North Carolina State University
Fall 1998 Survey of Baccalaureate Alumni:
Gender and Race/Ethnicity Comparisons
(General Education Preparation Assessment)

 

This document reports survey data on gender and race/ethnicity differences in the responses of alumni to questions regarding general education goals. Specifically, development of information accessing skills, tolerance for social diversity, the utility of particular courses, preparedness for career competition, and interest in reading are considered. Survey results for all respondents are provided in Fall 1998 Survey of Baccalaureate Alumni: 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 use the index below to link to web tables of gender and race/ethnicity comparisons by topic, or directly download an excel file of results by gender and race/ethnicity differences for all survey items

General Education Items

General Education Preparation
General Education Goals
Agreement Mean Rating
[5: "agree", 4: "tend to agree",
3: "neither agree nor disagree", 2: "tend to disagree",
1: "disagree"]

All

Women

Men

African American

White

Other

Prepared to be competitive

4.36

4.29

4.43

4.34

4.37

4.13

I read newspapers and magazines

4.27

4.15

4.37

4.37

4.26

4.45

Know how to access and use information

4.24

4.21

4.26

4.32

4.24

4.10

Courses encouraged creative thinking

4.12

4.07

4.15

4.02

4.13

3.98

Made friends with diverse persons

3.93

3.92

3.93

4.07

3.90

4.50

Foreign language courses helped appreciation of other cultures

3.72

3.76

3.65

3.91

3.69

4.00

Social science courses were useful

3.55

3.69

3.43

3.74

3.53

3.65

Survey items q31-q37 (exact wording)
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Leisure Reading

How Frequently do you Read for Leisure

All

Women

Men

African American

White

Other

Over 3 times/wk

35.4%

38.4%

32.9%

35.2%

35.3%

37.9%

1-3 times/week

26.4%

26.0%

26.7%

26.7%

26.6%

22.3%

1-3 times/month

17.1%

18.7%

15.7%

18.2%

17.1%

13.6%

Under once a month

7.9%

7.0%

8.6%

8.5%

7.7%

11.7%

Seldom

10.9%

8.5%

12.8%

10.3%

10.9%

12.6%

Not at all

2.4%

1.4%

3.2%

1.2%

2.5%

1.9%

Survey item q38 (exact wording)
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Additional Topics by Gender and Race/Ethnicity


For more information on the Fall 1998 Survey of Baccalaureate Alumni 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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