North Carolina State University
Campus Climate Survey Trends (Graduate)

Tables of Results
by Race/Ethnicity

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 race/ethnicity.

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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)
Race/Ethnicity*		2.8	9.8%	65.9%	18.3%	6.1%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.0	24.7%	55.9%	17.2%	2.2%	93
Asian	2004	3.1	22.7%	65.2%	10.1%	1.9%	207
	2010	3.2	30.7%	61.3%	7.5%	0.6%	362
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.1	31.6%	52.6%	13.2%	2.6%	38
	2010	3.3	41.2%	47.1%	11.8%	.	34
White/Caucasian	2004	3.2	32.9%	58.4%	7.7%	1.0%	884
	2010	3.2	33.1%	56.5%	9.1%	1.3%	848

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.3	11.3%	12.5%	30.0%	32.5%	13.8%	80
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.3	5.5%	17.6%	28.6%	35.2%	13.2%	91
Asian	2004	3.6	2.5%	12.4%	27.2%	40.6%	17.3%	202
	2010	3.6	4.2%	9.3%	25.6%	48.7%	12.1%	355
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.3	7.9%	13.2%	28.9%	42.1%	7.9%	38
	2010	3.7	2.9%	8.8%	20.6%	50.0%	17.6%	34
White/Caucasian	2004	3.8	1.7%	10.6%	22.7%	40.4%	24.6%	886
	2010	3.6	4.4%	9.8%	22.1%	46.0%	17.6%	845

Feel physically threatened ¹

Feel physically threatened		Mean	1: Never	2: Seldom	3: Occasionally	4: Often	5: Always	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity*		1.3	75.3%	21.0%	2.5%	1.2%	.	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	1.2	81.7%	18.3%	.	.	.	93
Asian	2004	1.5	61.0%	30.2%	6.3%	2.0%	0.5%	205
	2010	1.3	74.4%	20.6%	3.6%	1.1%	0.3%	360
Hispanic/Latino	2004	1.2	86.8%	7.9%	5.3%	.	.	38
	2010	1.3	85.3%	2.9%	11.8%	.	.	34
White/Caucasian	2004	1.4	70.3%	24.2%	4.6%	0.6%	0.2%	883
	2010	1.3	78.6%	17.8%	2.7%	0.8%	0.1%	845

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)
Race/Ethnicity*		3.5	7.4%	50.6%	28.4%	12.3%	1.2%	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.0	25.0%	56.7%	13.3%	5.0%	.	60
Asian	2004	3.7	15.0%	44.9%	33.3%	5.8%	1.0%	207
	2010	4.0	21.5%	62.7%	12.7%	2.2%	0.9%	316
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.3	2.6%	34.2%	57.9%	2.6%	2.6%	38
	2010	4.1	28.6%	57.1%	14.3%	.	.	21
White/Caucasian	2004	3.8	21.8%	42.7%	27.5%	7.3%	0.7%	885
	2010	3.8	26.2%	45.6%	18.8%	5.1%	4.3%	447

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.7	19.8%	42.0%	25.9%	9.9%	2.5%	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.1	32.7%	46.2%	17.3%	1.9%	1.9%	52
Asian	2004	3.5	9.7%	42.0%	41.5%	5.8%	1.0%	207
	2010	3.9	24.4%	50.6%	20.0%	3.3%	1.7%	180
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.3	5.3%	28.9%	63.2%	.	2.6%	38
	2010	4.4	36.4%	63.6%	.	.	.	11
White/Caucasian	2004	3.6	18.4%	36.7%	34.4%	8.8%	1.7%	885
	2010	3.8	28.1%	39.2%	22.9%	3.8%	5.9%	288

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)
Race/Ethnicity*		3.8	20.7%	52.4%	13.4%	11.0%	2.4%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.0	24.4%	55.6%	17.8%	2.2%	.	45
Asian	2004	4.2	39.5%	46.8%	11.7%	1.0%	1.0%	205
	2010	4.2	34.2%	51.3%	12.1%	0.8%	1.7%	240
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.2	40.5%	48.6%	5.4%	5.4%	.	37
	2010	4.2	39.1%	43.5%	17.4%	.	.	23
White/Caucasian	2004	4.4	51.5%	41.5%	4.7%	1.9%	0.3%	887
	2010	4.2	41.2%	44.6%	10.2%	2.0%	1.9%	587

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.5	12.2%	41.5%	35.4%	11.0%	.	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.8	20.0%	50.9%	23.6%	3.6%	1.8%	55
Asian	2004	3.6	12.7%	45.4%	34.6%	6.3%	1.0%	205
	2010	3.8	14.9%	53.7%	24.9%	5.0%	1.4%	281
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.8	16.2%	51.4%	27.0%	2.7%	2.7%	37
	2010	3.6	4.2%	66.7%	16.7%	12.5%	.	24
White/Caucasian	2004	3.8	23.3%	45.0%	21.5%	8.7%	1.5%	884
	2010	3.7	17.7%	49.5%	24.2%	5.0%	3.5%	541

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)
Race/Ethnicity*		4.1	29.3%	56.1%	6.1%	8.5%	.	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.2	47.7%	34.1%	9.1%	5.7%	3.4%	88
Asian	2004	4.2	35.7%	49.8%	10.6%	3.4%	0.5%	207
	2010	4.2	41.8%	44.5%	11.6%	0.3%	1.8%	328
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.1	42.1%	36.8%	15.8%	2.6%	2.6%	38
	2010	4.2	58.1%	16.1%	16.1%	6.5%	3.2%	31
White/Caucasian	2004	4.4	52.6%	38.0%	5.2%	3.4%	0.8%	886
	2010	4.3	53.3%	32.1%	7.8%	3.9%	3.0%	811

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)
Race/Ethnicity*		3.8	20.7%	52.4%	13.4%	12.2%	1.2%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.9	30.0%	45.0%	17.5%	2.5%	5.0%	40
Asian	2004	3.9	25.7%	43.2%	25.2%	5.3%	0.5%	206
	2010	4.1	29.3%	54.3%	14.8%	.	1.6%	256
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.8	31.6%	31.6%	26.3%	10.5%	.	38
	2010	4.1	42.1%	26.3%	26.3%	5.3%	.	19
White/Caucasian	2004	4.0	33.2%	45.1%	15.4%	5.8%	0.6%	883
	2010	4.1	35.9%	44.1%	13.8%	4.1%	2.1%	485

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)
Race/Ethnicity*		3.9	24.4%	50.0%	18.3%	4.9%	2.4%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.2	41.5%	39.0%	17.1%	2.4%	.	41
Asian	2004	4.2	37.4%	48.1%	11.7%	1.9%	1.0%	206
	2010	4.2	35.1%	49.6%	12.7%	1.5%	1.1%	268
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.2	42.1%	39.5%	13.2%	5.3%	.	38
	2010	4.2	36.0%	52.0%	12.0%	.	.	25
White/Caucasian	2004	4.3	44.5%	41.9%	12.5%	0.8%	0.3%	883
	2010	4.3	47.4%	38.8%	9.7%	2.6%	1.6%	549

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)
Race/Ethnicity		4.1	31.7%	46.3%	18.3%	3.7%	.	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.1	28.3%	58.3%	11.7%	1.7%	.	60
Asian	2004	3.7	13.5%	44.4%	37.2%	4.8%	.	207
	2010	3.9	21.1%	57.4%	17.0%	3.4%	1.1%	265
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.7	13.2%	47.4%	34.2%	5.3%	.	38
	2010	4.1	36.8%	36.8%	26.3%	.	.	19
White/Caucasian	2004	3.7	16.5%	43.5%	31.9%	6.9%	1.1%	878
	2010	3.7	19.0%	45.4%	24.5%	6.5%	4.6%	368

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.9	19.0%	55.7%	19.0%	6.3%	.	79
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.0	25.9%	53.4%	17.2%	1.7%	1.7%	58
Asian	2004	3.7	16.0%	46.6%	30.6%	5.3%	1.5%	206
	2010	3.9	20.7%	55.9%	19.5%	2.7%	1.1%	261
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.7	10.5%	52.6%	31.6%	2.6%	2.6%	38
	2010	4.1	40.0%	33.3%	20.0%	6.7%	.	15
White/Caucasian	2004	3.9	25.5%	48.4%	18.5%	6.1%	1.5%	881
	2010	4.0	27.3%	50.6%	15.7%	3.6%	2.8%	579

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)
Race/Ethnicity*		4.0	27.2%	55.6%	7.4%	8.6%	1.2%	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.2	38.9%	47.8%	7.8%	2.2%	3.3%	90
Asian	2004	4.1	27.5%	56.4%	12.7%	2.5%	1.0%	204
	2010	4.2	35.5%	51.5%	10.8%	0.9%	1.5%	344
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.2	29.7%	56.8%	13.5%	.	.	37
	2010	4.3	51.6%	32.3%	9.7%	6.5%	.	31
White/Caucasian	2004	4.3	44.6%	45.9%	5.2%	3.8%	0.5%	885
	2010	4.2	44.3%	42.5%	8.6%	2.1%	2.5%	828

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.5	14.8%	43.2%	23.5%	16.0%	2.5%	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.8	18.8%	56.3%	18.8%	2.1%	4.2%	48
Asian	2004	3.5	11.9%	35.6%	42.6%	8.4%	1.5%	202
	2010	3.8	20.2%	47.6%	28.6%	1.2%	2.4%	168
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.4	13.2%	36.8%	28.9%	18.4%	2.6%	38
	2010	3.9	22.2%	50.0%	22.2%	5.6%	.	18
White/Caucasian	2004	3.6	19.5%	40.8%	23.2%	14.5%	2.0%	883
	2010	3.7	16.2%	51.3%	20.7%	6.6%	5.2%	425

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)
Race/Ethnicity*		3.8	25.9%	46.9%	12.3%	11.1%	3.7%	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.1	33.7%	48.8%	10.5%	4.7%	2.3%	86
Asian	2004	4.1	29.6%	57.1%	11.8%	1.0%	0.5%	203
	2010	4.1	32.7%	52.7%	11.5%	2.0%	1.1%	355
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.1	35.1%	48.6%	8.1%	5.4%	2.7%	37
	2010	4.0	34.4%	34.4%	31.3%	.	.	32
White/Caucasian	2004	4.3	44.0%	48.2%	5.2%	2.4%	0.2%	882
	2010	4.1	38.5%	46.5%	9.1%	2.8%	3.0%	821

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.7	23.2%	46.3%	13.4%	12.2%	4.9%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.0	30.8%	50.5%	8.8%	8.8%	1.1%	91
Asian	2004	4.3	41.4%	47.3%	7.4%	3.0%	1.0%	203
	2010	4.2	41.6%	42.5%	10.9%	3.8%	1.2%	341
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.2	40.5%	48.6%	.	8.1%	2.7%	37
	2010	3.9	30.3%	45.5%	9.1%	12.1%	3.0%	33
White/Caucasian	2004	4.2	35.4%	53.1%	4.8%	5.6%	1.0%	887
	2010	4.1	35.0%	48.5%	8.5%	6.7%	1.2%	816

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)
Race/Ethnicity		2.0	1.2%	6.2%	9.9%	60.5%	22.2%	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	1.7	.	3.3%	7.7%	48.4%	40.7%	91
Asian	2004	2.1	1.5%	3.9%	20.7%	52.2%	21.7%	203
	2010	1.9	2.4%	4.7%	10.0%	49.7%	33.2%	340
Hispanic/Latino	2004	2.0	2.7%	2.7%	10.8%	62.2%	21.6%	37
	2010	1.8	.	9.1%	6.1%	36.4%	48.5%	33
White/Caucasian	2004	1.8	0.6%	1.9%	7.3%	54.1%	36.1%	886
	2010	1.6	0.4%	1.1%	7.4%	45.5%	45.7%	816

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)
Race/Ethnicity*		3.8	17.1%	58.5%	14.6%	9.8%	.	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.0	29.7%	53.8%	9.9%	.	6.6%	91
Asian	2004	3.8	17.3%	54.0%	19.8%	6.9%	2.0%	202
	2010	3.8	20.6%	52.4%	15.9%	8.8%	2.4%	340
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.2	32.4%	56.8%	8.1%	2.7%	.	37
	2010	4.1	37.5%	46.9%	6.3%	3.1%	6.3%	32
White/Caucasian	2004	4.2	31.9%	62.7%	3.3%	1.5%	0.6%	883
	2010	4.3	38.5%	52.8%	6.9%	1.4%	0.5%	814

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)
Race/Ethnicity*		2.3	3.7%	11.0%	15.9%	46.3%	23.2%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	2.1	4.4%	8.8%	11.0%	40.7%	35.2%	91
Asian	2004	2.2	2.0%	6.4%	18.2%	51.7%	21.7%	203
	2010	2.0	2.1%	5.9%	10.9%	48.7%	32.4%	339
Hispanic/Latino	2004	2.2	2.7%	10.8%	10.8%	51.4%	24.3%	37
	2010	1.8	.	6.1%	21.2%	21.2%	51.5%	33
White/Caucasian	2004	1.7	0.6%	1.9%	6.3%	52.3%	38.8%	883
	2010	1.7	0.5%	1.7%	6.6%	44.8%	46.4%	815

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)
Race/Ethnicity*		3.7	18.5%	50.6%	18.5%	11.1%	1.2%	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.9	26.4%	47.3%	20.9%	3.3%	2.2%	91
Asian	2004	3.9	19.7%	52.2%	23.2%	4.4%	0.5%	203
	2010	3.7	14.9%	50.3%	30.4%	3.0%	1.5%	336
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.8	18.9%	54.1%	18.9%	8.1%	.	37
	2010	4.2	33.3%	48.5%	18.2%	.	.	33
White/Caucasian	2004	4.1	26.2%	57.6%	13.1%	2.7%	0.3%	885
	2010	4.1	29.9%	52.1%	15.0%	2.5%	0.5%	812

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)
Race/Ethnicity		2.7	6.1%	14.6%	34.1%	35.4%	9.8%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	2.4	6.6%	11.0%	22.0%	34.1%	26.4%	91
Asian	2004	2.5	1.5%	11.8%	33.5%	38.9%	14.3%	203
	2010	2.1	3.0%	10.1%	18.4%	35.9%	32.6%	337
Hispanic/Latino	2004	2.5	5.4%	16.2%	24.3%	35.1%	18.9%	37
	2010	2.5	9.1%	9.1%	33.3%	15.2%	33.3%	33
White/Caucasian	2004	2.1	1.6%	8.6%	16.3%	44.9%	28.7%	885
	2010	1.8	1.0%	5.5%	12.9%	33.1%	47.5%	815

Professors communicate welcomeness in course ⁵

Professors communicate welcomeness in course		Mean	5: Strongly agree	4: Agree	3: Neither agree nor disagree	2: Disagree	1: Strongly disagree	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		3.9	20.7%	53.7%	18.3%	4.9%	2.4%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.1	35.2%	44.0%	14.3%	5.5%	1.1%	91
Asian	2004	4.0	21.7%	60.6%	15.3%	1.0%	1.5%	203
	2010	4.2	33.1%	52.4%	12.1%	2.1%	0.3%	338
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.7	24.3%	37.8%	24.3%	10.8%	2.7%	37
	2010	4.2	45.5%	39.4%	9.1%	.	6.1%	33
White/Caucasian	2004	4.2	39.7%	49.4%	7.9%	2.4%	0.7%	885
	2010	4.3	42.6%	45.5%	10.7%	1.1%	0.1%	814

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.8	18.3%	56.1%	17.1%	7.3%	1.2%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.1	29.7%	53.8%	11.0%	5.5%	.	91
Asian	2004	4.1	22.7%	63.1%	11.8%	2.0%	0.5%	203
	2010	4.2	32.2%	56.6%	8.8%	1.8%	0.6%	339
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.1	35.1%	45.9%	13.5%	.	5.4%	37
	2010	4.0	33.3%	39.4%	24.2%	3.0%	.	33
White/Caucasian	2004	4.3	38.1%	54.6%	4.3%	2.4%	0.6%	882
	2010	4.2	39.1%	50.3%	6.2%	3.6%	0.9%	813

Faculty support for attending conferences ⁷

Faculty support for attending conferences		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity*		3.0	37.7%	32.8%	16.4%	13.1%	61
African American/Black	2010
Asian	2010	3.0	32.6%	44.1%	15.7%	7.6%	236
Hispanic/Latino	2010	3.2	50.0%	29.2%	12.5%	8.3%	24
White/Caucasian	2010	3.1	37.6%	38.8%	15.2%	8.3%	623

Faculty support for presenting at conferences ⁷

Faculty support for presenting at conferences		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		2.9	26.2%	49.2%	16.4%	8.2%	61
African American/Black	2004
	2010	2.8	28.3%	39.6%	15.1%	17.0%	53
Asian	2004	2.9	22.5%	46.2%	26.6%	4.6%	173
	2010	3.0	31.4%	45.0%	16.8%	6.8%	220
Hispanic/Latino	2004	2.8	31.3%	34.4%	21.9%	12.5%	32
	2010	3.1	43.5%	34.8%	13.0%	8.7%	23
White/Caucasian	2004	3.1	36.4%	44.5%	14.7%	4.4%	665
	2010	3.2	43.0%	36.3%	14.0%	6.7%	586

Supportiveness of advisor/committee chair ⁷

Supportiveness of advisor/committee chair		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		3.1	38.9%	36.1%	16.7%	8.3%	72
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.1	45.3%	28.0%	16.0%	10.7%	75
Asian	2004	3.1	34.3%	48.1%	15.5%	2.2%	181
	2010	3.2	35.1%	49.8%	12.9%	2.2%	271
Hispanic/Latino	2004	2.9	19.4%	58.3%	13.9%	8.3%	36
	2010	3.5	69.0%	13.8%	13.8%	3.4%	29
White/Caucasian	2004	3.2	44.6%	37.3%	13.8%	4.2%	780
	2010	3.4	52.2%	33.6%	11.4%	2.9%	730

Committee responsiveness ⁷

Committee responsiveness		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		3.0	24.4%	55.6%	11.1%	8.9%	45
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.1	46.5%	23.3%	27.9%	2.3%	43
Asian	2004	3.0	23.7%	49.1%	26.6%	0.6%	173
	2010	3.1	27.2%	57.5%	14.0%	1.3%	228
Hispanic/Latino	2004	2.6	9.1%	51.5%	30.3%	9.1%	33
	2010	3.4	50.0%	36.4%	13.6%	.	22
White/Caucasian	2004	3.1	33.2%	47.6%	14.7%	4.6%	593
	2010	3.2	37.0%	47.2%	13.0%	2.8%	500

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)
Race/Ethnicity		2.6	20.8%	34.0%	30.2%	15.1%	53
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.0	40.4%	27.7%	27.7%	4.3%	47
Asian	2004	2.9	24.3%	48.0%	22.5%	5.2%	173
	2010	3.1	26.8%	54.4%	16.2%	2.6%	228
Hispanic/Latino	2004	2.8	15.2%	57.6%	21.2%	6.1%	33
	2010	3.2	43.5%	34.8%	17.4%	4.3%	23
White/Caucasian	2004	3.1	34.6%	43.9%	16.8%	4.7%	613
	2010	3.2	39.5%	44.9%	11.6%	4.0%	526

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)
Race/Ethnicity		2.9	20.3%	52.5%	25.4%	1.7%	59
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.2	29.3%	63.4%	4.9%	2.4%	41
Asian	2004	3.1	28.4%	56.8%	13.7%	1.1%	190
	2010	3.1	26.8%	61.9%	8.6%	2.7%	257
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.1	23.5%	67.6%	5.9%	2.9%	34
	2010	3.2	36.0%	52.0%	8.0%	4.0%	25
White/Caucasian	2004	3.3	37.9%	53.0%	7.8%	1.3%	717
	2010	3.3	42.2%	46.9%	9.9%	1.0%	576

Selection process for TAs/RAs ⁷

Selection process for TAs/RAs		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		2.5	16.1%	33.9%	33.9%	16.1%	56
African American/Black	2004
	2010	2.3	17.0%	30.2%	17.0%	35.8%	53
Asian	2004	2.6	18.0%	38.2%	25.8%	18.0%	178
	2010	2.6	18.0%	39.5%	23.7%	18.8%	266
Hispanic/Latino	2004	2.6	6.9%	58.6%	24.1%	10.3%	29
	2010	3.0	32.0%	44.0%	12.0%	12.0%	25
White/Caucasian	2004	2.8	22.2%	44.8%	19.4%	13.5%	643
	2010	2.8	27.9%	39.9%	17.0%	15.2%	584

Selection process for other funding opportunities ⁷

Selection process for other funding opportunities		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		2.5	13.3%	41.7%	23.3%	21.7%	60
African American/Black	2004
	2010	2.1	14.5%	21.8%	23.6%	40.0%	55
Asian	2004	2.4	14.3%	32.3%	28.6%	24.8%	161
	2010	2.4	13.9%	31.8%	29.8%	24.5%	245
Hispanic/Latino	2004	2.3	7.1%	35.7%	35.7%	21.4%	28
	2010	3.0	36.4%	31.8%	27.3%	4.5%	22
White/Caucasian	2004	2.6	19.6%	40.9%	23.9%	15.6%	602
	2010	2.6	23.1%	36.7%	22.0%	18.2%	532

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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	1: Never	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		4.3	60.5%	19.8%	13.6%	4.9%	1.2%	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.6	74.2%	15.7%	4.5%	5.6%	.	89
Asian	2004	3.9	32.0%	34.0%	25.9%	8.1%	.	197
	2010	4.1	42.4%	31.5%	20.6%	4.5%	0.9%	330
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.2	50.0%	30.6%	11.1%	5.6%	2.8%	36
	2010	4.7	72.7%	24.2%	.	3.0%	.	33
White/Caucasian	2004	4.2	47.0%	31.8%	15.1%	5.6%	0.5%	873
	2010	4.3	56.1%	25.2%	15.2%	3.1%	0.4%	802

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)
Race/Ethnicity*		2.5	1.5%	10.6%	36.4%	43.9%	7.6%	66
African American/Black	2004
	2010	2.4	5.0%	15.0%	20.0%	38.3%	21.7%	60
Asian	2004	2.6	4.9%	12.0%	35.0%	36.6%	11.5%	183
	2010	2.4	4.6%	10.8%	30.9%	27.0%	26.6%	259
Hispanic/Latino	2004	2.4	3.0%	6.1%	30.3%	45.5%	15.2%	33
	2010	2.2	11.5%	7.7%	15.4%	23.1%	42.3%	26
White/Caucasian	2004	2.5	3.8%	9.9%	33.4%	42.5%	10.4%	815
	2010	2.5	7.4%	11.1%	26.7%	34.5%	20.3%	606

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	1: Never	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity*		3.9	34.7%	26.7%	32.0%	5.3%	1.3%	75
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.1	43.8%	31.5%	15.1%	9.6%	.	73
Asian	2004	3.9	29.5%	41.0%	22.4%	7.1%	.	183
	2010	4.1	40.8%	34.2%	18.8%	4.6%	1.6%	304
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.2	36.7%	50.0%	6.7%	6.7%	.	30
	2010	4.5	71.0%	12.9%	12.9%	.	3.2%	31
White/Caucasian	2004	4.3	48.5%	33.7%	14.2%	3.3%	0.3%	783
	2010	4.5	59.5%	29.4%	9.7%	1.4%	.	701

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)
Race/Ethnicity		2.9	12.7%	15.9%	31.7%	31.7%	7.9%	63
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.4	27.4%	21.0%	22.6%	17.7%	11.3%	62
Asian	2004	2.8	8.7%	17.3%	29.3%	30.0%	14.7%	150
	2010	3.0	19.3%	18.4%	22.8%	18.0%	21.5%	228
Hispanic/Latino	2004	2.4	.	17.2%	20.7%	51.7%	10.3%	29
	2010	3.5	31.8%	22.7%	22.7%	13.6%	9.1%	22
White/Caucasian	2004	3.2	18.4%	19.9%	33.7%	22.4%	5.7%	680
	2010	3.7	32.9%	24.3%	27.8%	11.2%	3.7%	571

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	1: Never	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity*		4.0	30.8%	42.3%	21.8%	5.1%	.	78
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.2	41.9%	41.9%	13.5%	2.7%	.	74
Asian	2004	4.0	27.0%	45.9%	22.2%	4.9%	.	185
	2010	4.2	45.2%	33.1%	19.0%	2.3%	0.3%	305
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.1	39.4%	30.3%	27.3%	3.0%	.	33
	2010	4.6	69.2%	19.2%	11.5%	.	.	26
White/Caucasian	2004	4.2	42.4%	38.1%	17.6%	1.7%	0.1%	816
	2010	4.3	48.3%	33.4%	16.1%	2.2%	.	671

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.9	40.7%	25.9%	16.0%	14.8%	2.5%	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.6	41.2%	12.9%	23.5%	12.9%	9.4%	85
Asian	2004	3.6	19.1%	37.2%	28.1%	14.1%	1.5%	199
	2010	3.6	24.2%	29.3%	30.9%	8.9%	6.7%	314
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.1	32.4%	45.9%	16.2%	5.4%	.	37
	2010	4.2	57.6%	18.2%	18.2%	3.0%	3.0%	33
White/Caucasian	2004	3.7	31.5%	30.8%	23.2%	9.2%	5.3%	880
	2010	3.7	32.2%	28.1%	24.1%	7.5%	8.0%	797

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)
Race/Ethnicity		4.0	49.4%	16.0%	21.0%	7.4%	6.2%	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.9	50.6%	19.5%	13.8%	5.7%	10.3%	87
Asian	2004	3.8	25.6%	37.2%	27.6%	6.5%	3.0%	199
	2010	3.6	29.5%	28.6%	22.4%	9.4%	10.1%	308
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.1	29.7%	54.1%	10.8%	2.7%	2.7%	37
	2010	4.4	63.6%	21.2%	9.1%	.	6.1%	33
White/Caucasian	2004	3.8	32.6%	33.6%	19.4%	7.9%	6.5%	881
	2010	3.6	32.7%	27.3%	20.1%	7.1%	12.8%	791

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.6	34.6%	18.5%	28.4%	9.9%	8.6%	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.5	40.7%	11.6%	18.6%	10.5%	18.6%	86
Asian	2004	3.5	22.4%	28.6%	30.1%	10.7%	8.2%	196
	2010	3.3	25.0%	24.0%	25.0%	11.4%	14.6%	308
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.6	24.3%	32.4%	29.7%	5.4%	8.1%	37
	2010	4.1	54.5%	18.2%	18.2%	3.0%	6.1%	33
White/Caucasian	2004	3.5	28.7%	29.4%	19.6%	10.5%	11.8%	878
	2010	3.4	28.4%	24.2%	18.8%	11.9%	16.7%	784

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.1	27.8%	21.5%	12.7%	7.6%	30.4%	79
African American/Black	2004
	2010	2.6	29.3%	7.3%	6.1%	4.9%	52.4%	82
Asian	2004	3.6	29.3%	30.8%	21.7%	7.1%	11.1%	198
	2010	3.3	27.4%	25.0%	16.2%	8.1%	23.3%	296
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.7	33.3%	33.3%	16.7%	.	16.7%	36
	2010	3.8	59.4%	12.5%	3.1%	3.1%	21.9%	32
White/Caucasian	2004	3.1	26.5%	18.8%	17.7%	8.4%	28.6%	877
	2010	2.8	24.8%	16.5%	13.8%	7.7%	37.2%	741

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)
Race/Ethnicity*		4.9%	11.1%	8.6%	25.9%	49.4%	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	2.2%	6.7%	4.5%	34.8%	51.7%	89
Asian	2004	1.5%	9.0%	20.6%	41.2%	27.6%	199
	2010	1.2%	4.2%	7.8%	41.0%	45.8%	332
Hispanic/Latino	2004	2.7%	21.6%	16.2%	18.9%	40.5%	37
	2010	.	18.2%	15.2%	24.2%	42.4%	33
White/Caucasian	2004	17.6%	31.8%	35.8%	12.1%	2.7%	881
	2010	24.2%	41.2%	23.4%	9.0%	2.2%	803

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)
Race/Ethnicity		54.3%	2.5%	43.2%	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	50.6%	2.2%	47.2%	89
Asian	2004	69.3%	4.5%	26.1%	199
	2010	55.6%	5.7%	38.7%	331
Hispanic/Latino	2004	78.4%	2.7%	18.9%	37
	2010	63.6%	3.0%	33.3%	33
White/Caucasian	2004	31.3%	27.2%	41.5%	879
	2010	28.7%	27.7%	43.7%	799

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)
Race/Ethnicity		65.4%	21.0%	3.7%	4.9%	4.9%	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	51.1%	17.0%	14.8%	5.7%	11.4%	88
Asian	2004	21.2%	56.1%	12.6%	4.0%	6.1%	198
	2010	14.5%	65.1%	9.6%	3.6%	7.2%	332
Hispanic/Latino	2004	43.2%	13.5%	27.0%	8.1%	8.1%	37
	2010	48.5%	12.1%	6.1%	12.1%	21.2%	33
White/Caucasian	2004	53.6%	28.7%	10.4%	3.7%	3.5%	881
	2010	53.7%	32.9%	8.9%	2.9%	1.6%	802

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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)
Race/Ethnicity*		43.8%	32.5%	10.0%	7.5%	6.3%	80
African American/Black	2004
	2010	33.3%	28.7%	11.5%	18.4%	8.0%	87
Asian	2004	69.7%	15.2%	9.1%	4.0%	2.0%	198
	2010	58.3%	15.7%	17.3%	6.2%	2.5%	324
Hispanic/Latino	2004	78.4%	16.2%	5.4%	.	.	37
	2010	30.3%	42.4%	6.1%	21.2%	.	33
White/Caucasian	2004	52.6%	26.1%	10.2%	7.8%	3.3%	882
	2010	44.5%	20.5%	15.3%	13.9%	5.9%	786

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	1: Very negative impact	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity*		4.1	38.6%	36.4%	20.5%	4.5%	.	44
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.1	33.3%	45.6%	21.1%	.	.	57
Asian	2004	3.7	15.3%	47.5%	33.9%	3.4%	.	59
	2010	3.9	15.8%	62.4%	19.5%	1.5%	0.8%	133
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.5	12.5%	37.5%	37.5%	12.5%	.	8
	2010	4.1	36.4%	40.9%	22.7%	.	.	22
White/Caucasian	2004	3.9	21.6%	47.2%	27.6%	3.4%	0.2%	417
	2010	3.9	23.6%	43.8%	30.3%	2.1%	0.2%	436

Participation in diversity/multicultural events

Participation in diversity/multicultural events		Never	Once	Two or three times	Four or more times	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		49.4%	9.9%	17.3%	23.5%	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	46.5%	15.1%	17.4%	20.9%	86
Asian	2004	57.5%	10.4%	22.8%	9.3%	193
	2010	43.9%	16.9%	30.7%	8.5%	319
Hispanic/Latino	2004	56.8%	8.1%	24.3%	10.8%	37
	2010	45.5%	12.1%	27.3%	15.2%	33
White/Caucasian	2004	70.1%	10.4%	11.9%	7.6%	876
	2010	71.6%	8.0%	13.5%	6.8%	783

Reasons for not participating: Not aware ¹⁰

Reasons for not participating: Not aware		Yes, a reason	No, not a reason	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		58.5%	41.5%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	45.0%	55.0%	40
Asian	2004	52.7%	47.3%	207
	2010	60.0%	40.0%	140
Hispanic/Latino	2004	57.9%	42.1%	38
	2010	60.0%	40.0%	15
White/Caucasian	2004	57.1%	42.9%	890
	2010	59.9%	40.1%	561

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.7%	96.3%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	7.5%	92.5%	40
Asian	2004	15.9%	84.1%	207
	2010	23.6%	76.4%	140
Hispanic/Latino	2004	7.9%	92.1%	38
	2010	6.7%	93.3%	15
White/Caucasian	2004	25.3%	74.7%	890
	2010	29.6%	70.4%	561

Reasons for not participating: Not enough time ¹⁰

Reasons for not participating: Not enough time		Yes, a reason	No, not a reason	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		68.3%	31.7%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	45.0%	55.0%	40
Asian	2004	65.7%	34.3%	207
	2010	56.4%	43.6%	140
Hispanic/Latino	2004	68.4%	31.6%	38
	2010	80.0%	20.0%	15
White/Caucasian	2004	71.0%	29.0%	890
	2010	67.6%	32.4%	561

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)
Race/Ethnicity		64.6%	35.4%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	67.5%	32.5%	40
Asian	2004	41.5%	58.5%	207
	2010	52.1%	47.9%	140
Hispanic/Latino	2004	42.1%	57.9%	38
	2010	46.7%	53.3%	15
White/Caucasian	2004	58.1%	41.9%	890
	2010	54.9%	45.1%	561

Reasons for not participating: Uncomfortable ¹⁰

Reasons for not participating: Uncomfortable		Yes, a reason	No, not a reason	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		2.4%	97.6%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	.	100.0%	40
Asian	2004	11.6%	88.4%	207
	2010	6.4%	93.6%	140
Hispanic/Latino	2004	7.9%	92.1%	38
	2010	.	100.0%	15
White/Caucasian	2004	7.2%	92.8%	890
	2010	4.5%	95.5%	561

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)
Race/Ethnicity		2.4%	97.6%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	5.0%	95.0%	40
Asian	2004	18.8%	81.2%	207
	2010	21.4%	78.6%	140
Hispanic/Latino	2004	7.9%	92.1%	38
	2010	13.3%	86.7%	15
White/Caucasian	2004	13.7%	86.3%	890
	2010	14.8%	85.2%	561

Reasons for not participating: Uninteresting topic ¹⁰

Reasons for not participating: Uninteresting topic		Yes, a reason	No, not a reason	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		15.9%	84.1%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	12.5%	87.5%	40
Asian	2004	22.7%	77.3%	207
	2010	18.6%	81.4%	140
Hispanic/Latino	2004	10.5%	89.5%	38
	2010	6.7%	93.3%	15
White/Caucasian	2004	34.7%	65.3%	890
	2010	32.8%	67.2%	561

Reasons for not participating: Location ¹⁰

Reasons for not participating: Location		Yes, a reason	No, not a reason	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		12.2%	87.8%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	10.0%	90.0%	40
Asian	2004	9.7%	90.3%	207
	2010	15.7%	84.3%	140
Hispanic/Latino	2004	5.3%	94.7%	38
	2010	13.3%	86.7%	15
White/Caucasian	2004	10.8%	89.2%	890
	2010	11.9%	88.1%	561

Reasons for not participating: Cost ¹⁰

Reasons for not participating: Cost		Yes, a reason	No, not a reason	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		7.3%	92.7%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	.	100.0%	40
Asian	2004	17.4%	82.6%	207
	2010	15.7%	84.3%	140
Hispanic/Latino	2004	10.5%	89.5%	38
	2010	.	100.0%	15
White/Caucasian	2004	11.5%	88.5%	890
	2010	7.1%	92.9%	561

Reasons for not participating: Other ¹⁰

Reasons for not participating: Other		Yes, a reason	No, not a reason	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		7.3%	92.7%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	7.5%	92.5%	40
Asian	2004	1.9%	98.1%	207
	2010	4.3%	95.7%	140
Hispanic/Latino	2004	5.3%	94.7%	38
	2010	6.7%	93.3%	15
White/Caucasian	2004	8.9%	91.1%	890
	2010	7.1%	92.9%	561

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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)
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 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)
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 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)
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

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)
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

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)
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 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)
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

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)
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

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)
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

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)
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

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)
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

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)
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

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)
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

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)
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 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)
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

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)
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

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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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.0	23.5%	58.0%	13.6%	4.9%	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.2	31.6%	55.7%	11.4%	1.3%	79
Asian	2004	3.1	22.2%	66.2%	11.1%	0.5%	198
	2010	3.4	44.7%	50.0%	4.3%	1.0%	302
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.2	29.7%	59.5%	8.1%	2.7%	37
	2010	3.5	51.6%	45.2%	3.2%	.	31
White/Caucasian	2004	3.2	33.5%	57.5%	7.2%	1.8%	880
	2010	3.3	42.2%	48.0%	8.2%	1.6%	742

Faculty respect for minority grad students

Faculty respect for minority grad students		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		2.5	11.1%	48.1%	23.5%	17.3%	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	2.8	20.3%	50.6%	21.5%	7.6%	79
Asian	2004	3.0	17.2%	64.1%	17.2%	1.5%	198
	2010	3.3	40.6%	49.5%	7.9%	2.0%	303
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.0	24.3%	54.1%	16.2%	5.4%	37
	2010	3.4	48.4%	41.9%	9.7%	.	31
White/Caucasian	2004	3.2	32.3%	58.6%	7.7%	1.4%	875
	2010	3.3	41.5%	49.8%	6.7%	2.0%	735

Undergrad respect for minority TAs

Undergrad respect for minority TAs		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		2.5	5.1%	48.7%	33.3%	12.8%	78
African American/Black	2004
	2010	2.7	12.9%	52.9%	28.6%	5.7%	70
Asian	2004	2.6	8.2%	49.2%	34.4%	8.2%	195
	2010	3.0	27.3%	53.0%	16.7%	3.0%	300
Hispanic/Latino	2004	2.6	11.4%	45.7%	31.4%	11.4%	35
	2010	3.0	25.8%	51.6%	22.6%	.	31
White/Caucasian	2004	2.7	10.8%	53.9%	28.1%	7.3%	841
	2010	2.9	21.5%	52.1%	20.8%	5.6%	701

Undergrad respect for female TAs

Undergrad respect for female TAs		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		2.7	5.1%	66.7%	21.8%	6.4%	78
African American/Black	2004
	2010	2.9	12.9%	67.1%	17.1%	2.9%	70
Asian	2004	2.8	9.2%	60.5%	29.7%	0.5%	195
	2010	3.2	28.7%	59.7%	10.7%	1.0%	300
Hispanic/Latino	2004	2.8	14.7%	58.8%	20.6%	5.9%	34
	2010	3.3	40.0%	46.7%	13.3%	.	30
White/Caucasian	2004	2.8	13.2%	57.9%	24.7%	4.2%	841
	2010	3.1	27.7%	56.4%	14.1%	1.8%	704

Grad student respect for faculty

Grad student respect for faculty		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		3.2	27.5%	63.8%	7.5%	1.3%	80
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.2	27.8%	64.6%	6.3%	1.3%	79
Asian	2004	3.2	27.3%	64.6%	7.6%	0.5%	198
	2010	3.4	42.9%	53.5%	3.3%	0.3%	303
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.3	33.3%	61.1%	5.6%	.	36
	2010	3.4	41.9%	51.6%	6.5%	.	31
White/Caucasian	2004	3.2	31.5%	62.1%	5.5%	0.9%	876
	2010	3.3	39.1%	54.5%	5.7%	0.7%	739

Grad student respect for minority faculty

Grad student respect for minority faculty		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		2.8	17.5%	53.8%	22.5%	6.3%	80
African American/Black	2004
	2010	2.9	20.3%	55.7%	21.5%	2.5%	79
Asian	2004	3.1	27.6%	59.7%	12.8%	.	196
	2010	3.3	39.7%	53.0%	6.3%	1.0%	302
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.2	32.4%	58.8%	5.9%	2.9%	34
	2010	3.4	45.2%	48.4%	6.5%	.	31
White/Caucasian	2004	3.2	30.8%	62.1%	6.7%	0.5%	867
	2010	3.3	39.2%	54.4%	5.0%	1.4%	735

Faculty respect for female grad students

Faculty respect for female grad students		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		3.0	16.7%	67.9%	11.5%	3.8%	78
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.0	25.6%	55.1%	15.4%	3.8%	78
Asian	2004	3.1	25.6%	63.6%	10.8%	.	195
	2010	3.4	45.9%	50.5%	3.3%	0.3%	303
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.2	30.6%	58.3%	8.3%	2.8%	36
	2010	3.5	58.1%	35.5%	6.5%	.	31
White/Caucasian	2004	3.2	30.6%	60.1%	7.8%	1.5%	869
	2010	3.3	41.8%	47.0%	9.4%	1.8%	741

Grad student respect for female faculty

Grad student respect for female faculty		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		3.1	21.3%	63.8%	13.8%	1.3%	80
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.2	25.6%	64.1%	10.3%	.	78
Asian	2004	3.2	27.4%	61.9%	10.2%	0.5%	197
	2010	3.4	43.9%	52.5%	3.3%	0.3%	303
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.3	31.4%	62.9%	5.7%	.	35
	2010	3.5	51.6%	45.2%	3.2%	.	31
White/Caucasian	2004	3.3	34.1%	59.6%	5.2%	1.2%	869
	2010	3.3	41.4%	51.9%	5.7%	1.0%	736

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)
Race/Ethnicity		2.6	8.9%	55.7%	24.1%	11.4%	79
African American/Black	2004
	2010	2.9	18.2%	62.3%	13.0%	6.5%	77
Asian	2004	2.7	13.7%	50.8%	28.4%	7.1%	197
	2010	3.1	29.7%	52.5%	13.5%	4.3%	303
Hispanic/Latino	2004	2.4	5.6%	50.0%	22.2%	22.2%	36
	2010	3.3	41.9%	41.9%	16.1%	.	31
White/Caucasian	2004	3.1	28.8%	56.2%	12.5%	2.5%	865
	2010	3.2	36.7%	52.5%	9.5%	1.2%	733

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)
Race/Ethnicity		2.4	5.3%	46.1%	35.5%	13.2%	76
African American/Black	2004
	2010	2.6	8.3%	55.6%	25.0%	11.1%	72
Asian	2004	2.4	6.8%	38.5%	45.8%	8.9%	192
	2010	2.9	23.2%	47.8%	23.2%	5.7%	297
Hispanic/Latino	2004	2.2	2.9%	42.9%	28.6%	25.7%	35
	2010	3.2	33.3%	50.0%	16.7%	.	30
White/Caucasian	2004	2.9	20.8%	52.9%	21.7%	4.6%	849
	2010	3.2	33.1%	52.5%	11.7%	2.6%	727

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.2	3.8%	41.3%	30.0%	20.0%	5.0%	80
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.4	6.3%	46.8%	30.4%	13.9%	2.5%	79
Asian	2004	3.8	14.6%	48.5%	34.8%	2.0%	.	198
	2010	4.0	23.3%	56.7%	19.7%	.	0.3%	300
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.9	20.0%	54.3%	22.9%	2.9%	.	35
	2010	4.3	40.0%	46.7%	13.3%	.	.	30
White/Caucasian	2004	4.0	24.8%	53.4%	19.1%	2.4%	0.2%	874
	2010	4.1	31.1%	51.2%	15.4%	1.9%	0.4%	733

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.2	4.0%	30.7%	53.3%	8.0%	4.0%	75
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.4	7.7%	37.2%	43.6%	10.3%	1.3%	78
Asian	2004	3.6	11.7%	39.6%	46.2%	1.5%	1.0%	197
	2010	3.9	24.1%	49.2%	24.7%	1.7%	0.3%	299
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.3	5.7%	31.4%	54.3%	8.6%	.	35
	2010	3.9	23.3%	40.0%	36.7%	.	.	30
White/Caucasian	2004	3.7	16.6%	44.2%	35.9%	2.9%	0.5%	864
	2010	3.8	19.3%	45.8%	32.1%	2.1%	0.7%	729

NCSU Supportiveness: Asian students

NCSU Supportiveness: Asian students		Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		3.7	12.8%	52.6%	25.6%	9.0%	.	78
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.7	15.4%	50.0%	29.5%	3.8%	1.3%	78
Asian	2004	3.6	10.9%	40.8%	44.3%	2.5%	1.5%	201
	2010	3.9	20.8%	53.8%	22.1%	2.6%	0.7%	303
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.9	25.7%	42.9%	22.9%	8.6%	.	35
	2010	4.0	29.0%	41.9%	29.0%	.	.	31
White/Caucasian	2004	4.0	26.2%	49.9%	21.5%	2.3%	0.1%	870
	2010	4.1	31.1%	48.6%	19.2%	1.0%	0.1%	733

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.3	3.9%	36.4%	44.2%	15.6%	.	77
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.4	6.4%	38.5%	42.3%	11.5%	1.3%	78
Asian	2004	3.6	10.3%	39.0%	48.2%	2.6%	.	195
	2010	3.9	18.7%	54.7%	25.3%	1.0%	0.3%	300
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.3	5.6%	41.7%	33.3%	16.7%	2.8%	36
	2010	3.9	22.6%	48.4%	25.8%	3.2%	.	31
White/Caucasian	2004	3.8	18.3%	46.3%	30.2%	4.7%	0.5%	867
	2010	3.9	20.8%	49.5%	26.5%	2.6%	0.7%	732

NCSU Supportiveness: White students

NCSU Supportiveness: White students		Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		4.4	54.4%	32.9%	12.7%	.	.	79
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.4	55.1%	34.6%	9.0%	1.3%	.	78
Asian	2004	4.1	32.3%	44.9%	22.2%	0.5%	.	198
	2010	4.2	38.8%	46.5%	14.0%	0.3%	0.3%	299
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.1	34.3%	42.9%	20.0%	2.9%	.	35
	2010	4.5	56.7%	36.7%	6.7%	.	.	30
White/Caucasian	2004	4.1	33.3%	48.3%	16.8%	1.3%	0.3%	871
	2010	4.0	34.1%	40.9%	20.6%	3.3%	1.1%	733

NCSU Supportiveness: International students

NCSU Supportiveness: International students		Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		3.6	12.8%	48.7%	29.5%	6.4%	2.6%	78
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.9	25.6%	43.6%	28.2%	1.3%	1.3%	78
Asian	2004	3.6	12.1%	45.5%	36.9%	3.5%	2.0%	198
	2010	4.0	23.8%	54.1%	19.1%	2.3%	0.7%	303
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.8	17.1%	51.4%	25.7%	5.7%	.	35
	2010	4.0	31.0%	44.8%	13.8%	10.3%	.	29
White/Caucasian	2004	4.0	27.1%	51.8%	18.7%	2.3%	0.1%	868
	2010	4.1	30.0%	51.6%	17.0%	1.1%	0.3%	729

NCSU Supportiveness: Female students

NCSU Supportiveness: Female students		Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity*		3.9	11.3%	68.8%	16.3%	3.8%	.	80
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.9	16.7%	56.4%	25.6%	.	1.3%	78
Asian	2004	3.8	12.2%	53.1%	34.7%	.	.	196
	2010	4.1	26.5%	54.0%	18.9%	0.3%	0.3%	302
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.9	22.2%	50.0%	25.0%	2.8%	.	36
	2010	4.3	43.3%	46.7%	10.0%	.	.	30
White/Caucasian	2004	4.0	25.8%	55.9%	15.8%	2.4%	0.1%	868
	2010	4.1	28.4%	53.4%	16.5%	1.2%	0.4%	732

NCSU Supportiveness: Male students

NCSU Supportiveness: Male students		Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity*		4.2	35.4%	49.4%	15.2%	.	.	79
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.2	37.2%	41.0%	21.8%	.	.	78
Asian	2004	3.8	13.8%	48.5%	37.2%	0.5%	.	196
	2010	4.0	23.4%	52.2%	23.4%	0.7%	0.3%	299
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.9	25.7%	45.7%	25.7%	2.9%	.	35
	2010	4.3	40.0%	46.7%	13.3%	.	.	30
White/Caucasian	2004	4.1	30.7%	49.5%	18.8%	0.8%	0.2%	869
	2010	4.1	31.8%	45.1%	20.1%	2.5%	0.5%	730

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.2	3.8%	30.4%	48.1%	15.2%	2.5%	79
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.4	6.7%	40.0%	40.0%	9.3%	4.0%	75
Asian	2004	3.2	4.7%	17.7%	70.3%	6.3%	1.0%	192
	2010	3.7	13.7%	47.2%	35.8%	2.7%	0.7%	299
Hispanic/Latino	2004	2.9	.	19.4%	61.1%	13.9%	5.6%	36
	2010	3.8	21.4%	39.3%	39.3%	.	.	28
White/Caucasian	2004	3.4	9.3%	37.8%	38.4%	12.2%	2.4%	863
	2010	3.6	18.5%	39.0%	31.7%	9.2%	1.6%	731

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.7	13.9%	41.8%	43.0%	.	1.3%	79
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.1	34.6%	43.6%	20.5%	1.3%	.	78
Asian	2004	3.7	15.4%	44.6%	39.0%	1.0%	.	195
	2010	4.0	26.5%	52.3%	20.5%	0.3%	0.3%	298
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.8	22.2%	36.1%	41.7%	.	.	36
	2010	4.2	44.8%	31.0%	24.1%	.	.	29
White/Caucasian	2004	3.9	23.6%	45.5%	28.1%	2.5%	0.3%	866
	2010	4.1	38.2%	40.4%	19.5%	1.4%	0.5%	735

NCSU Supportiveness: Nontraditional students

NCSU Supportiveness: Nontraditional students		Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		3.4	7.4%	44.4%	28.4%	16.0%	3.7%	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.6	14.1%	47.4%	28.2%	7.7%	2.6%	78
Asian	2004	3.6	7.8%	45.6%	43.0%	3.6%	.	193
	2010	3.9	19.7%	50.5%	26.8%	2.7%	0.3%	299
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.3	5.6%	33.3%	44.4%	13.9%	2.8%	36
	2010	3.8	20.0%	40.0%	36.7%	3.3%	.	30
White/Caucasian	2004	3.8	17.5%	49.9%	25.4%	6.0%	1.0%	861
	2010	3.7	19.5%	44.7%	26.7%	7.6%	1.4%	733

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)
Race/Ethnicity*		3.2	3.8%	35.4%	41.8%	15.2%	3.8%	79
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.4	9.0%	37.2%	41.0%	11.5%	1.3%	78
Asian	2004	3.5	9.4%	34.4%	52.1%	4.2%	.	192
	2010	3.9	20.4%	48.5%	28.1%	2.0%	1.0%	299
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.2	.	31.4%	57.1%	8.6%	2.9%	35
	2010	3.9	27.6%	34.5%	37.9%	.	.	29
White/Caucasian	2004	3.7	14.3%	44.5%	35.1%	5.2%	0.9%	861
	2010	3.8	21.3%	45.8%	28.4%	4.0%	0.5%	733

NCSU Supportiveness: Middle class students

NCSU Supportiveness: Middle class students		Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity*		3.7	10.3%	48.7%	37.2%	3.8%	.	78
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.7	10.3%	55.1%	30.8%	3.8%	.	78
Asian	2004	3.6	8.9%	40.6%	48.4%	2.1%	.	192
	2010	3.9	19.5%	49.2%	30.3%	0.3%	0.7%	297
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.4	.	44.4%	52.8%	.	2.8%	36
	2010	3.9	23.3%	43.3%	33.3%	.	.	30
White/Caucasian	2004	3.9	18.3%	53.9%	26.4%	1.4%	.	859
	2010	3.9	22.2%	49.7%	26.5%	1.5%	0.1%	735

NCSU Supportiveness: Upper class/wealthy students

NCSU Supportiveness: Upper class/wealthy students		Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		4.0	29.5%	41.0%	29.5%	.	.	78
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.1	31.2%	44.2%	23.4%	1.3%	.	77
Asian	2004	3.6	13.1%	37.7%	48.7%	0.5%	.	191
	2010	3.9	21.5%	48.1%	29.6%	0.3%	0.3%	297
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.6	8.3%	44.4%	47.2%	.	.	36
	2010	4.0	30.0%	36.7%	33.3%	.	.	30
White/Caucasian	2004	4.0	24.4%	49.4%	25.6%	0.6%	.	856
	2010	4.0	28.3%	45.1%	24.5%	2.0%	0.1%	732

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.2	5.4%	35.1%	36.5%	20.3%	2.7%	74
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.4	10.3%	39.7%	32.1%	15.4%	2.6%	78
Asian	2004	3.5	8.4%	37.2%	51.3%	3.1%	.	191
	2010	3.8	19.4%	50.5%	25.8%	3.3%	1.0%	299
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.1	.	37.1%	42.9%	17.1%	2.9%	35
	2010	3.7	26.7%	23.3%	43.3%	6.7%	.	30
White/Caucasian	2004	3.5	12.4%	38.5%	37.4%	9.8%	1.9%	854
	2010	3.6	17.8%	39.5%	31.5%	9.5%	1.6%	734

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.3	6.9%	45.8%	25.0%	15.3%	6.9%	72
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.7	24.4%	37.2%	23.1%	12.8%	2.6%	78
Asian	2004	3.7	16.2%	43.5%	36.1%	3.7%	0.5%	191
	2010	4.0	23.4%	54.5%	20.4%	1.3%	0.3%	299
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.8	13.9%	55.6%	22.2%	8.3%	.	36
	2010	4.1	33.3%	43.3%	23.3%	.	.	30
White/Caucasian	2004	4.0	26.9%	50.5%	20.4%	2.2%	0.1%	864
	2010	4.1	38.2%	42.4%	16.1%	2.4%	0.8%	735

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.4	7.2%	36.2%	44.9%	8.7%	2.9%	69
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.8	23.7%	34.2%	36.8%	3.9%	1.3%	76
Asian	2004	3.6	14.4%	36.4%	47.1%	1.6%	0.5%	187
	2010	4.0	24.2%	51.2%	22.6%	1.3%	0.7%	297
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.3	5.6%	33.3%	50.0%	11.1%	.	36
	2010	3.8	30.0%	26.7%	40.0%	3.3%	.	30
White/Caucasian	2004	3.8	20.8%	41.6%	35.3%	2.0%	0.2%	850
	2010	4.0	31.1%	40.6%	26.2%	1.6%	0.4%	729

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.7	15.7%	51.4%	24.3%	5.7%	2.9%	70
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.0	30.3%	40.8%	27.6%	.	1.3%	76
Asian	2004	3.7	17.7%	39.6%	38.0%	3.1%	1.6%	192
	2010	4.0	23.6%	53.8%	19.3%	2.7%	0.7%	301
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.0	30.6%	47.2%	16.7%	5.6%	.	36
	2010	4.1	43.3%	26.7%	30.0%	.	.	30
White/Caucasian	2004	4.1	31.9%	46.8%	19.2%	2.0%	0.1%	855
	2010	4.2	40.1%	44.7%	14.2%	0.8%	0.1%	733

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.4	7.2%	42.0%	37.7%	11.6%	1.4%	69
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.7	22.1%	36.4%	35.1%	3.9%	2.6%	77
Asian	2004	3.6	12.8%	36.9%	47.6%	2.7%	.	187
	2010	3.9	21.8%	53.0%	23.5%	1.3%	0.3%	298
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.6	11.1%	52.8%	25.0%	8.3%	2.8%	36
	2010	4.0	32.3%	41.9%	22.6%	3.2%	.	31
White/Caucasian	2004	3.9	22.6%	44.7%	30.1%	2.2%	0.4%	845
	2010	4.1	32.8%	43.3%	22.1%	1.5%	0.3%	732

Grad Program Supportiveness: White students

Grad Program Supportiveness: White students		Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		4.4	49.3%	38.0%	11.3%	1.4%	.	71
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.4	53.2%	36.4%	10.4%	.	.	77
Asian	2004	4.1	31.8%	43.8%	24.5%	.	.	192
	2010	4.1	30.1%	52.8%	16.1%	0.7%	0.3%	299
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.2	31.4%	54.3%	14.3%	.	.	35
	2010	4.3	46.7%	33.3%	20.0%	.	.	30
White/Caucasian	2004	4.1	33.1%	49.1%	16.6%	0.9%	0.2%	859
	2010	4.2	39.4%	42.6%	15.8%	1.8%	0.4%	734

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.8	18.6%	54.3%	18.6%	5.7%	2.9%	70
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.1	37.7%	37.7%	20.8%	2.6%	1.3%	77
Asian	2004	3.7	16.2%	43.5%	33.5%	4.7%	2.1%	191
	2010	4.0	25.7%	53.0%	19.0%	1.7%	0.7%	300
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.0	22.2%	58.3%	13.9%	5.6%	.	36
	2010	4.0	40.0%	23.3%	33.3%	3.3%	.	30
White/Caucasian	2004	4.1	34.5%	46.4%	16.9%	2.1%	0.1%	858
	2010	4.2	40.5%	43.8%	14.1%	1.4%	0.3%	733

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.9	11.3%	67.6%	16.9%	4.2%	.	71
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.2	33.3%	48.7%	17.9%	.	.	78
Asian	2004	3.8	16.1%	49.5%	33.3%	1.0%	.	192
	2010	4.1	26.4%	53.5%	19.4%	0.3%	0.3%	299
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.9	22.2%	58.3%	13.9%	2.8%	2.8%	36
	2010	4.2	40.0%	40.0%	20.0%	.	.	30
White/Caucasian	2004	4.1	32.1%	50.8%	14.8%	2.0%	0.3%	858
	2010	4.2	38.6%	44.2%	15.2%	1.6%	0.3%	735

Grad Program Supportiveness: Male students

Grad Program Supportiveness: Male students		Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		4.2	30.0%	57.1%	11.4%	1.4%	.	70
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.2	40.8%	40.8%	18.4%	.	.	76
Asian	2004	3.8	15.8%	44.2%	39.5%	0.5%	.	190
	2010	4.0	24.5%	54.0%	20.5%	0.7%	0.3%	298
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.1	27.0%	51.4%	21.6%	.	.	37
	2010	4.2	40.0%	36.7%	23.3%	.	.	30
White/Caucasian	2004	4.1	32.1%	49.8%	17.2%	0.9%	.	856
	2010	4.2	39.6%	41.7%	17.4%	1.1%	0.1%	734

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.4	8.6%	34.3%	50.0%	5.7%	1.4%	70
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.7	17.3%	41.3%	34.7%	4.0%	2.7%	75
Asian	2004	3.3	5.3%	23.0%	68.4%	2.7%	0.5%	187
	2010	3.8	18.2%	50.7%	28.7%	1.4%	1.0%	296
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.1	.	24.3%	67.6%	5.4%	2.7%	37
	2010	3.9	27.6%	31.0%	41.4%	.	.	29
White/Caucasian	2004	3.6	14.5%	40.0%	38.9%	4.9%	1.6%	850
	2010	4.0	31.0%	40.0%	26.0%	2.5%	0.5%	732

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	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		3.5	11.3%	39.4%	43.7%	4.2%	1.4%	71
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.9	26.0%	41.6%	32.5%	.	.	77
Asian	2004	3.7	14.1%	41.4%	42.9%	1.6%	.	191
	2010	4.0	26.1%	51.5%	21.7%	0.3%	0.3%	299
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.7	16.2%	37.8%	45.9%	.	.	37
	2010	4.0	31.0%	34.5%	34.5%	.	.	29
White/Caucasian	2004	3.8	21.1%	40.1%	35.9%	2.2%	0.6%	852
	2010	4.0	32.1%	40.1%	25.6%	1.9%	0.3%	735

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)
Race/Ethnicity*		3.7	15.3%	51.4%	20.8%	9.7%	2.8%	72
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.7	19.5%	41.6%	33.8%	3.9%	1.3%	77
Asian	2004	3.6	10.1%	44.7%	42.6%	2.1%	0.5%	188
	2010	4.0	24.2%	50.8%	23.9%	0.7%	0.3%	297
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.5	10.8%	40.5%	37.8%	10.8%	.	37
	2010	4.0	33.3%	33.3%	33.3%	.	.	30
White/Caucasian	2004	4.1	30.8%	50.5%	15.6%	2.5%	0.7%	854
	2010	4.1	34.1%	42.3%	19.6%	3.9%	0.1%	736

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.4	5.6%	40.3%	41.7%	11.1%	1.4%	72
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.6	17.1%	35.5%	35.5%	10.5%	1.3%	76
Asian	2004	3.5	11.2%	34.0%	50.0%	3.7%	1.1%	188
	2010	3.9	22.6%	49.8%	26.3%	0.3%	1.0%	297
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.3	2.7%	29.7%	62.2%	2.7%	2.7%	37
	2010	3.9	31.0%	31.0%	37.9%	.	.	29
White/Caucasian	2004	3.8	18.2%	45.5%	31.6%	4.0%	0.6%	850
	2010	4.0	32.2%	40.0%	24.3%	2.9%	0.7%	733

Grad Program Supportiveness: Middle class students

Grad Program Supportiveness: Middle class students		Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		3.7	13.9%	47.2%	37.5%	1.4%	.	72
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.8	19.7%	39.5%	40.8%	.	.	76
Asian	2004	3.5	10.1%	38.3%	48.4%	2.1%	1.1%	188
	2010	3.9	22.6%	50.8%	25.9%	0.3%	0.3%	297
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.4	2.7%	43.2%	51.4%	.	2.7%	37
	2010	4.0	31.0%	34.5%	34.5%	.	.	29
White/Caucasian	2004	3.9	20.3%	52.5%	25.5%	1.6%	.	851
	2010	4.1	33.1%	41.6%	24.3%	1.0%	0.1%	734

Grad Program Supportiveness: Upper class/wealthy students

Grad Program Supportiveness: Upper class/wealthy students		Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		4.0	25.7%	44.3%	30.0%	.	.	70
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.9	26.3%	36.8%	35.5%	1.3%	.	76
Asian	2004	3.6	12.8%	38.3%	48.4%	0.5%	.	188
	2010	4.0	23.3%	50.0%	26.0%	0.3%	0.3%	296
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.6	8.1%	43.2%	48.6%	.	.	37
	2010	4.0	31.0%	34.5%	34.5%	.	.	29
White/Caucasian	2004	4.0	22.7%	50.2%	26.8%	0.4%	.	847
	2010	4.1	35.0%	40.6%	23.6%	0.7%	0.1%	732

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.3	7.1%	42.9%	30.0%	12.9%	7.1%	70
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.6	17.9%	38.5%	33.3%	9.0%	1.3%	78
Asian	2004	3.6	9.7%	41.1%	45.9%	3.2%	.	185
	2010	4.0	24.2%	51.5%	22.9%	1.0%	0.3%	297
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.2	.	41.7%	44.4%	8.3%	5.6%	36
	2010	4.0	33.3%	30.0%	36.7%	.	.	30
White/Caucasian	2004	3.8	19.2%	45.7%	28.5%	4.8%	1.8%	853
	2010	4.0	32.6%	40.5%	21.5%	4.4%	1.1%	734

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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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.8	18.5%	58.0%	14.8%	4.9%	3.7%	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.8	25.0%	39.5%	31.6%	2.6%	1.3%	76
Asian	2004	4.1	17.3%	71.9%	10.2%	0.5%	.	196
	2010	4.2	37.7%	49.8%	11.4%	0.7%	0.3%	297
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.0	27.0%	48.6%	21.6%	.	2.7%	37
	2010	4.3	48.4%	32.3%	19.4%	.	.	31
White/Caucasian	2004	4.0	22.0%	56.4%	19.6%	1.9%	0.1%	874
	2010	3.9	24.8%	48.6%	23.4%	2.2%	1.0%	726

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.8	16.3%	56.3%	22.5%	3.8%	1.3%	80
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.8	23.0%	40.5%	33.8%	1.4%	1.4%	74
Asian	2004	4.0	20.6%	62.4%	14.4%	2.6%	.	194
	2010	4.2	32.3%	55.8%	10.9%	0.7%	0.3%	294
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.0	18.9%	59.5%	21.6%	.	.	37
	2010	4.4	58.1%	25.8%	12.9%	3.2%	.	31
White/Caucasian	2004	3.9	22.2%	53.3%	21.7%	2.2%	0.6%	874
	2010	4.0	26.8%	48.0%	22.2%	2.2%	0.8%	713

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.7	14.8%	49.4%	25.9%	8.6%	1.2%	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.9	21.6%	47.3%	27.0%	4.1%	.	74
Asian	2004	4.0	21.0%	57.9%	21.0%	.	.	195
	2010	4.2	34.4%	53.1%	11.9%	0.3%	0.3%	294
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.8	18.9%	48.6%	29.7%	2.7%	.	37
	2010	4.1	40.0%	33.3%	26.7%	.	.	30
White/Caucasian	2004	3.8	17.0%	51.1%	29.4%	2.3%	0.2%	871
	2010	3.9	23.7%	46.2%	28.6%	1.5%	.	714

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.4	9.9%	37.0%	42.0%	9.9%	1.2%	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.9	24.6%	42.0%	30.4%	2.9%	.	69
Asian	2004	4.0	18.5%	62.6%	17.9%	1.0%	.	195
	2010	4.2	32.2%	53.3%	13.8%	0.3%	0.3%	289
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.7	16.2%	43.2%	37.8%	.	2.7%	37
	2010	4.2	41.4%	37.9%	20.7%	.	.	29
White/Caucasian	2004	3.7	16.5%	43.9%	37.5%	1.5%	0.6%	874
	2010	3.9	22.4%	43.3%	33.4%	0.7%	0.1%	688

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	1: Very negative influence	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		3.4	7.4%	34.6%	51.9%	4.9%	1.2%	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.8	19.7%	42.1%	36.8%	1.3%	.	76
Asian	2004	3.5	6.7%	39.5%	52.3%	1.5%	.	195
	2010	4.0	24.3%	48.9%	26.1%	0.4%	0.4%	280
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.4	5.4%	32.4%	59.5%	.	2.7%	37
	2010	4.0	37.9%	31.0%	27.6%	3.4%	.	29
White/Caucasian	2004	3.4	7.8%	30.3%	60.3%	1.4%	0.2%	874
	2010	3.6	15.2%	33.7%	50.4%	0.8%	.	653

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	1: Very negative influence	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		4.1	27.2%	54.3%	17.3%	1.2%	.	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.0	26.7%	49.3%	20.0%	2.7%	1.3%	75
Asian	2004	4.1	27.2%	59.0%	12.8%	1.0%	.	195
	2010	4.2	32.9%	51.5%	14.6%	0.7%	0.3%	295
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.1	18.9%	70.3%	10.8%	.	.	37
	2010	4.4	64.5%	16.1%	16.1%	3.2%	.	31
White/Caucasian	2004	4.2	35.4%	51.5%	12.8%	0.3%	.	874
	2010	4.1	33.2%	49.0%	17.2%	0.6%	.	716

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.5	8.6%	34.6%	54.3%	2.5%	.	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.8	19.0%	41.4%	39.7%	.	.	58
Asian	2004	3.7	14.4%	43.1%	42.1%	0.5%	.	195
	2010	4.1	28.3%	53.9%	15.6%	1.9%	0.4%	269
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.2	2.7%	18.9%	75.7%	.	2.7%	37
	2010	4.1	44.0%	24.0%	32.0%	.	.	25
White/Caucasian	2004	3.4	6.7%	25.1%	67.4%	0.7%	0.1%	871
	2010	3.7	14.8%	37.7%	45.6%	1.5%	0.4%	520

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	2: Negative influence	1: Very negative influence	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		3.4	6.2%	33.3%	59.3%	1.2%	.	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.7	16.9%	37.3%	44.1%	.	1.7%	59
Asian	2004	3.7	11.9%	49.0%	38.7%	0.5%	.	194
	2010	4.1	26.6%	57.2%	14.8%	1.1%	0.4%	271
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.3	2.7%	32.4%	62.2%	.	2.7%	37
	2010	4.1	42.3%	26.9%	30.8%	.	.	26
White/Caucasian	2004	3.3	4.5%	26.3%	68.4%	0.7%	0.1%	867
	2010	3.6	12.9%	34.4%	50.3%	1.8%	0.6%	503

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.6	7.4%	51.9%	35.8%	4.9%	.	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.8	16.7%	47.2%	34.7%	.	1.4%	72
Asian	2004	3.8	11.3%	61.0%	25.6%	2.1%	.	195
	2010	4.1	25.8%	56.4%	16.7%	0.7%	0.3%	287
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.8	8.3%	61.1%	27.8%	2.8%	.	36
	2010	4.1	41.4%	31.0%	27.6%	.	.	29
White/Caucasian	2004	3.7	11.5%	47.6%	38.4%	2.2%	0.3%	868
	2010	3.8	17.8%	43.6%	37.2%	1.3%	0.1%	702

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)
Race/Ethnicity		4.1	37.0%	42.0%	13.6%	7.4%	.	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	4.1	39.0%	36.4%	18.2%	5.2%	1.3%	77
Asian	2004	3.9	19.1%	53.1%	24.7%	2.6%	0.5%	194
	2010	4.1	30.2%	53.4%	14.9%	1.1%	0.4%	281
Hispanic/Latino	2004	4.3	40.5%	48.6%	10.8%	.	.	37
	2010	4.5	65.5%	20.7%	10.3%	3.4%	.	29
White/Caucasian	2004	3.8	23.2%	41.8%	24.0%	9.9%	1.0%	875
	2010	3.8	24.6%	41.5%	21.8%	9.8%	2.3%	711

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	1: Very negative influence	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		3.8	18.3%	45.1%	32.9%	3.7%	.	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.9	28.6%	33.8%	33.8%	3.9%	.	77
Asian	2004	3.9	13.9%	60.3%	24.7%	1.0%	.	194
	2010	4.0	26.4%	51.8%	20.7%	0.7%	0.3%	299
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.7	16.2%	45.9%	32.4%	5.4%	.	37
	2010	4.3	53.3%	26.7%	20.0%	.	.	30
White/Caucasian	2004	3.8	15.9%	45.0%	38.1%	1.0%	.	876
	2010	3.7	18.7%	37.2%	41.6%	2.2%	0.3%	733

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	1: Very negative influence	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		3.7	17.3%	33.3%	48.1%	1.2%	.	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.9	28.9%	27.6%	43.4%	.	.	76
Asian	2004	3.8	11.4%	64.2%	21.8%	2.1%	0.5%	193
	2010	4.1	28.8%	52.5%	17.3%	1.0%	0.3%	295
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.5	8.1%	35.1%	56.8%	.	.	37
	2010	4.2	46.7%	30.0%	23.3%	.	.	30
White/Caucasian	2004	3.7	15.6%	39.7%	43.9%	0.8%	.	874
	2010	3.7	19.2%	37.9%	40.4%	2.3%	0.3%	731

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.6	17.1%	34.1%	45.1%	2.4%	1.2%	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.9	27.3%	36.4%	35.1%	1.3%	.	77
Asian	2004	3.7	10.3%	51.5%	35.6%	2.1%	0.5%	194
	2010	3.9	22.1%	46.6%	28.9%	2.0%	0.3%	298
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.5	8.6%	28.6%	62.9%	.	.	35
	2010	4.0	36.7%	26.7%	36.7%	.	.	30
White/Caucasian	2004	3.6	11.6%	40.0%	47.4%	0.9%	0.1%	872
	2010	3.7	15.0%	38.7%	44.0%	2.0%	0.3%	732

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	1: Very negative influence	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		3.8	15.9%	48.8%	31.7%	3.7%	.	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.8	27.3%	28.6%	41.6%	1.3%	1.3%	77
Asian	2004	4.0	17.4%	65.1%	16.4%	1.0%	.	195
	2010	4.1	30.5%	53.4%	14.8%	1.0%	0.3%	298
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.9	10.8%	70.3%	18.9%	.	.	37
	2010	4.4	56.7%	23.3%	20.0%	.	.	30
White/Caucasian	2004	3.8	17.8%	49.1%	32.8%	0.2%	0.1%	872
	2010	3.9	21.1%	45.7%	32.7%	0.4%	.	733

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.7	17.1%	35.4%	45.1%	2.4%	.	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.9	27.6%	38.2%	34.2%	.	.	76
Asian	2004	4.0	14.9%	68.2%	16.9%	.	.	195
	2010	4.2	33.6%	52.7%	12.8%	0.7%	0.3%	298
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.8	10.8%	56.8%	32.4%	.	.	37
	2010	4.4	53.3%	30.0%	16.7%	.	.	30
White/Caucasian	2004	3.8	15.9%	49.2%	33.9%	0.6%	0.3%	872
	2010	3.8	18.9%	42.9%	37.2%	1.0%	0.1%	732

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	1: Very negative influence	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		3.8	17.1%	46.3%	34.1%	2.4%	.	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.9	29.9%	28.6%	40.3%	1.3%	.	77
Asian	2004	4.0	14.0%	68.4%	17.1%	.	0.5%	193
	2010	4.2	32.7%	53.9%	12.1%	0.7%	0.7%	297
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.9	10.8%	67.6%	21.6%	.	.	37
	2010	4.5	60.0%	26.7%	13.3%	.	.	30
White/Caucasian	2004	3.9	18.2%	51.4%	30.3%	.	0.1%	872
	2010	3.9	21.7%	45.9%	31.8%	0.4%	0.1%	732

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	1: Very negative influence	Total (N)
Race/Ethnicity		3.8	16.0%	51.9%	28.4%	3.7%	.	81
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.9	28.6%	32.5%	36.4%	1.3%	1.3%	77
Asian	2004	4.0	14.4%	67.5%	17.0%	1.0%	.	194
	2010	4.2	31.0%	56.6%	12.1%	.	0.3%	297
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.9	13.5%	62.2%	21.6%	2.7%	.	37
	2010	4.4	63.3%	16.7%	20.0%	.	.	30
White/Caucasian	2004	3.8	17.8%	47.8%	34.3%	0.1%	.	872
	2010	3.9	20.5%	45.4%	33.5%	0.4%	0.1%	731

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)
Race/Ethnicity		3.6	13.4%	36.6%	48.8%	1.2%	.	82
African American/Black	2004
	2010	3.8	24.7%	31.2%	44.2%	.	.	77
Asian	2004	3.7	9.7%	49.2%	39.0%	1.5%	0.5%	195
	2010	4.0	26.9%	49.2%	22.6%	0.7%	0.7%	297
Hispanic/Latino	2004	3.5	2.7%	40.5%	56.8%	.	.	37
	2010	4.3	56.7%	13.3%	30.0%	.	.	30
White/Caucasian	2004	3.6	14.1%	33.3%	51.9%	0.5%	0.2%	872
	2010	3.7	18.7%	35.4%	44.3%	0.8%	0.8%	732

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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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