North Carolina State University
Campus Climate Survey Trends (Graduate)

Tables of Results
by Residency

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 residency.

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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)
Residency*		3.2	30.8%	57.5%	10.0%	1.7%	1,173
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.2	32.5%	56.4%	9.8%	1.3%	970
International student	2004	3.1	18.4%	70.6%	11.0%	.	136
	2010	3.2	31.2%	60.4%	7.9%	0.5%	417

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)
Residency		3.7	3.0%	11.5%	23.7%	38.6%	23.2%	1,170
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.6	4.5%	10.9%	22.7%	44.8%	17.1%	964
International student	2004	3.6	1.5%	13.4%	25.4%	44.0%	15.7%	134
	2010	3.6	3.9%	9.7%	26.0%	47.9%	12.4%	411

Feel physically threatened ¹

Feel physically threatened		Mean	1: Never	2: Seldom	3: Occasionally	4: Often	5: Always	Total (N)
Residency*		1.4	70.9%	22.8%	5.2%	0.9%	0.3%	1,170
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	1.3	78.0%	18.6%	2.7%	0.5%	0.2%	967
International student	2004	1.4	62.2%	32.6%	4.4%	0.7%	.	135
	2010	1.3	78.1%	16.6%	3.6%	1.4%	0.2%	415

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)
Residency*		3.7	19.7%	43.2%	28.7%	7.7%	0.7%	1,173
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.9	26.5%	47.3%	16.2%	6.2%	3.8%	520
International student	2004	3.7	14.0%	44.9%	36.0%	3.7%	1.5%	136
	2010	4.0	21.7%	60.6%	15.2%	1.4%	1.1%	355

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)
Residency*		3.6	17.3%	37.3%	35.3%	8.5%	1.5%	1,173
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.9	30.2%	40.2%	20.8%	3.4%	5.4%	351
International student	2004	3.5	11.0%	37.5%	45.6%	4.4%	1.5%	136
	2010	3.9	23.3%	49.5%	21.8%	3.5%	2.0%	202

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)
Residency		4.4	48.0%	43.1%	5.9%	2.6%	0.5%	1,174
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.2	41.1%	44.2%	11.0%	2.0%	1.7%	643
International student	2004	4.3	45.9%	41.5%	11.1%	0.7%	0.7%	135
	2010	4.2	33.8%	51.9%	11.8%	1.0%	1.4%	287

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)
Residency		3.8	22.1%	44.1%	23.7%	8.9%	1.3%	1,173
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.7	18.1%	48.5%	23.7%	6.1%	3.6%	608
International student	2004	3.6	12.1%	47.7%	33.3%	6.1%	0.8%	132
	2010	3.8	13.7%	55.0%	25.8%	4.0%	1.5%	329

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)
Residency		4.3	49.3%	40.2%	6.0%	3.7%	0.8%	1,176
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.3	52.7%	33.0%	7.5%	3.9%	2.9%	930
International student	2004	4.2	43.0%	41.5%	11.9%	3.7%	.	135
	2010	4.2	44.0%	40.5%	11.8%	1.9%	1.9%	373

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)
Residency*		4.0	32.2%	44.7%	16.4%	6.1%	0.6%	1,173
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.1	36.5%	43.1%	13.9%	4.4%	2.0%	540
International student	2004	3.8	26.1%	40.3%	24.6%	8.2%	0.7%	134
	2010	4.1	29.0%	53.6%	15.0%	0.7%	1.7%	293

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)
Residency		4.3	42.7%	43.1%	12.3%	1.4%	0.5%	1,173
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.3	48.8%	38.0%	10.0%	2.2%	1.2%	603
International student	2004	4.2	39.6%	43.3%	15.7%	0.7%	0.7%	134
	2010	4.1	34.8%	48.9%	12.5%	2.2%	1.6%	319

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)
Residency*		3.7	18.2%	43.2%	31.2%	6.5%	0.9%	1,168
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.7	20.2%	46.3%	22.2%	7.0%	4.3%	441
International student	2004	3.7	11.9%	48.9%	33.3%	5.9%	.	135
	2010	4.0	22.8%	55.8%	17.8%	2.3%	1.3%	303

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)
Residency*		3.9	24.2%	48.5%	19.9%	6.2%	1.2%	1,166
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.0	26.6%	51.5%	15.7%	3.8%	2.4%	658
International student	2004	3.7	17.0%	43.7%	30.4%	6.7%	2.2%	135
	2010	3.9	22.2%	52.6%	20.8%	2.7%	1.7%	293

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)
Residency		4.3	42.2%	46.9%	6.3%	4.0%	0.6%	1,171
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.2	44.1%	42.3%	8.9%	2.2%	2.4%	945
International student	2004	4.1	28.6%	57.9%	12.0%	1.5%	.	133
	2010	4.2	38.4%	48.7%	10.1%	1.3%	1.5%	398

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)
Residency*		3.6	19.0%	39.9%	24.9%	13.9%	2.2%	1,169
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.7	17.1%	51.0%	20.4%	6.5%	5.0%	496
International student	2004	3.5	10.6%	37.1%	40.2%	11.4%	0.8%	132
	2010	3.8	19.6%	48.7%	28.0%	1.6%	2.1%	189

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)
Residency		4.3	41.6%	48.6%	6.2%	3.0%	0.6%	1,167
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.1	38.6%	45.9%	9.1%	3.4%	2.9%	932
International student	2004	4.1	27.3%	57.6%	12.9%	1.5%	0.8%	132
	2010	4.1	32.3%	52.3%	12.7%	1.7%	1.0%	409

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)
Residency		4.1	34.5%	51.7%	5.9%	6.5%	1.4%	1,175
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.1	33.5%	49.3%	8.7%	7.3%	1.3%	936
International student	2004	4.3	42.4%	50.8%	4.5%	1.5%	0.8%	132
	2010	4.2	43.4%	41.1%	10.5%	3.9%	1.0%	389

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)
Residency*		1.8	1.0%	2.3%	9.0%	54.7%	33.0%	1,173
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	1.7	0.4%	1.4%	7.3%	45.6%	45.3%	936
International student	2004	2.0	0.8%	3.8%	18.9%	49.2%	27.3%	132
	2010	1.9	2.1%	4.9%	9.3%	48.7%	35.1%	388

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)
Residency		4.2	29.9%	60.6%	6.3%	2.6%	0.6%	1,170
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.2	37.1%	53.4%	7.2%	1.4%	1.0%	933
International student	2004	3.8	19.7%	56.1%	15.2%	6.8%	2.3%	132
	2010	3.8	23.5%	50.5%	15.5%	7.7%	2.8%	388

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)
Residency		1.8	1.1%	3.1%	8.6%	51.2%	36.0%	1,171
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	1.7	0.9%	2.6%	7.3%	44.1%	45.2%	934
International student	2004	2.1	0.8%	8.3%	13.6%	54.5%	22.7%	132
	2010	1.9	1.8%	5.4%	11.1%	46.9%	34.8%	388

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)
Residency		4.0	24.7%	55.7%	15.4%	3.8%	0.4%	1,172
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.1	29.9%	52.0%	14.9%	2.5%	0.8%	931
International student	2004	3.9	20.5%	56.1%	19.7%	3.8%	.	132
	2010	3.8	17.4%	48.3%	30.6%	2.6%	1.0%	385

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)
Residency*		2.2	2.1%	10.7%	19.6%	42.0%	25.6%	1,173
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	1.9	2.0%	6.2%	14.1%	32.2%	45.5%	935
International student	2004	2.4	0.8%	7.6%	34.1%	41.7%	15.9%	132
	2010	2.2	2.6%	9.9%	19.7%	35.6%	32.2%	385

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)
Residency		4.2	35.4%	50.6%	10.4%	2.6%	0.9%	1,173
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.3	41.6%	44.9%	11.8%	1.5%	0.2%	933
International student	2004	4.1	27.3%	58.3%	10.6%	2.3%	1.5%	132
	2010	4.2	35.3%	51.7%	10.4%	1.8%	0.8%	385

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)
Residency		4.2	34.7%	54.9%	6.8%	2.7%	0.9%	1,169
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.2	38.8%	49.2%	7.6%	3.6%	0.8%	933
International student	2004	4.1	25.0%	60.6%	10.6%	3.8%	.	132
	2010	4.2	31.3%	58.1%	8.0%	2.1%	0.5%	387

Faculty support for attending conferences ⁷

Faculty support for attending conferences		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Residency*		3.1	38.5%	38.2%	14.4%	8.9%	699
U.S. resident	2010
International student	2010	3.0	32.4%	41.6%	17.4%	8.5%	281

Faculty support for presenting at conferences ⁷

Faculty support for presenting at conferences		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Residency		3.1	34.9%	43.6%	16.1%	5.4%	890
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.2	43.2%	36.3%	13.1%	7.4%	648
International student	2004	2.9	22.8%	47.4%	25.4%	4.4%	114
	2010	3.0	30.1%	44.4%	17.7%	7.9%	266

Supportiveness of advisor/committee chair ⁷

Supportiveness of advisor/committee chair		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Residency		3.2	42.7%	38.9%	14.0%	4.3%	1,035
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.3	52.7%	32.8%	11.1%	3.4%	826
International student	2004	3.2	39.3%	44.3%	13.1%	3.3%	122
	2010	3.2	36.2%	46.3%	14.3%	3.2%	315

Committee responsiveness ⁷

Committee responsiveness		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Residency		3.1	31.2%	47.9%	16.2%	4.7%	791
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.2	38.0%	45.2%	14.3%	2.5%	553
International student	2004	3.0	22.9%	50.8%	25.4%	0.8%	118
	2010	3.1	29.2%	53.9%	15.0%	1.9%	267

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)
Residency		3.0	32.0%	43.8%	18.9%	5.2%	821
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.2	39.1%	44.1%	13.2%	3.6%	585
International student	2004	2.9	22.7%	49.6%	20.2%	7.6%	119
	2010	3.1	28.9%	51.5%	15.9%	3.7%	270

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)
Residency		3.2	35.0%	53.3%	10.1%	1.6%	959
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.3	42.5%	47.5%	8.7%	1.3%	630
International student	2004	3.2	28.3%	60.8%	10.8%	.	120
	2010	3.1	27.3%	59.3%	11.0%	2.3%	300

Selection process for TAs/RAs ⁷

Selection process for TAs/RAs		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Residency		2.7	22.0%	43.1%	21.3%	13.6%	859
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	2.8	27.5%	39.0%	16.8%	16.7%	654
International student	2004	2.4	12.2%	39.0%	26.0%	22.8%	123
	2010	2.6	18.7%	40.0%	23.2%	18.1%	310

Selection process for other funding opportunities ⁷

Selection process for other funding opportunities		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Residency		2.6	19.2%	39.2%	25.3%	16.3%	814
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	2.6	23.3%	35.3%	22.1%	19.3%	606
International student	2004	2.1	7.3%	33.6%	24.5%	34.5%	110
	2010	2.4	14.3%	31.8%	29.3%	24.6%	280

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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)
Residency*		4.2	48.2%	30.3%	15.4%	5.5%	0.6%	1,155
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.4	57.9%	24.6%	13.9%	3.3%	0.3%	919
International student	2004	3.9	29.2%	39.2%	24.6%	6.9%	.	130
	2010	4.2	46.6%	29.4%	18.8%	4.5%	0.8%	378

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)
Residency*		2.6	4.2%	10.7%	33.1%	41.9%	10.0%	1,071
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	2.5	7.8%	10.9%	26.8%	33.7%	20.9%	680
International student	2004	2.5	2.5%	8.5%	34.7%	41.5%	12.7%	118
	2010	2.3	4.3%	10.6%	27.2%	29.1%	28.8%	302

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)
Residency*		4.2	46.6%	33.0%	15.9%	4.1%	0.3%	1,041
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.4	56.8%	30.6%	10.4%	2.1%	0.1%	792
International student	2004	4.0	29.5%	45.1%	20.5%	4.9%	.	122
	2010	4.2	45.9%	31.3%	17.2%	4.2%	1.4%	355

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)
Residency*		3.2	16.9%	19.2%	33.4%	23.7%	6.8%	903
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.7	32.4%	25.6%	26.8%	11.2%	4.0%	649
International student	2004	2.6	6.1%	16.3%	23.5%	38.8%	15.3%	98
	2010	3.0	20.9%	16.7%	22.8%	18.6%	20.9%	263

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)
Residency*		4.2	40.9%	38.0%	18.7%	2.3%	0.1%	1,083
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.3	46.6%	34.7%	16.2%	2.5%	.	753
International student	2004	4.0	25.2%	52.9%	19.3%	2.5%	.	119
	2010	4.3	48.7%	31.7%	17.4%	2.0%	0.3%	357

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)
Residency*		3.8	32.7%	31.2%	21.9%	9.5%	4.6%	1,163
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.7	33.3%	26.9%	23.8%	7.8%	8.2%	912
International student	2004	3.6	15.2%	39.4%	31.8%	12.9%	0.8%	132
	2010	3.6	27.5%	28.1%	29.4%	8.6%	6.4%	360

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)
Residency*		3.8	34.9%	32.3%	19.3%	7.6%	5.9%	1,164
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.6	35.4%	25.9%	18.9%	7.5%	12.3%	908
International student	2004	3.6	19.7%	40.9%	27.3%	7.6%	4.5%	132
	2010	3.7	31.6%	29.4%	22.3%	7.3%	9.3%	354

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)
Residency*		3.6	30.2%	28.1%	20.7%	10.0%	11.0%	1,160
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.4	30.8%	22.2%	18.4%	11.8%	16.8%	899
International student	2004	3.4	19.2%	28.5%	33.1%	13.1%	6.2%	130
	2010	3.4	26.8%	25.4%	24.5%	10.1%	13.2%	355

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)
Residency		3.2	27.9%	20.5%	17.7%	7.8%	26.1%	1,155
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	2.8	25.9%	15.1%	12.8%	7.5%	38.6%	849
International student	2004	3.4	27.3%	25.0%	26.5%	6.8%	14.4%	132
	2010	3.3	30.3%	25.1%	15.5%	7.3%	21.9%	343

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)
Residency		14.0%	27.6%	32.4%	16.3%	9.7%	1,165
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	21.5%	37.0%	21.2%	12.2%	8.1%	921
International student	2004	1.5%	10.7%	16.0%	35.9%	35.9%	131
	2010	2.6%	6.3%	9.5%	36.7%	44.9%	379

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)
Residency*		39.1%	21.5%	39.4%	1,162
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	31.9%	24.0%	44.1%	918
International student	2004	68.2%	6.8%	25.0%	132
	2010	55.7%	7.2%	37.1%	377

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)
Residency		52.7%	27.2%	11.6%	4.1%	4.4%	1,163
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	54.8%	29.9%	9.0%	3.3%	2.9%	919
International student	2004	13.6%	67.4%	7.6%	4.5%	6.8%	132
	2010	14.8%	61.2%	11.1%	5.0%	7.9%	379

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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)
Residency*		53.6%	25.3%	10.3%	7.5%	3.4%	1,163
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	42.4%	21.8%	15.6%	14.3%	5.9%	901
International student	2004	76.5%	13.6%	5.3%	3.8%	0.8%	132
	2010	57.3%	18.5%	15.6%	6.2%	2.4%	372

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)
Residency		3.9	23.3%	45.8%	26.8%	3.9%	0.2%	537
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.9	24.3%	43.1%	30.5%	1.9%	0.2%	518
International student	2004	3.7	9.7%	54.8%	35.5%	.	.	31
	2010	4.0	18.6%	61.5%	18.6%	0.6%	0.6%	156

Participation in diversity/multicultural events

Participation in diversity/multicultural events		Never	Once	Two or three times	Four or more times	Total (N)
Residency*		65.9%	9.8%	14.0%	10.3%	1,156
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	69.1%	9.1%	13.4%	8.4%	897
International student	2004	60.2%	10.9%	25.0%	3.9%	128
	2010	42.0%	15.3%	32.7%	10.1%	367

Reasons for not participating: Not aware ¹⁰

Reasons for not participating: Not aware		Yes, a reason	No, not a reason	Total (N)
Residency		56.7%	43.3%	1,179
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	59.2%	40.8%	620
International student	2004	52.2%	47.8%	136
	2010	60.4%	39.6%	154

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)
Residency*		22.1%	77.9%	1,179
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	27.7%	72.3%	620
International student	2004	12.5%	87.5%	136
	2010	22.7%	77.3%	154

Reasons for not participating: Not enough time ¹⁰

Reasons for not participating: Not enough time		Yes, a reason	No, not a reason	Total (N)
Residency		69.6%	30.4%	1,179
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	65.5%	34.5%	620
International student	2004	66.9%	33.1%	136
	2010	59.7%	40.3%	154

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)
Residency		56.2%	43.8%	1,179
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	57.3%	42.7%	620
International student	2004	36.0%	64.0%	136
	2010	44.8%	55.2%	154

Reasons for not participating: Uncomfortable ¹⁰

Reasons for not participating: Uncomfortable		Yes, a reason	No, not a reason	Total (N)
Residency*		7.1%	92.9%	1,179
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.2%	95.8%	620
International student	2004	14.0%	86.0%	136
	2010	5.2%	94.8%	154

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)
Residency		12.9%	87.1%	1,179
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	14.4%	85.6%	620
International student	2004	22.1%	77.9%	136
	2010	20.1%	79.9%	154

Reasons for not participating: Uninteresting topic ¹⁰

Reasons for not participating: Uninteresting topic		Yes, a reason	No, not a reason	Total (N)
Residency		31.4%	68.6%	1,179
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	31.1%	68.9%	620
International student	2004	24.3%	75.7%	136
	2010	18.2%	81.8%	154

Reasons for not participating: Location ¹⁰

Reasons for not participating: Location		Yes, a reason	No, not a reason	Total (N)
Residency		10.9%	89.1%	1,179
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	12.7%	87.3%	620
International student	2004	5.9%	94.1%	136
	2010	11.0%	89.0%	154

Reasons for not participating: Cost ¹⁰

Reasons for not participating: Cost		Yes, a reason	No, not a reason	Total (N)
Residency		12.0%	88.0%	1,179
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	7.3%	92.7%	620
International student	2004	15.4%	84.6%	136
	2010	13.0%	87.0%	154

Reasons for not participating: Other ¹⁰

Reasons for not participating: Other		Yes, a reason	No, not a reason	Total (N)
Residency		8.2%	91.8%	1,179
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	7.3%	92.7%	620
International student	2004	2.2%	97.8%	136
	2010	3.9%	96.1%	154

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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)
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 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)
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 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)
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

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)
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

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)
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 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)
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

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)
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

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)
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

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)
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

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)
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

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)
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

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)
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

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)
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 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)
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

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)
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

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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)
Residency*		3.2	32.0%	57.4%	8.5%	2.1%	1,163
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.3	40.9%	48.9%	8.7%	1.5%	843
International student	2004	3.1	22.1%	67.2%	9.2%	1.5%	131
	2010	3.4	46.0%	49.4%	3.7%	0.9%	350

Faculty respect for minority grad students

Faculty respect for minority grad students		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Residency*		3.1	30.1%	56.2%	10.6%	3.0%	1,158
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.3	39.2%	50.5%	7.9%	2.4%	835
International student	2004	3.0	15.3%	70.2%	13.0%	1.5%	131
	2010	3.3	41.9%	47.9%	8.0%	2.3%	351

Undergrad respect for minority TAs

Undergrad respect for minority TAs		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Residency*		2.7	10.7%	52.1%	28.8%	8.3%	1,118
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	2.9	20.5%	51.8%	22.4%	5.3%	794
International student	2004	2.5	4.7%	52.3%	35.9%	7.0%	128
	2010	3.0	27.2%	53.0%	16.2%	3.5%	345

Undergrad respect for female TAs

Undergrad respect for female TAs		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Residency*		2.8	12.5%	58.1%	24.8%	4.6%	1,117
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.1	25.9%	56.5%	15.5%	2.0%	798
International student	2004	2.8	7.0%	63.3%	28.9%	0.8%	128
	2010	3.2	29.7%	59.6%	9.6%	1.2%	344

Grad student respect for faculty

Grad student respect for faculty		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Residency*		3.2	31.2%	61.0%	6.7%	1.1%	1,158
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.3	37.6%	55.5%	6.1%	0.8%	840
International student	2004	3.2	28.5%	66.2%	4.6%	0.8%	130
	2010	3.4	43.3%	52.4%	4.0%	0.3%	351

Grad student respect for minority faculty

Grad student respect for minority faculty		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Residency*		3.2	29.8%	59.9%	9.1%	1.2%	1,146
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.3	37.2%	54.3%	7.2%	1.3%	834
International student	2004	3.2	28.1%	61.7%	10.2%	.	128
	2010	3.3	40.3%	52.0%	6.3%	1.4%	350

Faculty respect for female grad students

Faculty respect for female grad students		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Residency*		3.2	29.4%	59.5%	9.5%	1.7%	1,147
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.3	40.1%	48.1%	9.6%	2.1%	842
International student	2004	3.2	27.9%	63.6%	8.5%	.	129
	2010	3.4	47.4%	48.0%	4.3%	0.3%	350

Grad student respect for female faculty

Grad student respect for female faculty		Mean	4: Excellent	3: Good	2: Fair	1: Poor	Total (N)
Residency*		3.2	32.5%	58.9%	7.4%	1.2%	1,148
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.3	40.0%	52.7%	6.3%	1.0%	835
International student	2004	3.2	30.0%	61.5%	7.7%	0.8%	130
	2010	3.4	43.9%	51.6%	4.0%	0.6%	351

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)
Residency*		3.0	26.5%	54.3%	14.8%	4.5%	1,144
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.2	35.2%	53.5%	9.9%	1.4%	832
International student	2004	2.7	13.0%	51.9%	29.0%	6.1%	131
	2010	3.1	29.4%	51.7%	13.7%	5.1%	350

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)
Residency*		2.8	18.5%	50.3%	24.5%	6.7%	1,122
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.1	31.7%	52.6%	12.7%	3.0%	821
International student	2004	2.4	6.3%	37.8%	46.5%	9.4%	127
	2010	2.9	22.2%	48.2%	23.7%	5.8%	342

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)
Residency*		3.9	23.3%	51.3%	21.1%	3.6%	0.7%	1,153
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.0	29.1%	49.3%	17.6%	3.1%	0.8%	833
International student	2004	3.7	10.6%	49.2%	36.4%	3.8%	.	132
	2010	4.1	23.6%	58.6%	17.5%	.	0.3%	348

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)
Residency*		3.7	15.5%	41.2%	38.5%	3.8%	1.1%	1,137
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.7	17.9%	43.4%	34.8%	2.9%	1.1%	828
International student	2004	3.5	8.3%	40.2%	49.2%	2.3%	.	132
	2010	4.0	23.4%	50.9%	23.7%	1.7%	0.3%	346

NCSU Supportiveness: Asian students

NCSU Supportiveness: Asian students		Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Residency*		3.9	23.6%	48.0%	24.3%	3.5%	0.6%	1,149
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.0	29.3%	47.8%	20.9%	1.6%	0.5%	833
International student	2004	3.7	14.3%	39.1%	45.1%	0.8%	0.8%	133
	2010	3.9	21.7%	53.8%	21.7%	2.3%	0.6%	351

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)
Residency*		3.7	16.4%	44.2%	32.5%	6.1%	0.8%	1,142
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.8	19.5%	46.8%	28.8%	3.8%	1.1%	832
International student	2004	3.5	8.4%	36.6%	52.7%	2.3%	.	131
	2010	3.9	18.4%	56.3%	24.1%	0.9%	0.3%	348

NCSU Supportiveness: White students

NCSU Supportiveness: White students		Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Residency*		4.1	34.9%	45.8%	17.4%	1.5%	0.4%	1,147
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.1	36.6%	39.6%	19.4%	3.2%	1.1%	833
International student	2004	4.1	34.8%	40.9%	24.2%	.	.	132
	2010	4.2	37.9%	48.0%	13.9%	.	0.3%	346

NCSU Supportiveness: International students

NCSU Supportiveness: International students		Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Residency*		3.9	24.2%	50.3%	21.5%	3.3%	0.6%	1,144
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.1	29.7%	49.7%	18.9%	1.2%	0.5%	827
International student	2004	3.7	12.9%	46.2%	36.4%	3.0%	1.5%	132
	2010	4.0	22.8%	55.3%	17.7%	3.4%	0.9%	351

NCSU Supportiveness: Female students

NCSU Supportiveness: Female students		Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Residency*		4.0	23.5%	55.3%	18.7%	2.3%	0.2%	1,147
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.0	27.4%	51.9%	19.0%	1.1%	0.6%	831
International student	2004	3.8	15.4%	50.8%	33.8%	.	.	130
	2010	4.1	26.6%	57.1%	15.4%	0.3%	0.6%	350

NCSU Supportiveness: Male students

NCSU Supportiveness: Male students		Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Residency*		4.1	29.4%	48.3%	21.2%	0.9%	0.2%	1,145
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.1	32.9%	44.0%	20.2%	2.3%	0.6%	831
International student	2004	3.7	13.7%	47.3%	38.9%	.	.	131
	2010	4.0	23.8%	53.3%	22.3%	0.3%	0.3%	345

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)
Residency*		3.4	9.1%	34.8%	41.0%	12.3%	2.8%	1,137
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.6	17.5%	37.8%	33.1%	9.5%	2.2%	829
International student	2004	3.1	1.6%	18.6%	72.9%	5.4%	1.6%	129
	2010	3.7	13.2%	48.8%	35.4%	2.0%	0.6%	342

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)
Residency*		3.9	22.6%	43.9%	30.5%	2.6%	0.4%	1,141
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.1	38.7%	39.3%	20.1%	1.3%	0.6%	832
International student	2004	3.7	12.2%	43.5%	44.3%	.	.	131
	2010	4.1	27.1%	52.7%	19.6%	0.3%	0.3%	347

NCSU Supportiveness: Nontraditional students

NCSU Supportiveness: Nontraditional students		Mean	5: Strongly supportive	4: Supportive	3: Neutral	2: Nonsupportive	1: Strongly nonsupportive	Total (N)
Residency*		3.7	16.0%	47.9%	27.0%	7.6%	1.5%	1,137
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.7	18.9%	43.7%	27.2%	8.4%	1.7%	830
International student	2004	3.6	5.3%	46.6%	46.6%	1.5%	.	131
	2010	3.9	19.0%	52.0%	26.1%	2.6%	0.3%	348

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)
Residency*		3.6	13.2%	42.0%	36.9%	6.4%	1.5%	1,133
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.8	20.6%	43.9%	29.8%	4.9%	0.8%	830
International student	2004	3.4	6.2%	31.5%	60.0%	2.3%	.	130
	2010	3.9	19.0%	50.4%	28.2%	1.4%	0.9%	347

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)
Residency*		3.8	17.1%	51.3%	29.4%	2.0%	0.3%	1,131
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.9	21.6%	49.5%	26.9%	1.7%	0.2%	832
International student	2004	3.5	7.7%	34.6%	55.4%	2.3%	.	130
	2010	3.9	17.9%	51.2%	30.1%	0.3%	0.6%	346

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)
Residency*		3.9	24.4%	46.9%	27.8%	0.8%	0.1%	1,128
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.0	29.5%	43.7%	24.6%	1.9%	0.2%	828
International student	2004	3.5	10.8%	32.3%	56.9%	.	.	130
	2010	3.9	20.2%	50.0%	29.2%	0.3%	0.3%	346

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)
Residency*		3.5	11.4%	37.4%	38.0%	11.0%	2.1%	1,120
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.6	17.2%	37.9%	32.2%	10.7%	2.0%	832
International student	2004	3.5	7.8%	34.9%	53.5%	3.9%	.	129
	2010	3.8	19.0%	51.0%	25.6%	3.2%	1.2%	347

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)
Residency*		3.9	25.5%	48.2%	22.1%	3.5%	0.6%	1,130
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.1	37.8%	40.6%	17.1%	3.2%	1.3%	836
International student	2004	3.7	13.3%	45.3%	37.5%	3.9%	.	128
	2010	4.0	22.3%	55.1%	20.3%	2.0%	0.3%	345

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)
Residency*		3.7	19.7%	39.3%	37.4%	3.0%	0.6%	1,110
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.0	31.3%	37.9%	27.9%	2.1%	0.8%	828
International student	2004	3.6	11.0%	37.0%	51.2%	0.8%	.	127
	2010	4.0	22.8%	52.3%	23.1%	1.2%	0.6%	342

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)
Residency*		4.0	29.7%	45.8%	21.3%	2.7%	0.6%	1,119
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.2	40.1%	43.0%	15.6%	0.7%	0.6%	833
International student	2004	3.8	22.7%	39.1%	35.9%	1.6%	0.8%	128
	2010	4.0	24.0%	53.2%	19.7%	2.6%	0.6%	346

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)
Residency*		3.8	20.7%	43.5%	31.7%	3.4%	0.6%	1,105
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.0	32.9%	41.3%	23.0%	1.9%	0.8%	833
International student	2004	3.6	13.5%	36.5%	47.6%	2.4%	.	126
	2010	3.9	20.6%	53.2%	24.4%	1.5%	0.3%	344

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)
Residency		4.1	34.2%	47.2%	17.4%	1.0%	0.3%	1,124
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.2	41.7%	40.9%	15.2%	1.7%	0.5%	834
International student	2004	4.1	32.8%	42.2%	25.0%	.	.	128
	2010	4.1	29.9%	52.8%	16.8%	0.3%	0.3%	345

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)
Residency		4.1	31.6%	46.3%	18.7%	2.8%	0.5%	1,122
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.2	41.1%	41.8%	15.1%	1.4%	0.6%	833
International student	2004	3.8	18.9%	46.5%	29.1%	3.9%	1.6%	127
	2010	4.0	24.9%	52.9%	19.1%	2.3%	0.9%	346

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)
Residency		4.1	29.1%	51.4%	17.1%	2.0%	0.4%	1,124
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.2	38.9%	43.8%	15.3%	1.6%	0.5%	836
International student	2004	3.9	19.5%	47.7%	31.3%	1.6%	.	128
	2010	4.0	25.5%	53.3%	20.0%	0.9%	0.3%	345

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)
Residency*		4.1	30.6%	49.0%	19.4%	1.0%	.	1,120
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.2	40.8%	41.0%	16.9%	1.1%	0.2%	834
International student	2004	3.8	16.4%	43.8%	39.1%	0.8%	.	128
	2010	4.0	23.9%	53.4%	22.2%	0.3%	0.3%	343

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)
Residency*		3.6	13.7%	37.0%	42.2%	5.4%	1.6%	1,113
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.0	30.7%	39.0%	27.0%	2.5%	0.8%	831
International student	2004	3.2	2.4%	22.0%	74.0%	0.8%	0.8%	123
	2010	3.8	17.1%	49.6%	30.7%	1.5%	1.2%	339

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)
Residency*		3.8	20.2%	38.8%	37.8%	2.6%	0.5%	1,118
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.0	32.4%	38.5%	27.1%	1.7%	0.4%	834
International student	2004	3.6	12.6%	39.4%	46.5%	1.6%	.	127
	2010	4.0	25.2%	52.2%	22.0%	0.3%	0.3%	345

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)
Residency*		4.0	27.5%	50.1%	18.2%	3.2%	0.9%	1,119
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.0	33.7%	40.4%	21.3%	4.2%	0.5%	835
International student	2004	3.6	9.6%	42.4%	47.2%	0.8%	.	125
	2010	4.0	23.0%	51.3%	24.8%	0.6%	0.3%	343

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)
Residency*		3.7	16.9%	43.5%	34.0%	4.6%	1.0%	1,117
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.0	31.6%	38.3%	25.6%	3.5%	1.0%	831
International student	2004	3.4	6.5%	31.5%	58.9%	2.4%	0.8%	124
	2010	3.9	21.3%	50.0%	27.2%	0.6%	0.9%	342

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)
Residency*		3.9	19.3%	49.9%	28.7%	1.7%	0.4%	1,118
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.0	32.8%	40.1%	26.0%	0.8%	0.2%	832
International student	2004	3.5	8.1%	34.7%	54.0%	2.4%	0.8%	124
	2010	3.9	21.3%	50.9%	27.2%	0.3%	0.3%	342

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)
Residency*		3.9	22.8%	47.7%	29.0%	0.4%	0.1%	1,112
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.1	35.3%	38.7%	25.1%	0.7%	0.2%	830
International student	2004	3.5	10.5%	33.9%	55.6%	.	.	124
	2010	3.9	22.0%	50.4%	27.0%	0.3%	0.3%	341

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)
Residency*		3.7	17.4%	44.3%	30.1%	5.8%	2.3%	1,114
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.0	32.0%	38.8%	23.1%	4.6%	1.4%	834
International student	2004	3.5	8.9%	36.6%	52.8%	0.8%	0.8%	123
	2010	3.9	22.7%	51.3%	24.2%	1.5%	0.3%	343

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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)
Residency*		4.0	22.0%	56.4%	18.9%	2.1%	0.6%	1,159
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.9	25.5%	47.6%	23.5%	2.4%	1.0%	822
International student	2004	4.1	16.5%	73.2%	10.2%	.	.	127
	2010	4.2	37.0%	48.6%	13.9%	0.3%	0.3%	346

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)
Residency*		3.9	22.1%	52.9%	21.6%	2.5%	0.8%	1,156
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.0	27.5%	46.7%	22.4%	2.4%	1.0%	807
International student	2004	4.0	18.1%	65.4%	13.4%	3.1%	.	127
	2010	4.2	33.2%	53.6%	12.0%	0.9%	0.3%	343

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)
Residency*		3.8	18.3%	49.8%	28.9%	2.7%	0.3%	1,155
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.9	23.5%	46.2%	28.3%	1.9%	0.1%	809
International student	2004	4.0	16.5%	63.0%	20.5%	.	.	127
	2010	4.2	34.0%	51.0%	14.4%	0.3%	0.3%	341

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)
Residency*		3.7	16.8%	44.4%	36.3%	1.9%	0.7%	1,158
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.9	22.6%	43.2%	33.1%	1.0%	0.1%	776
International student	2004	3.9	15.0%	61.4%	22.0%	1.6%	.	127
	2010	4.2	32.8%	51.0%	15.5%	0.3%	0.3%	335

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)
Residency*		3.5	8.2%	31.7%	58.1%	1.6%	0.4%	1,158
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.6	15.0%	35.8%	48.5%	0.8%	.	749
International student	2004	3.4	3.9%	29.9%	63.8%	2.4%	.	127
	2010	4.0	26.0%	44.6%	28.2%	0.9%	0.3%	323

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)
Residency		4.2	33.7%	52.6%	13.1%	0.5%	0.1%	1,158
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	4.1	33.0%	48.9%	17.2%	0.7%	0.1%	812
International student	2004	4.2	30.7%	55.9%	11.8%	1.6%	.	127
	2010	4.2	35.0%	49.0%	14.9%	0.9%	0.3%	343

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)
Residency*		3.4	8.4%	26.8%	63.7%	0.9%	0.3%	1,155
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.7	15.1%	38.2%	45.0%	1.4%	0.3%	589
International student	2004	3.6	8.7%	43.3%	47.2%	0.8%	.	127
	2010	4.1	29.6%	50.8%	17.4%	1.9%	0.3%	311

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)
Residency*		3.4	5.9%	28.8%	64.1%	1.0%	0.3%	1,149
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.6	13.0%	34.9%	49.8%	1.6%	0.7%	576
International student	2004	3.6	7.1%	47.2%	44.9%	0.8%	.	127
	2010	4.1	28.8%	53.5%	16.3%	1.0%	0.3%	312

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)
Residency*		3.7	11.6%	48.9%	37.0%	2.1%	0.3%	1,151
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.8	18.0%	44.3%	36.3%	1.1%	0.3%	793
International student	2004	3.8	10.2%	62.2%	23.6%	3.9%	.	127
	2010	4.0	26.4%	52.6%	19.8%	0.9%	0.3%	333

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)
Residency*		3.8	25.5%	43.1%	21.4%	8.8%	1.2%	1,159
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.8	27.7%	40.9%	20.1%	9.2%	2.1%	806
International student	2004	3.8	17.5%	50.8%	29.4%	1.6%	0.8%	126
	2010	4.1	32.3%	49.1%	16.8%	1.5%	0.3%	328

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)
Residency		3.8	16.3%	46.4%	35.7%	1.4%	0.2%	1,159
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.7	19.6%	36.3%	41.7%	2.2%	0.2%	832
International student	2004	3.9	15.7%	59.1%	23.6%	1.6%	.	127
	2010	4.0	28.3%	49.7%	20.8%	0.9%	0.3%	346

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)
Residency*		3.7	15.2%	41.2%	42.5%	0.8%	0.3%	1,155
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.7	20.5%	35.5%	41.6%	2.2%	0.2%	829
International student	2004	3.8	11.8%	59.1%	26.0%	3.1%	.	127
	2010	4.1	29.8%	52.3%	17.0%	0.6%	0.3%	342

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)
Residency*		3.6	12.0%	39.8%	46.8%	1.0%	0.3%	1,153
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.7	16.2%	37.3%	44.2%	2.0%	0.2%	832
International student	2004	3.7	11.0%	48.8%	37.0%	3.1%	.	127
	2010	3.9	23.0%	47.4%	27.6%	1.7%	0.3%	344

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)
Residency*		3.8	17.2%	50.4%	31.4%	0.8%	0.2%	1,154
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.9	22.7%	42.7%	33.8%	0.7%	0.1%	832
International student	2004	4.0	20.3%	65.6%	12.5%	1.6%	.	128
	2010	4.1	29.9%	53.0%	16.5%	0.3%	0.3%	345

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)
Residency*		3.8	15.8%	49.0%	33.7%	1.2%	0.3%	1,154
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.8	20.6%	41.0%	37.3%	1.0%	0.1%	830
International student	2004	4.0	16.4%	67.2%	16.4%	.	.	128
	2010	4.2	33.3%	52.8%	13.3%	0.3%	0.3%	345

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)
Residency*		3.9	17.4%	52.1%	29.9%	0.3%	0.2%	1,153
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.9	23.4%	43.3%	32.7%	0.5%	0.1%	832
International student	2004	4.0	16.5%	65.4%	17.3%	.	0.8%	127
	2010	4.2	32.1%	53.6%	13.1%	0.6%	0.6%	343

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)
Residency*		3.8	17.2%	49.4%	32.5%	0.7%	0.2%	1,153
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.9	22.3%	42.6%	34.4%	0.5%	0.2%	831
International student	2004	3.9	15.7%	64.6%	18.1%	1.6%	.	127
	2010	4.2	30.9%	56.0%	12.8%	.	0.3%	343

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)
Residency*		3.6	13.9%	35.1%	50.0%	0.8%	0.3%	1,154
U.S. resident	2004
	2010	3.7	20.3%	34.2%	44.0%	0.7%	0.7%	831
International student	2004	3.5	4.7%	42.2%	50.0%	2.3%	0.8%	128
	2010	4.0	26.2%	47.2%	25.4%	0.6%	0.6%	343

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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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