North Carolina State University
Campus Climate Survey Trends (Graduate)
Section D: The Role of Diversity in Higher Education

Tables of Results
by Student Demographic Profile

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, broken down by student demographic profile.

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NC State's environment for free expression of ideas/opinions/beliefs	Building diverse/inclusive community as a key goal of NC State
NC State environment for learn about multicultural issues/perspectives	Ease of finding diversity information on NC State's website
NC State's emphasis on diversity	Learning about different cultures is important part of college education
Diversity is good for NC State	Including diversity in curriculum detracts from more important knowledge
Efforts to increase diversity and student quality	Developing respect for diversity will better enable me to work in chosen field
Efforts to increase diversity and quality of faculty/staff/admin	Developing respect for diversity will better enable me live in my community
Enhancing ability to participate in multicultural society	Interaction with different people is essential part of college education
Fostering intellectual diversity as a key goal of NC State

Section D: The Role of Diversity in Higher Education

Prologue to questions in 2010 only: The following questions ask you to think about the role of diversity in higher education. NC State defines diversity as "an inclusive community of people with varied human characteristics, ideas, and world-views and whose interactions both benefit and challenge each other to grow while making the community better."

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*	3.7	13.9%	56.1%	21.0%	7.4%	1.6%	1,312
2004
2010	4.0	24.1%	56.1%	14.4%	4.1%	1.3%	1,226

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)
Gender*		3.8	16.3%	55.3%	21.7%	5.4%	1.3%	631
Male	2004
	2010	4.0	25.8%	54.0%	14.6%	3.9%	1.8%	570
Female	2004	3.7	11.7%	56.8%	20.3%	9.3%	1.9%	681
	2010	4.0	22.7%	57.9%	14.2%	4.3%	0.9%	656

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.3	6.1%	45.1%	29.3%	12.2%	7.3%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.8	16.9%	48.2%	30.1%	3.6%	1.2%	83
Asian	2004	3.9	19.8%	54.6%	22.2%	2.9%	0.5%	207
	2010	4.1	28.1%	59.4%	10.9%	1.0%	0.6%	313
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.6	5.3%	57.9%	26.3%	7.9%	2.6%	38
	2010	4.3	39.4%	48.5%	12.1%	.	.	33
White/Caucasian	2004	3.8	13.6%	58.9%	19.5%	7.1%	0.9%	887
	2010	3.9	22.6%	56.2%	13.8%	5.8%	1.6%	756

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)
Residency*		3.7	13.2%	56.1%	21.0%	7.9%	1.8%	1,178
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.9	22.3%	55.2%	15.5%	5.5%	1.5%	867
International student	2004	3.9	20.1%	56.0%	20.9%	3.0%	.	134
	2010	4.1	28.7%	58.2%	11.7%	0.6%	0.8%	359

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)
Socioeconomic Background*		3.6	13.8%	47.8%	24.8%	10.4%	3.1%	318
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	3.9	25.1%	53.4%	14.0%	5.4%	2.1%	335
Middle class	2004	3.8	13.0%	59.5%	18.7%	7.2%	1.6%	669
	2010	4.0	23.0%	58.3%	13.9%	4.2%	0.5%	552
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	3.9	16.3%	58.0%	20.3%	5.3%	.	300
	2010	4.0	25.3%	56.8%	14.4%	2.4%	1.0%	292

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)
First Generation College Student		3.7	15.1%	53.8%	19.4%	9.1%	2.7%	186
First generation student	2004
	2010	4.0	24.2%	54.7%	16.4%	3.9%	0.8%	128
Not first generation	2004	3.7	13.8%	56.5%	21.0%	7.2%	1.4%	1,104
	2010	4.0	24.1%	57.0%	13.9%	3.9%	1.1%	1,042

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)
Sexual Orientation*		3.8	14.2%	57.3%	20.3%	7.0%	1.1%	1,221
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	4.0	24.7%	57.0%	13.7%	3.7%	0.8%	1,070
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	3.1	9.1%	30.9%	32.7%	14.5%	12.7%	55
	2010	3.7	12.5%	62.5%	15.6%	4.7%	4.7%	64

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)
Disability Status		3.7	13.9%	56.6%	20.8%	7.4%	1.4%	1,234
No disability	2004
	2010	4.0	24.7%	56.2%	14.3%	3.5%	1.2%	1,129
Disability	2004	3.5	14.6%	43.8%	22.9%	10.4%	8.3%	48
	2010	3.8	17.5%	54.6%	15.5%	10.3%	2.1%	97

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)
Age*		3.8	13.8%	58.0%	20.0%	7.1%	1.1%	1,082
Traditional	2004
	2010	4.0	24.2%	56.5%	14.4%	3.4%	1.5%	1,070
Non-Traditional	2004	3.6	14.8%	47.0%	25.7%	8.7%	3.9%	230
	2010	3.9	23.7%	53.2%	14.1%	9.0%	.	156

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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	6.2%	45.2%	35.2%	11.7%	1.7%	1,311
2004
2010	3.6	13.7%	46.2%	30.8%	7.4%	1.9%	1,214

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)
Gender*		3.5	7.3%	47.5%	34.6%	8.9%	1.7%	630
Male	2004
	2010	3.7	14.5%	46.6%	31.9%	5.8%	1.2%	567
Female	2004	3.4	5.1%	43.2%	35.8%	14.2%	1.6%	681
	2010	3.6	13.0%	45.9%	29.8%	8.8%	2.5%	647

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.0	6.1%	29.3%	28.0%	28.0%	8.5%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.2	9.6%	32.5%	33.7%	16.9%	7.2%	83
Asian	2004	3.7	11.1%	52.7%	31.9%	4.3%	.	207
	2010	3.9	17.7%	55.0%	24.1%	2.3%	1.0%	311
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.1	.	39.5%	42.1%	7.9%	10.5%	38
	2010	4.0	36.4%	27.3%	33.3%	3.0%	.	33
White/Caucasian	2004	3.4	5.0%	46.6%	35.9%	11.7%	0.9%	887
	2010	3.6	11.8%	45.2%	32.7%	8.7%	1.6%	746

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)
Residency*		3.4	6.0%	43.9%	35.6%	12.6%	1.9%	1,176
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.5	11.8%	42.4%	34.1%	9.3%	2.5%	857
International student	2004	3.7	7.4%	57.0%	31.9%	3.7%	.	135
	2010	3.9	18.2%	55.5%	23.0%	2.8%	0.6%	357

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)
Socioeconomic Background*		3.4	5.4%	45.1%	34.7%	12.0%	2.8%	317
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	3.6	14.2%	44.7%	27.8%	10.0%	3.3%	331
Middle class	2004	3.4	6.1%	45.3%	35.4%	11.5%	1.6%	669
	2010	3.7	13.7%	46.5%	32.2%	7.0%	0.5%	546
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	3.5	7.0%	44.7%	35.3%	12.3%	0.7%	300
	2010	3.6	13.1%	47.8%	32.0%	5.2%	2.1%	291

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)
First Generation College Student*		3.4	7.5%	44.6%	33.9%	11.8%	2.2%	186
First generation student	2004
	2010	3.7	18.0%	46.9%	27.3%	6.3%	1.6%	128
Not first generation	2004	3.4	5.9%	45.1%	35.6%	11.8%	1.6%	1,103
	2010	3.6	13.3%	46.0%	31.6%	7.5%	1.6%	1,031

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)
Sexual Orientation		3.4	6.3%	45.5%	35.7%	10.9%	1.6%	1,220
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	3.6	14.0%	46.7%	30.9%	6.8%	1.6%	1,062
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	3.0	3.6%	32.7%	27.3%	32.7%	3.6%	55
	2010	3.2	6.6%	36.1%	36.1%	18.0%	3.3%	61

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)
Disability Status		3.4	5.9%	45.4%	35.3%	11.8%	1.6%	1,233
No disability	2004
	2010	3.6	14.1%	46.8%	30.3%	7.1%	1.7%	1,119
Disability	2004	3.3	8.3%	33.3%	41.7%	12.5%	4.2%	48
	2010	3.4	8.4%	38.9%	36.8%	11.6%	4.2%	95

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)
Age*		3.4	6.1%	45.3%	35.8%	11.1%	1.8%	1,082
Traditional	2004
	2010	3.6	13.5%	46.2%	31.5%	7.0%	1.8%	1,059
Non-Traditional	2004	3.4	6.6%	45.0%	32.8%	14.4%	1.3%	229
	2010	3.6	14.8%	46.5%	25.8%	10.3%	2.6%	155

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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	6.5%	14.4%	39.1%	30.3%	9.7%	1,311
2004
2010	2.8	9.0%	15.3%	33.0%	29.1%	13.6%	1,225

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)
Gender*		2.9	8.9%	17.4%	39.9%	26.8%	7.0%	631
Male	2004
	2010	3.0	13.3%	18.4%	35.4%	24.2%	8.6%	570
Female	2004	2.6	4.3%	11.6%	38.4%	33.5%	12.2%	680
	2010	2.5	5.2%	12.7%	30.8%	33.4%	17.9%	655

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)
Race/Ethnicity		1.9	.	2.4%	18.3%	45.1%	34.1%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	1.9	2.4%	6.1%	14.6%	32.9%	43.9%	82
Asian	2004	2.8	2.9%	11.7%	54.4%	24.8%	6.3%	206
	2010	3.0	6.4%	20.8%	45.0%	23.6%	4.2%	313
Hispanic/Latino	2004	2.5	2.6%	7.9%	39.5%	39.5%	10.5%	38
	2010	2.8	9.4%	15.6%	25.0%	40.6%	9.4%	32
White/Caucasian	2004	2.9	7.2%	16.5%	38.8%	30.1%	7.4%	887
	2010	2.8	10.8%	14.7%	30.8%	30.0%	13.7%	757

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)
Residency*		2.8	7.1%	15.1%	36.7%	30.9%	10.3%	1,175
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	2.7	9.9%	12.9%	29.0%	31.0%	17.2%	867
International student	2004	2.8	1.5%	8.8%	60.3%	25.0%	4.4%	136
	2010	3.0	6.7%	21.2%	42.7%	24.6%	4.7%	358

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)
Socioeconomic Background		2.8	7.0%	16.1%	37.0%	26.9%	13.0%	316
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	2.7	7.8%	17.1%	29.1%	25.8%	20.1%	333
Middle class	2004	2.8	7.0%	13.2%	40.5%	31.4%	7.9%	669
	2010	2.8	11.6%	13.6%	32.1%	31.9%	10.9%	552
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	2.7	5.0%	15.3%	37.3%	32.7%	9.7%	300
	2010	2.8	6.1%	15.7%	39.6%	27.6%	10.9%	293

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)
First Generation College Student		2.7	6.5%	12.4%	39.2%	29.6%	12.4%	186
First generation student	2004
	2010	2.7	8.7%	11.8%	33.9%	30.7%	15.0%	127
Not first generation	2004	2.8	6.5%	14.7%	38.8%	30.8%	9.2%	1,102
	2010	2.8	9.2%	15.5%	32.8%	29.3%	13.2%	1,042

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)
Sexual Orientation		2.8	6.7%	14.7%	39.5%	30.1%	9.0%	1,220
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	2.8	9.4%	15.9%	33.3%	29.3%	12.1%	1,069
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	2.2	3.7%	7.4%	18.5%	44.4%	25.9%	54
	2010	2.0	4.7%	3.1%	20.3%	32.8%	39.1%	64

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)
Disability Status		2.8	6.3%	14.1%	39.8%	30.4%	9.4%	1,232
No disability	2004
	2010	2.8	8.7%	15.8%	33.2%	29.6%	12.8%	1,128
Disability	2004	2.8	12.5%	18.8%	16.7%	37.5%	14.6%	48
	2010	2.7	12.4%	10.3%	30.9%	23.7%	22.7%	97

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)
Age		2.8	6.5%	14.6%	40.9%	28.8%	9.1%	1,082
Traditional	2004
	2010	2.8	9.1%	15.8%	34.4%	28.3%	12.4%	1,069
Non-Traditional	2004	2.7	6.6%	13.5%	30.6%	37.1%	12.2%	229
	2010	2.5	8.3%	12.2%	23.1%	35.3%	21.2%	156

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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	4.3	42.8%	47.9%	8.3%	0.8%	0.2%	1,309
2004
2010	4.3	41.4%	46.8%	10.0%	1.4%	0.4%	1,226

Diversity is good for NCSU		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Gender		4.3	39.3%	49.6%	10.0%	1.0%	0.2%	631
Male	2004
	2010	4.2	36.9%	47.5%	13.0%	1.9%	0.7%	569
Female	2004	4.4	46.0%	46.3%	6.8%	0.7%	0.1%	678
	2010	4.4	45.2%	46.3%	7.5%	0.9%	0.2%	657

Diversity is good for NCSU		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity*		4.8	82.9%	13.4%	2.4%	.	1.2%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.5	62.7%	26.5%	6.0%	3.6%	1.2%	83
Asian	2004	4.3	41.7%	50.0%	7.3%	1.0%	.	206
	2010	4.2	33.0%	56.4%	9.3%	0.6%	0.6%	312
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.7	71.1%	28.9%	.	.	.	38
	2010	4.7	75.8%	18.2%	6.1%	.	.	33
White/Caucasian	2004	4.3	37.6%	52.5%	8.9%	1.0%	.	886
	2010	4.3	40.3%	46.6%	11.2%	1.6%	0.3%	757

Diversity is good for NCSU		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Residency		4.3	42.7%	47.8%	8.4%	0.9%	0.2%	1,173
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.3	42.9%	44.1%	10.9%	1.7%	0.3%	868
International student	2004	4.3	43.4%	48.5%	7.4%	0.7%	.	136
	2010	4.3	37.7%	53.4%	7.8%	0.6%	0.6%	358

Diversity is good for NCSU		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background		4.4	44.8%	45.7%	9.1%	0.3%	.	317
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	4.3	48.4%	40.6%	8.4%	1.8%	0.9%	335
Middle class	2004	4.3	41.3%	49.5%	8.0%	1.1%	0.2%	666
	2010	4.3	40.1%	47.4%	10.7%	1.6%	0.2%	551
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	4.3	44.7%	46.7%	7.7%	0.7%	0.3%	300
	2010	4.2	34.1%	54.3%	11.3%	0.3%	.	293

Diversity is good for NCSU		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
First Generation College Student*		4.4	50.0%	41.4%	7.5%	1.1%	.	186
First generation student	2004
	2010	4.4	50.0%	39.1%	10.9%	.	.	128
Not first generation	2004	4.3	41.8%	49.0%	8.3%	0.7%	0.2%	1,100
	2010	4.3	40.0%	48.2%	10.0%	1.4%	0.4%	1,042

Diversity is good for NCSU		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation*		4.3	41.7%	49.1%	8.4%	0.6%	0.2%	1,217
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	4.3	39.9%	47.9%	10.4%	1.5%	0.4%	1,070
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	4.5	69.1%	20.0%	5.5%	5.5%	.	55
	2010	4.6	57.8%	40.6%	1.6%	.	.	64

Diversity is good for NCSU		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Disability Status*		4.3	43.4%	47.6%	8.1%	0.7%	0.2%	1,230
No disability	2004
	2010	4.3	41.2%	46.9%	10.2%	1.3%	0.4%	1,129
Disability	2004	4.2	35.4%	52.1%	10.4%	2.1%	.	48
	2010	4.3	43.3%	46.4%	8.2%	2.1%	.	97

Diversity is good for NCSU		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Age		4.3	41.5%	49.4%	8.4%	0.6%	0.2%	1,082
Traditional	2004
	2010	4.3	40.0%	47.6%	10.8%	1.2%	0.4%	1,070
Non-Traditional	2004	4.4	48.9%	41.0%	7.9%	2.2%	.	227
	2010	4.4	50.6%	41.7%	4.5%	2.6%	0.6%	156

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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	7.0%	19.8%	30.1%	30.3%	12.8%	1,314
2004
2010	2.8	8.6%	17.8%	33.1%	24.1%	16.5%	1,221

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)
Gender		3.0	8.4%	24.5%	30.4%	27.2%	9.5%	632
Male	2004
	2010	3.0	11.5%	21.2%	34.2%	20.1%	13.1%	567
Female	2004	2.6	5.7%	15.4%	29.9%	33.1%	15.8%	682
	2010	2.6	6.1%	14.8%	32.1%	27.5%	19.4%	654

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)
Race/Ethnicity		1.5	1.2%	1.2%	9.8%	25.6%	62.2%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	1.7	.	6.0%	12.0%	25.3%	56.6%	83
Asian	2004	2.6	2.4%	19.8%	25.6%	39.6%	12.6%	207
	2010	2.9	7.4%	22.0%	34.6%	26.2%	9.7%	309
Hispanic/Latino	2004	2.3	.	10.5%	28.9%	42.1%	18.4%	38
	2010	2.1	6.1%	6.1%	15.2%	36.4%	36.4%	33
White/Caucasian	2004	3.0	8.5%	21.8%	33.7%	28.1%	7.8%	889
	2010	2.9	10.2%	18.3%	35.7%	22.8%	13.1%	756

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)
Residency*		2.8	7.6%	20.0%	30.6%	28.7%	13.1%	1,178
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	2.8	9.0%	17.1%	33.4%	22.3%	18.2%	865
International student	2004	2.6	1.5%	17.6%	26.5%	44.1%	10.3%	136
	2010	2.8	7.6%	19.4%	32.3%	28.4%	12.4%	356

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)
Socioeconomic Background		2.8	7.5%	23.0%	25.2%	28.0%	16.4%	318
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	2.6	8.4%	15.9%	29.9%	20.1%	25.7%	334
Middle class	2004	2.8	6.7%	18.7%	32.1%	31.1%	11.4%	669
	2010	2.9	9.8%	19.3%	33.1%	25.6%	12.2%	550
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	2.8	7.0%	19.6%	31.6%	29.9%	12.0%	301
	2010	2.8	6.2%	18.5%	36.0%	26.4%	13.0%	292

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)
First Generation College Student		2.7	7.0%	19.4%	26.3%	32.8%	14.5%	186
First generation student	2004
	2010	2.6	7.0%	14.8%	30.5%	22.7%	25.0%	128
Not first generation	2004	2.8	7.0%	20.0%	31.0%	29.6%	12.5%	1,105
	2010	2.8	8.7%	18.5%	33.1%	24.6%	15.1%	1,039

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)
Sexual Orientation*		2.8	7.3%	20.6%	30.4%	29.1%	12.6%	1,222
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	2.8	8.7%	18.4%	33.4%	24.5%	15.1%	1,067
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	2.2	1.8%	5.5%	20.0%	52.7%	20.0%	55
	2010	2.4	4.7%	17.2%	21.9%	23.4%	32.8%	64

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)
Disability Status		2.8	6.7%	19.8%	30.5%	30.5%	12.5%	1,235
No disability	2004
	2010	2.8	8.4%	17.9%	33.2%	24.8%	15.7%	1,124
Disability	2004	2.8	12.5%	20.8%	20.8%	22.9%	22.9%	48
	2010	2.7	11.3%	16.5%	32.0%	15.5%	24.7%	97

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)
Age		2.8	7.2%	20.4%	30.8%	29.8%	11.9%	1,085
Traditional	2004
	2010	2.8	8.9%	18.2%	34.1%	23.5%	15.2%	1,066
Non-Traditional	2004	2.6	6.1%	17.0%	27.1%	32.8%	17.0%	229
	2010	2.5	6.5%	14.8%	25.8%	27.7%	25.2%	155

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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	6.3%	14.9%	30.6%	34.0%	14.2%	1,311
2004
2010	2.7	6.9%	15.3%	33.9%	26.2%	17.7%	1,212

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)
Gender*		2.8	7.1%	17.6%	33.5%	29.8%	11.9%	630
Male	2004
	2010	2.9	9.2%	19.3%	35.9%	21.4%	14.2%	565
Female	2004	2.5	5.6%	12.3%	27.9%	37.9%	16.3%	681
	2010	2.5	4.9%	11.9%	32.1%	30.3%	20.7%	647

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)
Race/Ethnicity		1.5	1.2%	.	11.0%	24.4%	63.4%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	1.7	.	3.7%	14.8%	24.7%	56.8%	81
Asian	2004	2.5	2.4%	17.1%	23.9%	42.4%	14.1%	205
	2010	2.9	5.9%	21.6%	36.3%	27.5%	8.8%	306
Hispanic/Latino	2004	2.3	2.6%	13.2%	21.1%	39.5%	23.7%	38
	2010	2.0	9.1%	6.1%	9.1%	30.3%	45.5%	33
White/Caucasian	2004	2.8	7.4%	16.4%	34.1%	33.2%	8.8%	888
	2010	2.8	8.0%	15.0%	36.6%	25.5%	14.9%	752

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)
Residency*		2.7	6.9%	14.8%	31.5%	32.5%	14.3%	1,177
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	2.6	7.1%	14.1%	33.8%	24.9%	20.1%	860
International student	2004	2.4	1.5%	15.7%	22.4%	47.0%	13.4%	134
	2010	2.8	6.5%	18.5%	34.1%	29.3%	11.6%	352

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)
Socioeconomic Background		2.7	6.0%	17.3%	30.5%	28.9%	17.3%	318
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	2.5	6.9%	13.6%	32.2%	21.4%	25.9%	332
Middle class	2004	2.7	6.7%	13.5%	31.3%	35.5%	12.9%	667
	2010	2.8	8.3%	15.4%	34.1%	27.5%	14.7%	545
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	2.7	6.0%	16.0%	29.3%	35.0%	13.7%	300
	2010	2.7	4.5%	17.6%	35.5%	29.0%	13.4%	290

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)
First Generation College Student*		2.6	6.5%	15.7%	28.6%	34.1%	15.1%	185
First generation student	2004
	2010	2.5	4.0%	18.4%	30.4%	21.6%	25.6%	125
Not first generation	2004	2.7	6.3%	14.9%	31.0%	33.7%	14.1%	1,103
	2010	2.7	7.3%	15.1%	34.3%	26.7%	16.7%	1,033

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)
Sexual Orientation		2.7	6.6%	15.1%	31.1%	33.4%	13.9%	1,219
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	2.7	7.2%	15.9%	33.6%	26.9%	16.5%	1,061
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	2.3	3.6%	12.7%	18.2%	40.0%	25.5%	55
	2010	2.2	3.2%	4.8%	33.9%	22.6%	35.5%	62

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)
Disability Status		2.6	6.2%	14.9%	30.7%	34.3%	14.0%	1,232
No disability	2004
	2010	2.7	6.7%	15.5%	33.8%	27.4%	16.6%	1,115
Disability	2004	2.7	12.5%	14.6%	27.1%	25.0%	20.8%	48
	2010	2.6	9.3%	13.4%	35.1%	12.4%	29.9%	97

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)
Age		2.7	5.9%	15.6%	31.1%	34.0%	13.3%	1,082
Traditional	2004
	2010	2.7	7.1%	15.8%	34.8%	26.0%	16.3%	1,057
Non-Traditional	2004	2.6	8.3%	11.4%	27.9%	34.1%	18.3%	229
	2010	2.4	5.8%	12.3%	27.7%	27.1%	27.1%	155

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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	36.1%	47.5%	10.3%	5.1%	1.1%	1,306
2004
2010	3.9	23.7%	50.3%	19.3%	5.3%	1.4%	1,221

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)
Gender*		4.1	34.0%	46.7%	11.5%	6.1%	1.8%	627
Male	2004
	2010	3.8	21.0%	50.1%	19.9%	7.1%	1.9%	567
Female	2004	4.2	38.0%	48.2%	9.3%	4.1%	0.4%	679
	2010	4.0	26.0%	50.5%	18.8%	3.8%	0.9%	654

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)
Race/Ethnicity		4.6	69.6%	27.8%	1.3%	.	1.3%	79
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.2	41.5%	47.6%	7.3%	.	3.7%	82
Asian	2004	4.3	39.3%	54.4%	5.8%	.	0.5%	206
	2010	4.0	19.9%	59.6%	17.3%	2.6%	0.6%	312
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.4	44.7%	52.6%	2.6%	.	.	38
	2010	4.3	42.4%	48.5%	9.1%	.	.	33
White/Caucasian	2004	4.0	31.6%	47.6%	12.9%	6.8%	1.1%	886
	2010	3.8	22.2%	46.6%	22.4%	7.3%	1.5%	753

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)
Residency*		4.1	36.2%	46.4%	10.5%	5.6%	1.2%	1,170
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.8	24.2%	46.1%	21.1%	6.8%	1.9%	864
International student	2004	4.3	34.6%	56.6%	8.8%	.	.	136
	2010	4.0	22.4%	60.5%	15.1%	1.7%	0.3%	357

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)
Socioeconomic Background*		4.2	39.9%	43.7%	11.4%	4.4%	0.6%	316
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	4.0	29.2%	46.4%	19.6%	3.6%	1.2%	332
Middle class	2004	4.1	34.3%	49.4%	9.9%	5.3%	1.1%	664
	2010	3.9	21.8%	51.5%	19.2%	5.6%	1.8%	551
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	4.1	36.3%	47.7%	9.3%	5.3%	1.3%	300
	2010	3.9	21.2%	52.4%	19.9%	6.2%	0.3%	292

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)
First Generation College Student*		4.2	38.9%	44.9%	10.8%	4.3%	1.1%	185
First generation student	2004
	2010	3.9	22.7%	48.4%	25.0%	3.1%	0.8%	128
Not first generation	2004	4.1	35.8%	47.9%	10.1%	5.2%	1.0%	1,098
	2010	3.9	23.9%	50.5%	18.8%	5.5%	1.3%	1,038

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)
Sexual Orientation*		4.1	35.1%	48.3%	10.5%	5.1%	1.1%	1,214
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	3.9	22.5%	50.8%	19.8%	5.6%	1.3%	1,066
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	4.5	60.0%	34.5%	1.8%	3.6%	.	55
	2010	4.2	42.2%	40.6%	14.1%	3.1%	.	64

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)
Disability Status		4.1	36.4%	47.5%	9.9%	5.1%	1.0%	1,227
No disability	2004
	2010	3.9	23.2%	50.7%	19.5%	5.2%	1.3%	1,124
Disability	2004	4.0	31.3%	47.9%	14.6%	4.2%	2.1%	48
	2010	3.9	28.9%	45.4%	17.5%	6.2%	2.1%	97

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)
Age*		4.1	34.0%	48.8%	11.1%	4.9%	1.1%	1,079
Traditional	2004
	2010	3.9	22.7%	50.3%	19.8%	5.6%	1.5%	1,065
Non-Traditional	2004	4.3	45.8%	41.0%	6.6%	5.7%	0.9%	227
	2010	4.1	30.1%	50.0%	16.0%	3.2%	0.6%	156

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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	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Year*	4.2	40.7%	47.1%	8.7%	3.3%	0.2%	1,308
2004
2010	4.2	38.0%	46.4%	13.3%	1.9%	0.3%	1,221

Fostering intellectual diversity should be goal of NCSU		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Gender		4.2	39.9%	46.4%	9.2%	4.1%	0.3%	629
Male	2004
	2010	4.2	36.3%	45.6%	15.6%	2.1%	0.4%	570
Female	2004	4.3	41.4%	47.7%	8.2%	2.5%	0.1%	679
	2010	4.2	39.5%	47.2%	11.4%	1.7%	0.3%	651

Fostering intellectual diversity should be goal of NCSU		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		4.5	59.8%	36.6%	2.4%	.	1.2%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.6	63.0%	33.3%	2.5%	.	1.2%	81
Asian	2004	4.2	34.3%	49.3%	14.0%	2.4%	.	207
	2010	4.0	24.8%	52.6%	20.6%	1.6%	0.3%	310
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.4	50.0%	44.7%	5.3%	.	.	38
	2010	4.4	45.5%	45.5%	9.1%	.	.	33
White/Caucasian	2004	4.2	39.4%	49.0%	7.8%	3.6%	0.1%	883
	2010	4.2	39.2%	46.7%	11.5%	2.4%	0.3%	756

Fostering intellectual diversity should be goal of NCSU		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Residency		4.3	41.8%	46.6%	8.1%	3.2%	0.3%	1,173
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.3	42.5%	43.5%	11.6%	2.1%	0.3%	864
International student	2004	4.1	31.1%	51.1%	14.1%	3.7%	.	135
	2010	4.1	27.2%	53.5%	17.6%	1.4%	0.3%	357

Fostering intellectual diversity should be goal of NCSU		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Socioeconomic Background		4.3	43.7%	46.2%	6.6%	3.5%	.	318
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	4.3	43.4%	41.6%	13.6%	1.2%	0.3%	332
Middle class	2004	4.2	38.2%	48.4%	9.6%	3.5%	0.3%	665
	2010	4.2	35.6%	48.3%	13.1%	2.7%	0.4%	551
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	4.3	43.3%	45.3%	8.7%	2.3%	0.3%	300
	2010	4.2	36.6%	48.3%	13.7%	1.4%	.	292

Fostering intellectual diversity should be goal of NCSU		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
First Generation College Student		4.2	38.9%	48.1%	8.6%	3.8%	0.5%	185
First generation student	2004
	2010	4.3	40.6%	44.5%	14.1%	0.8%	.	128
Not first generation	2004	4.3	41.1%	46.9%	8.7%	3.1%	0.2%	1,101
	2010	4.2	37.7%	46.7%	13.3%	2.0%	0.3%	1,038

Fostering intellectual diversity should be goal of NCSU		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Sexual Orientation*		4.2	39.7%	48.0%	8.7%	3.4%	0.2%	1,217
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	4.2	37.5%	46.9%	13.1%	2.2%	0.3%	1,066
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	4.6	63.6%	32.7%	3.6%	.	.	55
	2010	4.4	46.9%	42.2%	10.9%	.	.	64

Fostering intellectual diversity should be goal of NCSU		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Disability Status		4.2	40.5%	47.3%	8.8%	3.2%	0.2%	1,231
No disability	2004
	2010	4.2	36.4%	47.4%	14.0%	2.0%	0.4%	1,125
Disability	2004	4.3	44.7%	42.6%	8.5%	2.1%	2.1%	47
	2010	4.5	57.3%	35.4%	6.3%	1.0%	.	96

Fostering intellectual diversity should be goal of NCSU		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Age		4.2	40.2%	47.1%	9.3%	3.2%	0.2%	1,081
Traditional	2004
	2010	4.2	35.9%	47.8%	14.0%	1.9%	0.4%	1,066
Non-Traditional	2004	4.3	42.7%	47.1%	6.2%	3.5%	0.4%	227
	2010	4.4	52.3%	36.8%	9.0%	1.9%	.	155

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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	28.6%	45.0%	17.9%	7.6%	0.8%	1,308
2004
2010	4.0	29.8%	47.7%	18.4%	3.5%	0.6%	1,220

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)
Gender*		3.9	25.9%	44.8%	20.5%	7.8%	1.1%	630
Male	2004
	2010	3.9	26.0%	47.8%	20.2%	5.1%	0.9%	569
Female	2004	4.0	31.1%	45.3%	15.5%	7.5%	0.6%	678
	2010	4.1	33.0%	47.6%	16.9%	2.2%	0.3%	651

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)
Race/Ethnicity		4.6	70.7%	25.6%	2.4%	.	1.2%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.5	59.0%	34.9%	4.8%	.	1.2%	83
Asian	2004	4.0	23.8%	54.9%	16.5%	4.4%	0.5%	206
	2010	3.9	21.3%	55.2%	21.3%	1.6%	0.6%	310
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.3	34.2%	57.9%	7.9%	.	.	38
	2010	4.3	45.5%	39.4%	15.2%	.	.	33
White/Caucasian	2004	3.8	25.3%	44.6%	20.2%	9.0%	0.8%	885
	2010	4.0	28.8%	46.7%	19.1%	4.8%	0.5%	753

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)
Residency*		3.9	29.6%	43.9%	17.8%	7.8%	0.9%	1,173
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.0	32.0%	44.4%	18.5%	4.5%	0.6%	863
International student	2004	3.9	20.0%	54.8%	18.5%	5.9%	0.7%	135
	2010	4.0	24.4%	55.7%	18.2%	1.1%	0.6%	357

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)
Socioeconomic Background		4.0	32.4%	41.8%	18.2%	7.5%	.	318
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	4.1	36.7%	43.1%	17.2%	2.7%	0.3%	332
Middle class	2004	3.9	26.4%	47.3%	16.8%	8.6%	0.9%	666
	2010	4.0	27.1%	49.7%	18.0%	4.2%	0.9%	549
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	3.9	29.5%	44.0%	19.8%	5.0%	1.7%	298
	2010	4.0	26.6%	50.2%	19.8%	3.4%	.	293

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)
First Generation College Student*		4.0	33.9%	42.5%	14.5%	8.6%	0.5%	186
First generation student	2004
	2010	4.1	33.9%	46.5%	18.9%	0.8%	.	127
Not first generation	2004	3.9	27.8%	45.6%	18.5%	7.3%	0.9%	1,099
	2010	4.0	29.1%	48.4%	18.2%	3.8%	0.6%	1,038

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)
Sexual Orientation*		3.9	27.3%	46.0%	18.1%	7.7%	0.9%	1,216
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	4.0	29.1%	48.4%	18.2%	3.8%	0.6%	1,065
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	4.4	56.4%	30.9%	9.1%	3.6%	.	55
	2010	4.3	42.2%	43.8%	14.1%	.	.	64

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)
Disability Status		3.9	28.7%	45.0%	17.9%	7.6%	0.8%	1,229
No disability	2004
	2010	4.0	29.1%	47.7%	19.1%	3.5%	0.6%	1,123
Disability	2004	3.9	25.0%	47.9%	18.8%	6.3%	2.1%	48
	2010	4.2	37.1%	47.4%	11.3%	4.1%	.	97

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)
Age		3.9	26.0%	47.3%	19.0%	6.9%	0.8%	1,081
Traditional	2004
	2010	4.0	28.0%	48.7%	19.2%	3.5%	0.7%	1,066
Non-Traditional	2004	4.0	41.0%	34.4%	12.8%	11.0%	0.9%	227
	2010	4.2	42.2%	40.9%	13.0%	3.9%	.	154

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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	3.3%	20.7%	61.5%	12.6%	2.0%	1,306
2004
2010	3.4	9.0%	28.9%	55.5%	5.2%	1.4%	1,223

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)
Gender*		3.1	4.1%	20.2%	61.0%	12.4%	2.2%	629
Male	2004
	2010	3.4	8.2%	31.1%	55.3%	4.2%	1.2%	570
Female	2004	3.1	2.5%	21.1%	61.9%	12.7%	1.8%	677
	2010	3.4	9.6%	27.0%	55.7%	6.1%	1.5%	653

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)
Race/Ethnicity		2.9	4.9%	14.6%	51.2%	24.4%	4.9%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.2	11.1%	25.9%	45.7%	11.1%	6.2%	81
Asian	2004	3.1	2.9%	24.3%	51.9%	18.9%	1.9%	206
	2010	3.6	12.2%	41.3%	42.3%	3.5%	0.6%	312
Hispanic/Latino	2004	2.8	.	10.5%	63.2%	18.4%	7.9%	38
	2010	3.6	21.2%	33.3%	33.3%	9.1%	3.0%	33
White/Caucasian	2004	3.2	3.3%	21.8%	64.5%	9.4%	1.0%	882
	2010	3.3	7.1%	24.3%	62.3%	5.0%	1.2%	756

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)
Residency*		3.1	3.4%	20.8%	62.1%	11.8%	1.9%	1,172
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.3	7.4%	24.3%	60.9%	5.8%	1.6%	865
International student	2004	3.0	2.2%	19.4%	56.0%	19.4%	3.0%	134
	2010	3.6	12.8%	39.9%	42.5%	3.9%	0.8%	358

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)
Socioeconomic Background		3.1	2.9%	21.9%	55.6%	18.4%	1.3%	315
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	3.4	10.8%	29.6%	51.2%	6.0%	2.4%	334
Middle class	2004	3.1	3.4%	17.5%	65.1%	10.9%	3.0%	668
	2010	3.4	8.3%	28.9%	57.0%	4.7%	1.1%	551
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	3.2	3.4%	26.2%	60.4%	9.7%	0.3%	298
	2010	3.4	7.5%	28.7%	58.0%	5.5%	0.3%	293

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)
First Generation College Student*		3.1	3.8%	23.2%	53.0%	18.4%	1.6%	185
First generation student	2004
	2010	3.4	10.2%	28.9%	54.7%	5.5%	0.8%	128
Not first generation	2004	3.1	3.2%	20.1%	63.2%	11.5%	2.0%	1,099
	2010	3.4	8.8%	28.9%	55.6%	5.3%	1.3%	1,041

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)
Sexual Orientation		3.1	3.4%	20.7%	62.2%	12.1%	1.6%	1,215
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	3.4	9.1%	29.5%	55.1%	5.2%	1.1%	1,069
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	2.9	1.8%	16.4%	54.5%	20.0%	7.3%	55
	2010	3.3	4.7%	31.3%	53.1%	6.3%	4.7%	64

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)
Disability Status		3.1	3.3%	20.6%	61.8%	12.3%	2.0%	1,228
No disability	2004
	2010	3.4	8.9%	29.9%	55.4%	4.8%	1.1%	1,127
Disability	2004	3.0	2.1%	16.7%	60.4%	18.8%	2.1%	48
	2010	3.2	10.4%	16.7%	57.3%	10.4%	5.2%	96

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)
Age*		3.1	3.5%	20.6%	62.4%	11.6%	1.9%	1,077
Traditional	2004
	2010	3.4	8.9%	28.9%	55.8%	5.2%	1.3%	1,067
Non-Traditional	2004	3.0	2.2%	21.0%	57.2%	17.0%	2.6%	229
	2010	3.4	9.6%	28.8%	53.8%	5.8%	1.9%	156

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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*	3.8	26.9%	40.8%	18.1%	12.0%	2.1%	1,310
2004
2010	3.9	34.0%	39.0%	15.8%	8.1%	3.1%	1,223

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)
Gender*		3.7	23.2%	40.8%	18.9%	14.0%	3.0%	628
Male	2004
	2010	3.8	29.2%	38.5%	18.0%	9.3%	4.9%	571
Female	2004	3.9	30.4%	40.9%	17.3%	10.1%	1.3%	682
	2010	4.1	38.2%	39.4%	13.8%	7.1%	1.5%	652

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)
Race/Ethnicity		4.2	45.1%	40.2%	8.5%	4.9%	1.2%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.3	48.8%	41.5%	4.9%	3.7%	1.2%	82
Asian	2004	4.1	33.7%	48.8%	15.6%	1.5%	0.5%	205
	2010	4.1	33.8%	48.2%	14.1%	2.9%	1.0%	311
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.2	45.9%	32.4%	16.2%	5.4%	.	37
	2010	4.5	66.7%	21.2%	9.1%	.	3.0%	33
White/Caucasian	2004	3.6	22.3%	39.5%	20.3%	15.5%	2.4%	888
	2010	3.8	30.4%	36.4%	17.5%	11.4%	4.4%	756

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)
Residency		3.8	26.7%	39.6%	18.4%	12.9%	2.4%	1,178
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.8	32.7%	35.5%	17.0%	10.5%	4.3%	865
International student	2004	4.1	28.8%	52.3%	15.2%	3.8%	.	132
	2010	4.2	37.2%	47.5%	12.8%	2.2%	0.3%	358

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)
Socioeconomic Background		3.9	30.2%	39.9%	16.7%	11.6%	1.6%	318
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	4.1	41.0%	36.8%	12.0%	6.6%	3.6%	334
Middle class	2004	3.7	23.5%	42.4%	18.7%	13.6%	1.6%	667
	2010	3.9	31.4%	41.2%	16.7%	8.3%	2.4%	551
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	3.8	30.3%	38.3%	18.7%	8.7%	4.0%	300
	2010	3.8	30.0%	38.6%	18.1%	9.9%	3.4%	293

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)
First Generation College Student		3.9	31.7%	40.3%	15.1%	11.8%	1.1%	186
First generation student	2004
	2010	4.2	41.4%	42.2%	10.9%	5.5%	.	128
Not first generation	2004	3.8	26.0%	40.8%	18.8%	12.1%	2.4%	1,102
	2010	3.9	32.9%	39.0%	16.0%	8.7%	3.4%	1,041

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)
Sexual Orientation		3.8	26.2%	40.4%	18.8%	12.4%	2.3%	1,219
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	3.9	32.9%	40.1%	15.2%	8.8%	3.0%	1,069
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	4.3	41.8%	45.5%	9.1%	3.6%	.	55
	2010	4.0	42.2%	31.3%	18.8%	4.7%	3.1%	64

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)
Disability Status*		3.8	27.0%	40.6%	18.3%	12.2%	1.9%	1,232
No disability	2004
	2010	3.9	33.3%	39.6%	16.0%	8.0%	3.1%	1,126
Disability	2004	3.5	18.8%	45.8%	14.6%	10.4%	10.4%	48
	2010	4.0	42.3%	32.0%	13.4%	9.3%	3.1%	97

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)
Age		3.8	25.6%	41.3%	19.0%	12.2%	1.9%	1,080
Traditional	2004
	2010	3.9	32.5%	39.2%	16.7%	8.2%	3.5%	1,067
Non-Traditional	2004	3.9	33.5%	38.7%	13.9%	10.9%	3.0%	230
	2010	4.2	44.2%	37.8%	9.6%	7.7%	0.6%	156

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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*	2.8	8.2%	19.2%	27.2%	32.0%	13.4%	1,310
2004
2010	2.9	13.1%	21.0%	25.5%	25.5%	14.9%	1,222

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)
Gender*		3.0	10.8%	24.7%	28.3%	26.8%	9.4%	628
Male	2004
	2010	3.2	15.5%	26.7%	27.4%	21.1%	9.3%	569
Female	2004	2.5	5.7%	14.2%	26.1%	36.8%	17.2%	682
	2010	2.7	11.0%	16.1%	23.7%	29.4%	19.8%	653

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)
Race/Ethnicity		2.1	8.5%	3.7%	13.4%	41.5%	32.9%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	2.2	11.0%	9.8%	11.0%	23.2%	45.1%	82
Asian	2004	2.9	7.3%	23.8%	28.6%	32.0%	8.3%	206
	2010	3.2	15.5%	23.9%	35.2%	19.7%	5.8%	310
Hispanic/Latino	2004	2.6	5.3%	7.9%	42.1%	26.3%	18.4%	38
	2010	2.6	18.2%	15.2%	6.1%	30.3%	30.3%	33
White/Caucasian	2004	2.8	7.9%	19.9%	28.4%	31.7%	12.1%	886
	2010	2.9	12.4%	21.7%	23.9%	27.2%	14.7%	756

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)
Residency*		2.8	8.5%	18.6%	26.8%	31.7%	14.4%	1,176
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	2.8	12.1%	20.1%	23.0%	27.3%	17.5%	865
International student	2004	2.9	5.2%	24.6%	30.6%	34.3%	5.2%	134
	2010	3.2	15.4%	23.2%	31.4%	21.3%	8.7%	357

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)
Socioeconomic Background		2.8	9.4%	19.2%	26.4%	28.9%	16.0%	318
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	2.8	14.7%	16.2%	21.9%	28.1%	19.2%	334
Middle class	2004	2.8	7.9%	19.3%	28.0%	32.1%	12.6%	667
	2010	3.0	13.8%	22.2%	26.5%	24.9%	12.5%	550
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	2.7	7.3%	19.0%	26.7%	34.0%	13.0%	300
	2010	2.9	9.2%	24.9%	27.3%	24.2%	14.3%	293

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)
First Generation College Student		2.7	7.5%	17.2%	28.5%	32.3%	14.5%	186
First generation student	2004
	2010	2.9	13.3%	18.8%	23.4%	31.3%	13.3%	128
Not first generation	2004	2.8	8.3%	19.5%	27.1%	31.7%	13.4%	1,102
	2010	2.9	12.8%	21.3%	25.5%	25.3%	15.1%	1,040

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)
Sexual Orientation		2.8	8.4%	19.7%	28.0%	31.3%	12.7%	1,219
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	2.9	13.0%	21.7%	25.1%	26.1%	14.1%	1,069
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	2.1	5.5%	9.1%	10.9%	40.0%	34.5%	55
	2010	2.5	10.9%	14.1%	17.2%	31.3%	26.6%	64

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)
Disability Status		2.8	8.0%	19.4%	27.4%	31.8%	13.5%	1,232
No disability	2004
	2010	2.9	12.7%	21.6%	25.2%	26.0%	14.4%	1,125
Disability	2004	2.7	10.4%	16.7%	22.9%	31.3%	18.8%	48
	2010	2.9	17.5%	14.4%	27.8%	19.6%	20.6%	97

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)
Age		2.8	8.1%	20.5%	28.0%	32.2%	11.2%	1,080
Traditional	2004
	2010	3.0	13.9%	21.9%	26.3%	24.5%	13.5%	1,066
Non-Traditional	2004	2.5	8.3%	13.5%	23.5%	30.9%	23.9%	230
	2010	2.5	7.7%	15.4%	19.9%	32.7%	24.4%	156

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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	35.9%	45.4%	13.0%	4.6%	1.1%	1,312
2004
2010	4.1	36.0%	44.0%	14.2%	4.4%	1.4%	1,223

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)
Gender		4.0	30.9%	45.3%	15.1%	6.8%	1.9%	631
Male	2004
	2010	4.0	31.2%	43.3%	17.2%	5.8%	2.5%	570
Female	2004	4.2	40.5%	45.4%	11.0%	2.6%	0.4%	681
	2010	4.2	40.1%	44.6%	11.6%	3.2%	0.5%	653

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)
Race/Ethnicity*		4.5	59.8%	34.1%	4.9%	.	1.2%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.5	61.0%	31.7%	3.7%	2.4%	1.2%	82
Asian	2004	4.2	37.2%	50.2%	11.6%	1.0%	.	207
	2010	4.1	33.8%	48.2%	15.8%	1.6%	0.6%	311
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.4	44.7%	50.0%	2.6%	2.6%	.	38
	2010	4.5	54.5%	36.4%	9.1%	.	.	33
White/Caucasian	2004	4.0	32.2%	46.2%	14.3%	5.7%	1.5%	887
	2010	4.0	32.1%	44.4%	15.3%	6.2%	1.9%	756

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)
Residency		4.1	36.8%	44.1%	12.9%	4.9%	1.3%	1,177
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.0	36.3%	41.5%	14.6%	5.7%	1.8%	867
International student	2004	4.1	28.1%	56.3%	13.3%	2.2%	.	135
	2010	4.2	35.1%	50.0%	13.2%	1.4%	0.3%	356

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)
Socioeconomic Background		4.1	34.6%	45.0%	13.8%	5.0%	1.6%	318
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	4.2	43.1%	38.6%	13.5%	3.9%	0.9%	334
Middle class	2004	4.1	34.3%	47.5%	13.0%	4.8%	0.4%	668
	2010	4.0	30.9%	48.3%	14.3%	5.3%	1.3%	551
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	4.1	40.9%	40.9%	12.3%	3.7%	2.3%	301
	2010	4.1	37.5%	42.3%	14.3%	3.8%	2.0%	293

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)
First Generation College Student		4.1	39.2%	39.2%	16.1%	5.4%	.	186
First generation student	2004
	2010	4.2	43.0%	40.6%	14.1%	1.6%	0.8%	128
Not first generation	2004	4.1	35.3%	46.3%	12.6%	4.4%	1.4%	1,104
	2010	4.1	35.2%	44.4%	13.9%	5.0%	1.4%	1,042

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)
Sexual Orientation*		4.1	34.7%	46.0%	13.3%	4.8%	1.2%	1,221
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	4.1	34.7%	44.9%	14.0%	5.0%	1.5%	1,070
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	4.6	63.6%	29.1%	7.3%	.	.	55
	2010	4.4	56.3%	28.1%	14.1%	1.6%	.	64

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)
Disability Status		4.1	35.9%	45.4%	12.9%	4.7%	1.1%	1,234
No disability	2004
	2010	4.1	36.1%	44.1%	13.9%	4.5%	1.4%	1,126
Disability	2004	4.0	33.3%	43.8%	18.8%	2.1%	2.1%	48
	2010	4.1	35.1%	42.3%	18.6%	3.1%	1.0%	97

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)
Age		4.1	34.1%	47.3%	12.9%	4.4%	1.2%	1,082
Traditional	2004
	2010	4.1	34.6%	44.8%	14.7%	4.3%	1.6%	1,068
Non-Traditional	2004	4.2	44.3%	36.1%	13.0%	5.7%	0.9%	230
	2010	4.2	45.2%	38.7%	11.0%	5.2%	.	155

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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	4.1	34.3%	46.4%	14.1%	4.0%	1.1%	1,310
2004
2010	4.1	34.7%	45.5%	14.6%	3.7%	1.5%	1,219

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)
Gender		4.0	32.1%	44.9%	15.4%	6.0%	1.6%	630
Male	2004
	2010	4.0	29.8%	46.4%	17.1%	4.4%	2.3%	567
Female	2004	4.2	36.3%	47.8%	12.9%	2.2%	0.7%	680
	2010	4.2	39.0%	44.8%	12.4%	3.1%	0.8%	652

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)
Race/Ethnicity		4.4	51.2%	40.2%	7.3%	.	1.2%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.4	57.8%	28.9%	8.4%	2.4%	2.4%	83
Asian	2004	4.2	38.3%	46.1%	14.1%	1.5%	.	206
	2010	4.2	33.3%	53.3%	12.7%	.	0.7%	306
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.3	47.4%	42.1%	7.9%	2.6%	.	38
	2010	4.4	51.5%	33.3%	15.2%	.	.	33
White/Caucasian	2004	4.0	30.7%	48.6%	14.9%	4.3%	1.5%	886
	2010	4.0	31.1%	45.2%	16.5%	5.4%	1.7%	756

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)
Residency*		4.1	34.7%	45.9%	14.0%	4.1%	1.3%	1,176
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.0	33.9%	42.5%	16.4%	5.2%	2.0%	866
International student	2004	4.1	30.6%	50.7%	14.9%	3.7%	.	134
	2010	4.3	36.5%	53.0%	10.2%	.	0.3%	353

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)
Socioeconomic Background		4.1	36.5%	43.1%	15.1%	4.1%	1.3%	318
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	4.1	39.5%	40.1%	16.3%	2.4%	1.8%	332
Middle class	2004	4.1	31.7%	48.8%	14.6%	4.2%	0.8%	666
	2010	4.0	31.3%	48.4%	13.5%	5.6%	1.3%	550
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	4.1	36.5%	45.2%	13.0%	3.3%	2.0%	301
	2010	4.1	34.6%	48.6%	14.0%	1.7%	1.0%	292

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)
First Generation College Student		4.1	37.3%	38.4%	18.4%	5.9%	.	185
First generation student	2004
	2010	4.3	43.2%	44.0%	10.4%	1.6%	0.8%	125
Not first generation	2004	4.1	33.5%	47.9%	13.7%	3.6%	1.4%	1,103
	2010	4.1	33.6%	46.4%	14.6%	4.0%	1.3%	1,040

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)
Sexual Orientation*		4.1	32.8%	47.4%	14.5%	4.0%	1.2%	1,219
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	4.1	33.6%	46.3%	14.4%	4.1%	1.5%	1,066
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	4.5	61.8%	29.1%	7.3%	1.8%	.	55
	2010	4.3	50.0%	34.4%	15.6%	.	.	64

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)
Disability Status		4.1	34.2%	46.5%	14.1%	4.1%	1.1%	1,232
No disability	2004
	2010	4.1	34.7%	45.5%	14.6%	3.8%	1.4%	1,122
Disability	2004	4.0	27.1%	47.9%	20.8%	2.1%	2.1%	48
	2010	4.1	35.1%	46.4%	14.4%	2.1%	2.1%	97

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)
Age		4.1	33.3%	47.8%	14.2%	3.6%	1.0%	1,081
Traditional	2004
	2010	4.1	33.3%	46.4%	14.9%	3.8%	1.5%	1,065
Non-Traditional	2004	4.1	38.9%	39.7%	13.5%	6.1%	1.7%	229
	2010	4.2	44.2%	39.6%	12.3%	2.6%	1.3%	154

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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*	3.9	31.6%	39.3%	15.6%	10.8%	2.7%	1,312
2004
2010	3.9	30.9%	38.5%	19.4%	7.8%	3.5%	1,222

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)
Gender		3.8	28.1%	40.3%	15.8%	12.2%	3.6%	631
Male	2004
	2010	3.7	27.3%	37.7%	21.1%	8.6%	5.3%	568
Female	2004	3.9	34.8%	38.3%	15.4%	9.5%	1.9%	681
	2010	4.0	33.9%	39.1%	17.9%	7.0%	2.0%	654

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)
Race/Ethnicity*		4.3	47.6%	41.5%	7.3%	1.2%	2.4%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.2	43.4%	39.8%	9.6%	4.8%	2.4%	83
Asian	2004	4.2	37.2%	48.3%	11.1%	1.9%	1.4%	207
	2010	4.1	34.8%	46.1%	14.8%	3.2%	1.0%	310
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.3	47.4%	36.8%	13.2%	.	2.6%	38
	2010	4.4	54.5%	33.3%	12.1%	.	.	33
White/Caucasian	2004	3.7	27.5%	37.4%	18.0%	14.2%	2.8%	887
	2010	3.7	26.6%	35.9%	22.0%	10.7%	4.8%	755

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)
Residency		3.8	31.0%	38.4%	16.2%	11.4%	3.1%	1,176
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.7	29.2%	34.0%	22.2%	9.8%	4.7%	865
International student	2004	4.1	36.8%	47.1%	10.3%	5.9%	.	136
	2010	4.1	34.7%	49.3%	12.6%	2.8%	0.6%	357

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)
Socioeconomic Background		3.9	35.6%	31.5%	19.6%	11.4%	1.9%	317
Poor/Working class	2004
	2010	3.9	35.8%	34.9%	18.8%	6.6%	3.9%	335
Middle class	2004	3.8	29.9%	41.9%	13.9%	11.5%	2.7%	668
	2010	3.8	27.8%	40.7%	20.4%	7.6%	3.5%	550
Upper middle/Upper class	2004	3.9	31.6%	40.5%	15.0%	9.0%	4.0%	301
	2010	3.8	29.5%	39.0%	18.5%	10.3%	2.7%	292

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)
First Generation College Student		3.9	34.6%	38.4%	11.9%	13.0%	2.2%	185
First generation student	2004
	2010	4.1	37.5%	39.8%	16.4%	4.7%	1.6%	128
Not first generation	2004	3.9	31.3%	39.0%	16.3%	10.5%	2.9%	1,104
	2010	3.8	29.7%	38.7%	19.8%	8.3%	3.6%	1,040

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)
Sexual Orientation		3.8	30.7%	39.1%	16.1%	11.1%	3.0%	1,220
Heterosexual	2004
	2010	3.8	29.0%	39.7%	19.3%	8.3%	3.7%	1,068
Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual	2004	4.4	54.5%	34.5%	5.5%	5.5%	.	55
	2010	4.2	46.9%	31.3%	17.2%	3.1%	1.6%	64

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)
Disability Status		3.9	31.7%	39.4%	15.2%	10.9%	2.8%	1,233
No disability	2004
	2010	3.9	30.7%	39.0%	18.9%	7.7%	3.6%	1,126
Disability	2004	3.6	27.1%	31.3%	25.0%	12.5%	4.2%	48
	2010	3.8	32.3%	32.3%	25.0%	8.3%	2.1%	96

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)
Age		3.8	30.0%	39.9%	16.4%	10.8%	2.9%	1,083
Traditional	2004
	2010	3.8	29.8%	38.9%	19.7%	8.0%	3.6%	1,066
Non-Traditional	2004	4.0	38.9%	36.2%	11.8%	10.9%	2.2%	229
	2010	4.0	37.8%	35.3%	17.3%	6.4%	3.2%	156

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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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