North Carolina State University
Campus Climate Survey Trends (Graduate)

Tables of Results
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

The NC State University Campus Climate Survey was conducted in two years: 2004 and 2010. This page shows trends in survey responses for items included in both survey waves, for students enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

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Section A: Your NC State Experience	Section C: Multicultural Activities on Campus	Section E: Campus Climate
Section B: Interacting with Others	Section D: Role of Diversity in Higher Education	Section F: Shaping Attitudes about Diversity

Section A: Your NC State Experience

Overall experience at NC State

Overall experience at NC State	Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Year	3.2	28.1%	60.9%	9.4%	1.6%	192
2004
2010	3.2	31.1%	58.5%	10.4%	.	193

Feel like you have a good support network ¹

Feel like you have a good support network	Mean	1: Never	2: Seldom	3: Occasionally	4: Often	5: Always	Total (N)
Year	3.7	3.7%	8.9%	23.6%	45.5%	18.3%	191
2004
2010	3.7	4.7%	8.3%	21.9%	43.2%	21.9%	192

Feel physically threatened ¹

Feel physically threatened	Mean	1: Never	2: Seldom	3: Occasionally	4: Often	Total (N)
Year	1.4	67.7%	25.5%	6.8%	.	192
2004
2010	1.3	76.6%	18.8%	3.6%	1.0%	192

Comfort: Attending events/hanging out at Talley Student Center ^{2 3}

Comfort: Attending events/hanging out at Talley Student Center	Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Year*	3.7	19.9%	40.8%	32.5%	5.8%	1.0%	191
2004
2010	4.0	26.9%	52.1%	18.5%	1.7%	0.8%	119

Comfort: Attending events/hanging out at Witherspoon Center ^{2 3}

Comfort: Attending events/hanging out at Witherspoon Center	Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Year	3.6	18.3%	32.5%	39.3%	7.9%	2.1%	191
2004
2010	3.9	27.7%	38.5%	29.2%	1.5%	3.1%	65

Comfort: Participating in a research project with faculty ²

Comfort: Participating in research project with faculty	Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Year	4.5	58.1%	37.7%	3.1%	0.5%	0.5%	191
2004
2010	4.4	46.7%	44.8%	6.7%	1.8%	.	165

Comfort: Participating in campus social life ²

Comfort: Participating in campus social life	Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Year	3.7	18.4%	49.5%	21.1%	8.9%	2.1%	190
2004
2010	3.7	15.0%	49.6%	30.1%	4.5%	0.8%	133

Comfort: Meeting with advisor ²

Comfort: Meeting with advisor	Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Year	4.5	58.6%	35.1%	3.1%	1.6%	1.6%	191
2004
2010	4.5	62.0%	28.3%	6.4%	1.6%	1.6%	187

Comfort: Meeting with graduate committee ²

Comfort: Meeting with graduate committee	Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Year	4.0	33.2%	47.9%	10.0%	8.4%	0.5%	190
2004
2010	4.1	35.6%	47.7%	11.4%	3.4%	2.0%	149

Comfort: Working with research team ²

Comfort: Working with research team	Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Year	4.4	52.4%	38.7%	7.3%	1.0%	0.5%	191
2004
2010	4.3	49.1%	38.9%	7.2%	3.6%	1.2%	167

Comfort: Participating in multicultural/ethnic activities on campus ²

Comfort: Participating in multicultural/ethnic activities on campus	Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Year	3.6	12.2%	48.1%	30.7%	7.4%	1.6%	189
2004
2010	3.8	16.9%	58.4%	19.1%	3.4%	2.2%	89

Comfort: Participating in student organizations ²

Comfort: Participating in student organizations	Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Year*	3.9	27.0%	43.9%	18.5%	8.5%	2.1%	189
2004
2010	4.1	25.9%	54.7%	18.0%	1.4%	.	139

Comfort: Interacting with department/program support staff ^{2 4}

Comfort: Interacting with department/program support staff	Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Year*	4.3	40.8%	50.3%	5.8%	2.6%	0.5%	191
2004
2010	4.5	57.9%	34.7%	6.3%	1.1%	.	190

Comfort: Interacting with top level administrators ²

Comfort: Interacting with top level administrators	Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Year	3.5	15.2%	38.2%	27.7%	17.3%	1.6%	191
2004
2010	3.6	16.5%	42.4%	29.4%	8.2%	3.5%	85

Comfort: Interacting with faculty during office hrs/outside classroom ²

Comfort: Interacting with faculty during office hrs/outside classroom	Mean	5: Very comfortable	4: Comfortable	3: Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	2: Uncomfortable	1: Very uncomfortable	Total (N)
Year	4.3	37.9%	53.7%	6.3%	1.1%	1.1%	190
2004
2010	4.3	42.9%	46.6%	9.0%	0.5%	1.1%	189

Working hard leads to desired grade ⁵

Working hard leads to desired grade	Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Year	4.2	41.1%	47.4%	6.3%	4.2%	1.0%	192
2004
2010	4.3	43.5%	46.2%	7.1%	2.7%	0.5%	184

Ignored in class when attempting to participate ⁵

Ignored in class when attempting to participate	Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Year	1.8	.	1.6%	7.8%	56.3%	34.4%	192
2004
2010	1.6	0.5%	1.1%	6.5%	45.1%	46.7%	184

Comments taken seriously by instructor ⁵

Comments taken seriously by instructor	Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Year	4.1	29.5%	57.9%	8.4%	3.2%	1.1%	190
2004
2010	4.3	39.0%	52.7%	6.0%	2.2%	.	182

Ignored by classmates/given trivial jobs during group work ⁵

Ignored by classmates/given trivial jobs during group work	Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Year	1.8	0.5%	4.2%	7.9%	49.7%	37.7%	191
2004
2010	1.7	0.5%	1.1%	8.7%	44.0%	45.7%	184

Faculty recognize importance of ideas ⁵

Faculty recognize importance of ideas	Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Year	4.0	25.7%	55.5%	12.6%	5.8%	0.5%	191
2004
2010	4.1	32.1%	48.9%	16.8%	1.6%	0.5%	184

Singled out to speak on behalf of specific group ⁵

Singled out to speak on behalf of specific group	Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Year*	2.3	1.6%	9.9%	23.6%	45.0%	19.9%	191
2004
2010	1.9	3.8%	3.8%	17.5%	32.8%	42.1%	183

Professors communicate welcomeness in course ⁵

Professors communicate welcomeness in course	Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	Total (N)
Year	4.2	35.1%	50.3%	12.0%	2.6%	191
2004
2010	4.3	43.5%	47.3%	8.7%	0.5%	184

Comfortable among students in courses ^{5 6}

Comfortable among students in courses	Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Year	4.2	36.1%	55.0%	5.2%	3.1%	0.5%	191
2004
2010	4.3	42.4%	46.7%	8.2%	2.2%	0.5%	184

Faculty support for attending conferences ⁷

Faculty support for attending conferences	Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Year*	3.2	46.5%	36.8%	11.6%	5.2%	155
2010

Faculty support for presenting at conferences ⁷

Faculty support for presenting at conferences	Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Year	3.2	42.9%	38.5%	14.8%	3.8%	182
2004
2010	3.3	50.7%	32.4%	12.8%	4.1%	148

Supportiveness of advisor/committee chair ⁷

Supportiveness of advisor/committee chair	Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Year	3.3	47.3%	40.9%	7.5%	4.3%	186
2004
2010	3.5	57.0%	34.3%	8.1%	0.6%	172

Committee responsiveness ⁷

Committee responsiveness	Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Year	3.1	33.1%	50.0%	12.2%	4.7%	172
2004
2010	3.3	39.6%	47.2%	11.8%	1.4%	144

Ability to select committee you are comfortable working with ⁷

Ability to select committee you are comfortable working with	Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Year	3.2	35.0%	49.4%	13.9%	1.7%	180
2004
2010	3.2	41.9%	42.6%	12.9%	2.6%	155

Ability to work effectively with lab partners/research group ⁷

Ability to work effectively with lab partners/research group	Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Year	3.3	41.8%	49.5%	8.2%	0.5%	182
2004
2010	3.4	47.2%	44.7%	8.2%	.	159

Selection process for TAs/RAs ⁷

Selection process for TAs/RAs	Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Year	2.9	20.4%	54.5%	16.8%	8.4%	167
2004
2010	2.8	27.5%	41.2%	20.3%	11.1%	153

Selection process for other funding opportunities ⁷

Selection process for other funding opportunities	Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Year	2.7	18.9%	48.4%	20.8%	11.9%	159
2004
2010	2.7	25.5%	36.9%	23.4%	14.2%	141

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Section B: Interacting with Others

Interact with students from different race/ethnicity ⁸

Interact with students from different race/ethnicity	Mean	5: Very often	4: Often	3: Sometimes	2: Seldom	Total (N)
Year	4.3	51.3%	31.6%	13.4%	3.7%	187
2004
2010	4.4	57.4%	24.0%	15.3%	3.3%	183

Interact with students who have a disability ⁸

Interact with students who have a disability	Mean	5: Very often	4: Often	3: Sometimes	2: Seldom	1: Never	Total (N)
Year	2.4	1.7%	7.5%	30.1%	48.0%	12.7%	173
2004
2010	2.3	4.0%	7.1%	24.6%	40.5%	23.8%	126

Interact with students with different religious belief ⁸

Interact with students with different religious belief	Mean	5: Very often	4: Often	3: Sometimes	2: Seldom	Total (N)
Year*	4.4	52.3%	32.0%	15.1%	0.6%	172
2004
2010	4.5	60.1%	28.6%	7.7%	3.6%	168

Interact with students with different sexual orientation ⁸

Interact with students with different sexual orientation	Mean	5: Very often	4: Often	3: Sometimes	2: Seldom	1: Never	Total (N)
Year	3.4	21.0%	28.0%	23.6%	23.6%	3.8%	157
2004
2010	3.2	21.9%	18.0%	30.5%	21.1%	8.6%	128

Interact with students from different social/economic background ⁸

Interact with students from different social/economic background	Mean	5: Very often	4: Often	3: Sometimes	2: Seldom	Total (N)
Year	4.2	44.9%	36.0%	17.4%	1.7%	178
2004
2010	4.3	51.0%	29.3%	14.0%	5.7%	157

Socialized with student of different race/ethnicity than own within past year ⁸

Socialized with student of different race/ethnicity than own within past year	Mean	5: Very often	4: Often	3: Sometimes	2: Seldom	1: Never	Total (N)
Year	3.9	34.9%	33.3%	22.2%	6.9%	2.6%	189
2004
2010	3.9	36.1%	28.3%	25.0%	5.6%	5.0%	180

Worked in class with student of different race/ethnicity within past year ⁸

Worked in class with student of different race/ethnicity within past year	Mean	5: Very often	4: Often	3: Sometimes	2: Seldom	1: Never	Total (N)
Year*	3.7	28.6%	32.3%	22.2%	10.6%	6.3%	189
2004
2010	3.6	33.9%	24.9%	19.8%	6.2%	15.3%	177

Worked outside class with student of different race/ethnicity within past year ⁸

Worked outside class with student of different race/ethnicity within past year	Mean	5: Very often	4: Often	3: Sometimes	2: Seldom	1: Never	Total (N)
Year	3.4	24.6%	28.3%	23.5%	13.9%	9.6%	187
2004
2010	3.3	29.6%	23.5%	16.8%	11.7%	18.4%	179

Worked on a research team with student of different race/ethnicity within past year ⁸

Worked on a research team with student of different race/ethnicity within past year	Mean	5: Very often	4: Often	3: Sometimes	2: Seldom	1: Never	Total (N)
Year*	3.6	34.0%	25.5%	16.0%	10.6%	13.8%	188
2004
2010	3.1	32.9%	15.0%	13.3%	11.0%	27.7%	173

Number of classes taught by instructor of different race/ethnicity

Number of classes taught by instructor of different race/ethnicity	None	A few	Some	Most	All	Total (N)
Year*	20.0%	35.8%	27.9%	4.7%	11.6%	190
2004
2010	30.1%	33.3%	15.8%	9.3%	11.5%	183

Committee members of a different racial/ethnic/cultural background ⁹

Committee members of a different racial/ethnic/cultural background	Yes	No	Not Applicable	Total (N)
Year*	46.3%	44.7%	8.9%	190
2004
2010	37.4%	39.6%	23.1%	182

Number of roommates of different race/ethnicity

Number of roommates of different race/ethnicity	Never had a roommate	Never	Once	Twice	Three or more times	Total (N)
Year	45.3%	32.6%	12.1%	5.3%	4.7%	190
2004
2010	39.9%	43.7%	8.7%	3.3%	4.4%	183

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Section C: Multicultural Activities on Campus

Number of grad courses with diversity issues clearly integrated

Number of grad courses with diversity issues clearly integrated	None	A few	Some	Most	All	Total (N)
Year*	66.8%	20.5%	4.7%	6.3%	1.6%	190
2004
2010	47.2%	32.0%	12.4%	6.7%	1.7%	178

Impact of courses on thinking about/understanding of diversity

Impact of courses on thinking about/understanding of diversity	Mean	5: Very positive impact	4: Positive impact	3: Neither positive nor negative impact	2: Negative impact	Total (N)
Year	3.9	20.6%	49.2%	28.6%	1.6%	63
2004
2010	3.8	17.0%	46.8%	35.1%	1.1%	94

Participation in diversity/multicultural events

Participation in diversity/multicultural events	Never	Once	Two or three times	Four or more times	Total (N)
Year	61.9%	9.5%	18.0%	10.6%	189
2004
2010	69.5%	7.3%	15.3%	7.9%	177

Reasons for not participating: Not aware ¹⁰

Reasons for not participating: Not aware	Yes, a reason	No, not a reason	Total (N)
Year	58.3%	41.7%	192
2004
2010	65.9%	34.1%	123

Reasons for not participating: Event has nothing to do with me ¹⁰

Reasons for not participating: Event has nothing to do with me	Yes, a reason	No, not a reason	Total (N)
Year	26.0%	74.0%	192
2004
2010	34.1%	65.9%	123

Reasons for not participating: Not enough time ¹⁰

Reasons for not participating: Not enough time	Yes, a reason	No, not a reason	Total (N)
Year	72.4%	27.6%	192
2004
2010	64.2%	35.8%	123

Reasons for not participating: Not convenient for schedule ¹⁰

Reasons for not participating: Not convenient for schedule	Yes, a reason	No, not a reason	Total (N)
Year	53.6%	46.4%	192
2004
2010	61.0%	39.0%	123

Reasons for not participating: Uncomfortable ¹⁰

Reasons for not participating: Uncomfortable	Yes, a reason	No, not a reason	Total (N)
Year	9.4%	90.6%	192
2004
2010	4.1%	95.9%	123

Reasons for not participating: Friends do not participate ¹⁰

Reasons for not participating: Friends do not participate	Yes, a reason	No, not a reason	Total (N)
Year	15.6%	84.4%	192
2004
2010	18.7%	81.3%	123

Reasons for not participating: Uninteresting topic ¹⁰

Reasons for not participating: Uninteresting topic	Yes, a reason	No, not a reason	Total (N)
Year	33.9%	66.1%	192
2004
2010	37.4%	62.6%	123

Reasons for not participating: Location ¹⁰

Reasons for not participating: Location	Yes, a reason	No, not a reason	Total (N)
Year	10.4%	89.6%	192
2004
2010	12.2%	87.8%	123

Reasons for not participating: Cost ¹⁰

Reasons for not participating: Cost	Yes, a reason	No, not a reason	Total (N)
Year	16.1%	83.9%	192
2004
2010	13.0%	87.0%	123

Reasons for not participating: Other ¹⁰

Reasons for not participating: Other	Yes, a reason	No, not a reason	Total (N)
Year	7.3%	92.7%	192
2004
2010	5.7%	94.3%	123

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Section D: The Role of Diversity in Higher Education

NCSU provides environment for free expression of ideas/opinions/beliefs ¹¹

NCSU provides environment for free expression of ideas/opinions/beliefs	Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Year*	3.6	9.9%	54.7%	25.0%	9.4%	1.0%	192
2004
2010	4.0	23.1%	60.4%	11.8%	4.1%	0.6%	169

NCSU is good place to learn about multicultural issues/perspectives ¹¹

NCSU is good place to learn about multicultural issues/perspectives	Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Year*	3.4	4.2%	42.7%	41.7%	9.9%	1.6%	192
2004
2010	3.6	12.4%	43.8%	31.4%	11.2%	1.2%	169

NCSU places too much emphasis on diversity ¹¹

NCSU places too much emphasis on diversity	Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Year	2.8	5.7%	14.1%	40.1%	30.7%	9.4%	192
2004
2010	2.8	7.7%	17.2%	33.7%	32.5%	8.9%	169

Diversity is good for NCSU ¹¹

Diversity is good for NCSU	Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Year	4.4	43.5%	49.7%	6.8%	.	.	191
2004
2010	4.2	37.3%	49.7%	11.2%	1.2%	0.6%	169

Efforts to increase diversity lead to admission of less qualified students ¹¹

Efforts to increase diversity lead to admission of less qualified students	Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Year	2.8	9.4%	18.2%	29.7%	31.3%	11.5%	192
2004
2010	2.8	7.1%	23.2%	29.2%	25.6%	14.9%	168

Efforts to increase diversity lead to less qualified faculty/staff/admin ¹¹

Efforts to increase diversity lead to less qualified faculty/staff/admin	Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Year	2.7	7.3%	13.5%	32.8%	34.4%	12.0%	192
2004
2010	2.7	6.5%	14.9%	35.7%	27.4%	15.5%	168

Enhancing ability to partic in multicultural society should be part of univ mission ¹¹

Enhancing ability to partic in multicultural society should be part of univ mission	Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Year*	4.1	34.4%	48.4%	12.5%	4.7%	.	192
2004
2010	3.7	17.9%	47.0%	26.2%	7.7%	1.2%	168

Fostering intellectual diversity should be goal of NCSU ¹¹

Fostering intellectual diversity should be goal of NCSU	Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	Total (N)
Year	4.3	43.5%	46.1%	8.9%	1.6%	191
2004
2010	4.2	38.5%	47.9%	10.7%	3.0%	169

Building diverse/inclusive community should be key goal of NCSU ¹¹

Building diverse/inclusive community should be key goal of NCSU	Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Year	3.9	25.5%	46.9%	20.8%	6.3%	0.5%	192
2004
2010	4.0	23.8%	52.4%	20.2%	3.6%	.	168

Easy to find diversity info on NCSU website ¹¹

Easy to find diversity info on NCSU website	Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Year*	3.1	2.6%	17.8%	69.6%	8.4%	1.6%	191
2004
2010	3.4	8.9%	28.4%	58.6%	3.6%	0.6%	169

Learning about different cultures is important part of grad education ¹¹

Learning about different cultures is important part of grad education	Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Year	3.7	25.7%	38.2%	20.4%	13.6%	2.1%	191
2004
2010	3.7	22.5%	42.0%	19.5%	13.0%	3.0%	169

Including diversity in curriculum detracts from more important knowledge ¹¹

Including diversity in curriculum detracts from more important knowledge	Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Year	2.6	4.7%	19.9%	24.1%	38.2%	13.1%	191
2004
2010	3.0	10.1%	24.3%	27.2%	28.4%	10.1%	169

Developing respect for diversity will better enable me to work in chosen field ¹¹

Developing respect for diversity will better enable me to work in chosen field	Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Year	4.1	29.3%	53.4%	13.6%	3.7%	.	191
2004
2010	4.0	27.8%	48.5%	16.0%	6.5%	1.2%	169

Developing respect for diversity will better enable me live in my community ¹¹

Developing respect for diversity will better enable me live in my community	Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Year	4.2	35.1%	50.3%	12.0%	2.6%	.	191
2004
2010	4.0	28.0%	46.4%	20.2%	4.8%	0.6%	168

Interaction with different people is essential part of grad education ¹¹

Interaction with different people is essential part of grad education	Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Year	3.8	29.7%	38.0%	18.2%	12.5%	1.6%	192
2004
2010	3.6	22.6%	38.1%	23.2%	13.7%	2.4%	168

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Section E: Campus Climate

Faculty respect for grad students in general

Faculty respect for grad students in general	Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Year*	3.1	24.3%	63.0%	9.5%	3.2%	189
2004
2010	3.4	46.7%	46.7%	5.4%	1.2%	167

Faculty respect for minority grad students

Faculty respect for minority grad students	Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Year*	3.0	21.2%	64.0%	12.2%	2.6%	189
2004
2010	3.3	45.4%	46.6%	5.5%	2.5%	163

Undergrad respect for minority TAs

Undergrad respect for minority TAs	Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Year*	2.6	5.9%	52.7%	32.8%	8.6%	186
2004
2010	2.9	20.6%	53.8%	20.0%	5.6%	160

Undergrad respect for female TAs

Undergrad respect for female TAs	Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Year*	2.7	8.0%	59.4%	26.2%	6.4%	187
2004
2010	3.1	27.8%	59.9%	10.5%	1.9%	162

Grad student respect for faculty

Grad student respect for faculty	Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Year*	3.2	28.0%	66.1%	4.2%	1.6%	189
2004
2010	3.4	41.3%	53.3%	5.4%	.	167

Grad student respect for minority faculty

Grad student respect for minority faculty	Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Year*	3.1	24.9%	66.1%	7.4%	1.6%	189
2004
2010	3.3	41.6%	50.0%	6.6%	1.8%	166

Faculty respect for female grad students

Faculty respect for female grad students	Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Year*	3.1	24.5%	61.7%	12.2%	1.6%	188
2004
2010	3.3	46.1%	44.3%	6.0%	3.6%	167

Grad student respect for female faculty

Grad student respect for female faculty	Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Year*	3.2	27.1%	66.5%	5.3%	1.1%	188
2004
2010	3.4	44.2%	49.7%	4.8%	1.2%	165

Friendships between grad students of different racial/ethnic groups

Friendships between grad students of different racial/ethnic groups	Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Year*	2.9	25.1%	50.8%	17.1%	7.0%	187
2004
2010	3.3	36.6%	53.7%	7.9%	1.8%	164

Friendships between heterosexual and GLBT grad students

Friendships between heterosexual and GLBT grad students	Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Year*	2.8	18.4%	48.1%	24.9%	8.6%	185
2004
2010	3.1	34.0%	47.5%	16.7%	1.9%	162

NCSU Supportiveness: African American students

NCSU Supportiveness: African American students	Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Year	3.9	17.6%	54.8%	23.4%	3.7%	0.5%	188
2004
2010	4.0	25.9%	52.4%	19.9%	1.2%	0.6%	166

NCSU Supportiveness: Native American/Alaska Native students

NCSU Supportiveness: Native American/Alaska Native students	Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Year	3.6	12.5%	41.3%	41.3%	3.8%	1.1%	184
2004
2010	3.8	16.9%	46.4%	34.3%	1.2%	1.2%	166

NCSU Supportiveness: Asian students

NCSU Supportiveness: Asian students	Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Year	3.9	21.9%	48.1%	25.7%	3.7%	0.5%	187
2004
2010	4.0	25.7%	50.9%	21.6%	1.2%	0.6%	167

NCSU Supportiveness: Hispanic/Latino students

NCSU Supportiveness: Hispanic/Latino students	Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Year	3.7	13.4%	46.0%	34.8%	4.8%	1.1%	187
2004
2010	3.8	16.3%	51.2%	30.1%	1.8%	0.6%	166

NCSU Supportiveness: White students

NCSU Supportiveness: White students	Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	Total (N)
Year	4.2	40.7%	43.4%	15.9%	.	189
2004
2010	4.1	33.1%	42.2%	23.5%	1.2%	166

NCSU Supportiveness: International students

NCSU Supportiveness: International students	Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Year	3.9	22.0%	51.1%	22.6%	3.2%	1.1%	186
2004
2010	4.0	23.6%	53.9%	20.0%	1.8%	0.6%	165

NCSU Supportiveness: Female students

NCSU Supportiveness: Female students	Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Year	4.0	24.5%	54.8%	19.1%	1.1%	0.5%	188
2004
2010	4.1	26.5%	54.8%	16.9%	1.2%	0.6%	166

NCSU Supportiveness: Male students

NCSU Supportiveness: Male students	Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	Total (N)
Year	4.2	37.2%	42.6%	19.7%	0.5%	188
2004
2010	4.0	27.1%	48.8%	22.3%	1.8%	166

NCSU Supportiveness: Gay, lesbian and bisexual students

NCSU Supportiveness: Gay, lesbian and bisexual students	Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Year*	3.3	9.1%	30.6%	40.3%	16.1%	3.8%	186
2004
2010	3.6	15.3%	39.3%	36.2%	6.7%	2.5%	163

Note: Transgendered students were included in 2004 question wording, but not 2010 wording.

NCSU Supportiveness: Christian students

NCSU Supportiveness: Christian students	Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Year	3.9	26.2%	42.2%	29.9%	1.6%	.	187
2004
2010	4.1	34.9%	43.4%	21.1%	.	0.6%	166

NCSU Supportiveness: Nontraditional students

NCSU Supportiveness: Nontraditional students	Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Year	3.7	16.1%	50.0%	26.9%	5.4%	1.6%	186
2004
2010	3.8	17.5%	53.0%	25.9%	3.6%	.	166

NCSU Supportiveness: Poor/working class students

NCSU Supportiveness: Poor/working class students	Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Year*	3.6	14.1%	43.8%	36.2%	4.3%	1.6%	185
2004
2010	3.9	19.3%	51.2%	28.9%	0.6%	.	166

NCSU Supportiveness: Middle class students

NCSU Supportiveness: Middle class students	Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	Total (N)
Year	3.9	18.4%	51.4%	29.2%	1.1%	185
2004
2010	3.9	21.6%	50.9%	25.7%	1.8%	167

NCSU Supportiveness: Upper class/wealthy students

NCSU Supportiveness: Upper class/wealthy students	Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	Total (N)
Year	3.9	22.3%	50.0%	27.2%	0.5%	184
2004
2010	4.0	26.7%	46.1%	24.8%	2.4%	165

NCSU Supportiveness: Students with children

NCSU Supportiveness: Students with children	Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Year*	3.3	10.2%	36.6%	36.0%	12.4%	4.8%	186
2004
2010	3.7	16.8%	47.9%	28.7%	6.0%	0.6%	167

Grad Program Supportiveness: African American students

Grad Program Supportiveness: African American students	Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Year	3.8	20.7%	48.9%	25.0%	5.4%	.	184
2004
2010	4.0	29.2%	46.4%	18.5%	4.8%	1.2%	168

Grad Program Supportiveness: Native American/Alaska Native students

Grad Program Supportiveness: Native American/Alaska Native students	Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Year*	3.7	17.6%	39.6%	38.5%	3.8%	0.5%	182
2004
2010	4.0	29.3%	43.7%	21.6%	3.6%	1.8%	167

Grad Program Supportiveness: Asian students

Grad Program Supportiveness: Asian students	Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Year	4.0	26.4%	48.9%	18.7%	6.0%	.	182
2004
2010	4.1	34.3%	48.5%	14.2%	2.4%	0.6%	169

Grad Program Supportiveness: Hispanic/Latino students

Grad Program Supportiveness: Hispanic/Latino students	Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Year	3.8	18.7%	49.5%	28.6%	2.7%	0.5%	182
2004
2010	4.0	28.0%	49.4%	20.2%	1.8%	0.6%	168

Grad Program Supportiveness: White students

Grad Program Supportiveness: White students	Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	Total (N)
Year	4.2	38.0%	48.9%	12.5%	0.5%	184
2004
2010	4.2	36.9%	48.8%	13.7%	0.6%	168

Grad Program Supportiveness: International students

Grad Program Supportiveness: International students	Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Year	4.0	25.7%	51.9%	16.9%	5.5%	.	183
2004
2010	4.2	36.9%	48.8%	10.7%	3.0%	0.6%	168

Grad Program Supportiveness: Female students

Grad Program Supportiveness: Female students	Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Year	4.1	32.1%	51.6%	14.7%	1.6%	.	184
2004
2010	4.1	32.3%	52.7%	12.6%	1.8%	0.6%	167

Grad Program Supportiveness: Male students

Grad Program Supportiveness: Male students	Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	Total (N)
Year	4.2	36.8%	46.7%	15.4%	1.1%	182
2004
2010	4.2	33.5%	50.3%	15.6%	0.6%	167

Grad Program Supportiveness: Gay, lesbian and bisexual students

Grad Program Supportiveness: Gay, lesbian and bisexual students	Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Year*	3.5	13.0%	34.2%	41.3%	7.6%	3.8%	184
2004
2010	3.9	26.5%	42.8%	25.9%	3.6%	1.2%	166

Note: Transgendered students were included in 2004 question wording, but not 2010 wording.

Grad Program Supportiveness: Christian students

Grad Program Supportiveness: Christian students	Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	Total (N)
Year	3.8	22.1%	40.3%	37.0%	0.6%	181
2004
2010	4.0	30.3%	43.0%	26.7%	.	165

Grad Program Supportiveness: Nontraditional students

Grad Program Supportiveness: Nontraditional students	Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Year	3.8	20.1%	52.2%	21.7%	4.3%	1.6%	184
2004
2010	4.0	29.3%	49.1%	18.0%	3.6%	.	167

Grad Program Supportiveness: Poor/working class students

Grad Program Supportiveness: Poor/working class students	Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Year*	3.8	16.9%	48.1%	31.1%	2.7%	1.1%	183
2004
2010	4.0	30.7%	46.0%	20.9%	2.5%	.	163

Grad Program Supportiveness: Middle class students

Grad Program Supportiveness: Middle class students	Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	Total (N)
Year	3.9	20.8%	52.5%	25.7%	1.1%	183
2004
2010	4.1	32.1%	44.2%	23.0%	0.6%	165

Grad Program Supportiveness: Upper class/wealthy students

Grad Program Supportiveness: Upper class/wealthy students	Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	Total (N)
Year	3.9	21.4%	49.5%	28.0%	1.1%	182
2004
2010	4.1	32.1%	43.0%	24.2%	0.6%	165

Grad Program Supportiveness: Students with children

Grad Program Supportiveness: Students with children	Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Year*	3.6	14.6%	45.9%	26.5%	8.6%	4.3%	185
2004
2010	4.0	28.1%	48.5%	18.6%	3.6%	1.2%	167

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Section F: Shaping Attitudes about Diversity

Influence on thinking: Interactions with students in class ¹²

Influence on thinking about diversity: Interaction with students in class	Mean	5: Very positive influence	4: Positive influence	3: Neither positive nor negative influence	2: Negative influence	1: Very negative influence	Total (N)
Year*	4.1	23.7%	61.1%	14.7%	0.5%	.	190
2004
2010	4.0	30.9%	43.0%	23.6%	1.8%	0.6%	165

Influence on thinking about diversity: Interaction with students outside class ¹²

Influence on thinking about diversity: Interaction with students outside class	Mean	5: Very positive influence	4: Positive influence	3: Neither positive nor negative influence	2: Negative influence	1: Very negative influence	Total (N)
Year	4.1	28.6%	54.5%	15.3%	1.6%	.	189
2004
2010	4.0	29.9%	46.3%	17.7%	3.7%	2.4%	164

Influence on thinking about diversity: Interaction with faculty in class ¹²

Influence on thinking about diversity: Interaction with faculty in class	Mean	5: Very positive influence	4: Positive influence	3: Neither positive nor negative influence	2: Negative influence	1: Very negative influence	Total (N)
Year	3.8	19.6%	47.1%	31.2%	2.1%	.	189
2004
2010	3.9	25.0%	46.3%	26.9%	1.3%	0.6%	160

Influence on thinking about diversity: Interaction with faculty outside class ¹²

Influence on thinking about diversity: Interaction with faculty outside class	Mean	5: Very positive influence	4: Positive influence	3: Neither positive nor negative influence	2: Negative influence	1: Very negative influence	Total (N)
Year	3.8	17.9%	44.2%	35.8%	1.1%	1.1%	190
2004
2010	4.0	26.9%	42.5%	30.0%	.	0.6%	160

Influence on thinking about diversity: Course materials ¹²

Influence on thinking about diversity: Course materials	Mean	5: Very positive influence	4: Positive influence	3: Neither positive nor negative influence	2: Negative influence	Total (N)
Year*	3.4	6.8%	27.4%	64.7%	1.1%	190
2004
2010	3.7	16.0%	34.0%	49.3%	0.7%	144

Influence on thinking about diversity: Friendships/acquaintances ¹²

Influence on thinking about diversity: Friendships/acquaintances	Mean	5: Very positive influence	4: Positive influence	3: Neither positive nor negative influence	2: Negative influence	Total (N)
Year	4.3	40.7%	47.6%	11.6%	.	189
2004
2010	4.2	35.6%	49.1%	14.7%	0.6%	163

Influence on thinking about diversity: Campus orgs/clubs ¹²

Influence on thinking about diversity: Campus orgs/clubs	Mean	5: Very positive influence	4: Positive influence	3: Neither positive nor negative influence	2: Negative influence	1: Very negative influence	Total (N)
Year*	3.5	12.2%	26.6%	60.6%	0.5%	.	188
2004
2010	3.8	21.3%	39.3%	37.7%	0.8%	0.8%	122

Influence on thinking about diversity: Campus-wide activities/events ¹²

Influence on thinking about diversity: Campus-wide activities/events	Mean	5: Very positive influence	4: Positive influence	3: Neither positive nor negative influence	1: Very negative influence	Total (N)
Year*	3.4	6.4%	29.8%	63.8%	.	188
2004
2010	3.8	20.9%	35.7%	42.6%	0.9%	115

Influence on thinking about diversity: Interactions with staff ¹²

Influence on thinking about diversity: Interactions with staff	Mean	5: Very positive influence	4: Positive influence	3: Neither positive nor negative influence	2: Negative influence	1: Very negative influence	Total (N)
Year*	3.8	13.3%	51.1%	34.0%	1.6%	.	188
2004
2010	3.9	24.7%	41.4%	32.7%	0.6%	0.6%	162

Influence on thinking about diversity: Family/home town experiences ¹²

Influence on thinking about diversity: Family/home town experiences	Mean	5: Very positive influence	4: Positive influence	3: Neither positive nor negative influence	2: Negative influence	1: Very negative influence	Total (N)
Year	3.9	32.1%	39.5%	17.9%	9.5%	1.1%	190
2004
2010	4.1	35.4%	43.5%	15.5%	5.0%	0.6%	161

Influence of NCSU: Likelihood of discussing diversity topics with friends

Influence of NCSU: Likelihood of discussing diversity topics with friends	Mean	5: Very positive influence	4: Positive influence	3: Neither positive nor negative influence	2: Negative influence	Total (N)
Year	3.8	16.8%	44.2%	36.8%	2.1%	190
2004
2010	3.7	18.0%	35.3%	44.3%	2.4%	167

Influence of NCSU: Likelihood of abstaining from using offensive language

Influence of NCSU: Likelihood of abstaining from using offensive language	Mean	5: Very positive influence	4: Positive influence	3: Neither positive nor negative influence	2: Negative influence	Total (N)
Year	3.7	12.2%	44.4%	42.9%	0.5%	189
2004
2010	3.7	15.3%	38.0%	43.6%	3.1%	163

Influence of NCSU: Likelihood of notifying others about offensive language

Influence of NCSU: Likelihood of notifying others about offensive language	Mean	5: Very positive influence	4: Positive influence	3: Neither positive nor negative influence	2: Negative influence	1: Very negative influence	Total (N)
Year	3.6	10.0%	42.1%	46.3%	1.6%	.	190
2004
2010	3.6	13.3%	34.3%	48.2%	3.6%	0.6%	166

Influence of NCSU: Comfort working with students from diverse backgrounds

Influence of NCSU: Comfort working with students from diverse backgrounds	Mean	5: Very positive influence	4: Positive influence	3: Neither positive nor negative influence	2: Negative influence	Total (N)
Year	3.8	15.3%	53.7%	30.5%	0.5%	190
2004
2010	3.8	19.3%	45.8%	34.3%	0.6%	166

Influence of NCSU: Understanding of diversity

Influence of NCSU: Understanding of diversity	Mean	5: Very positive influence	4: Positive influence	3: Neither positive nor negative influence	2: Negative influence	1: Very negative influence	Total (N)
Year	3.7	12.7%	48.1%	37.6%	0.5%	1.1%	189
2004
2010	3.8	20.0%	42.4%	35.8%	1.8%	.	165

Influence of NCSU: Ability to work in job with people of diverse backgrounds

Influence of NCSU: Ability to work in job with people of diverse backgrounds	Mean	5: Very positive influence	4: Positive influence	3: Neither positive nor negative influence	2: Negative influence	Total (N)
Year	3.9	14.3%	58.7%	27.0%	.	189
2004
2010	3.9	21.7%	46.4%	31.3%	0.6%	166

Influence of NCSU: Comfort interacting with people of different race/ethnicity

Influence of NCSU: Comfort interacting with people of different race/ethnicity	Mean	5: Very positive influence	4: Positive influence	3: Neither positive nor negative influence	2: Negative influence	Total (N)
Year	3.8	15.3%	53.7%	31.1%	.	190
2004
2010	3.8	21.1%	42.8%	34.9%	1.2%	166

Influence of NCSU: Comfort interacting with people of different sexual orientation

Influence of NCSU: Comfort interacting with people of different sexual orientation	Mean	5: Very positive influence	4: Positive influence	3: Neither positive nor negative influence	2: Negative influence	1: Very negative influence	Total (N)
Year	3.6	15.3%	35.3%	47.9%	1.6%	.	190
2004
2010	3.7	20.5%	34.9%	42.8%	1.2%	0.6%	166

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For more information on the Campus Climate Survey trends 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: July, 2011

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