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
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 |
. |
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 |
. |
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 |
. |
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 |
. |
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 |
Employee Background Information
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 |
. |
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
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 |
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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