-9
%
17.5 15.6 18.7 11.8 17.6 21.4
10-19
%
10.1 9.9 10.2 11.8 9.9 14.3
20-99
%
6.0 7.1 5.3 11.8 5.7 7.1
100+
%
3.6 3.5 3.6 5.9 3.0 14.3
Survey item q25 (exact wording)
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Employee Background Information

Frequency of contact with alumni
Freq. of contact with grad All Gender Race/Ethnicity
Women Men African
American
White Other
Daily
%
71.6 73.5 70.2 63.2 71.5 82.4
Several times/week
%
23.3 22.9 23.6 31.6 23.1 17.6
Several times/mo
%
5.1 3.6 6.2 5.3 5.4 .
Survey item q16 (exact wording)
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Length of years employer has known the employee
Length of time known employee All Gender Race/Ethnicity
Women Men African
American
White Other
less than 1 year
%
18.6 19.9 17.8 42.1 17.7 11.8
1-1.9 years
%
30.9 33.7 28.9 26.3 30.4 47.1
2-2.9 years
%
19.4 17.5 20.7 15.8 19.9 11.8
3-3.9 years
%
14.7 13.3 15.7 10.5 15.1 11.8
4-4.9 years
%
7.8 6.6 8.7 . 8.3 5.9
5-9.9 years
%
5.4 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.6 .
10+ years
%
3.2 3.0 3.3 . 3.0 11.8
Survey item q17 (exact wording)
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Graduate ever promoted
All Gender Race/Ethnicity
Women Men African
American
White Other
Grad promoted: Yes
%
48.8 43.8 52.1 47.4 48.2 62.5
Survey item q18 (exact wording)
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Yes, organization has hired other NC State alumni
All Gender Race/Ethnicity
Women Men African
American
White Other
Organization hired other NC graduates: Yes
%
85.2 79.7 88.7 83.3 85.5 80.0
Survey item q19 (exact wording)
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Minimum educational requirements for the employee's position
Min. ed. requirements for job All Gender Race/Ethnicity
Women Men African
American
White Other
HS diploma/less
%
6.1 6.0 6.2 10.5 5.9 5.9
Certified/one year
%
1.5 1.8 1.2 . 1.6 .
Associate/ two years
%
9.3 9.6 9.1 15.8 9.2 5.9
Bachelors degree
%
76.9 75.9 77.6 68.4 77.4 76.5
Graduate degree
%
6.1 6.6 5.8 5.3 5.9 11.8
Survey item q20 (exact wording)
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For more information on the Fall 1998 Employer 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: September, 2000

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