North Carolina State University
2004 First-Year Student Survey:
Frequency Distributions of Survey Item #18
(Goal Development and Importance)

This document reports the frequency distributions by gender and race/ethnicity of survey item #18 of the Fall 2004 First-Year Student Survey. The exact wording of the survey item is as follows:

Below is a list of knowledge, skills, and personal development goals held by NC State for your undergraduate preparation.

In the left-hand column (of the survey), please indicate your current level of development using the following scale: 5=very high 4=high 3=average 2=low 1=very low 0=don't know.

In the right-hand column (of the survey), please rate how important this goal is to you right now, using the following scale: 5=very important 4=important 3=moderately important 2=of limited importance 1=not important 0=don't know

Note: "Don't know" responses were excluded from the analyses.
Current Development: General Education Goals | Personal Development Goals | World View Goals
Goal Importance: General Education Goals | Personal Development Goals | World View Goals


General Education (Current Level of Development)
Current level: Apply math skills NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.70 3.54 3.84 3.60 3.72 3.71
    1.8 2.4 1.3 2.4 1.8 1.4
1: Very low %
2: Low % 7.7 9.6 6.1 7.9 7.7 7.0
3: Average % 30.9 35.5 27.2 36.3 30.3 29.6
4: High % 37.6 36.7 38.4 34.1 37.5 43.0
5: Very high % 22.1 15.8 27.0 19.3 22.7 19.0
Total (N) 3233 1421 1812 331 2618 284

Current level: Good listening skills NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.73 3.86 3.64 3.89 3.72 3.68
    1.1 0.6 1.4 0.6 1.1 1.1
1: Very low %
2: Low % 5.7 3.0 7.9 4.2 6.0 5.3
3: Average % 31.9 29.3 34.1 28.7 31.8 36.6
4: High % 41.3 44.7 38.5 38.9 41.9 38.4
5: Very high % 20.0 22.5 18.1 27.5 19.2 18.7
Total (N) 3238 1429 1809 334 2620 284

Current level: Broad general education NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.68 3.73 3.63 3.89 3.65 3.65
    0.8 0.4 1.1 0.6 0.8 1.1
1: Very low %
2: Low % 3.6 2.1 4.8 3.0 3.7 3.5
3: Average % 38.5 38.3 38.7 29.3 39.8 37.2
4: High % 41.3 42.0 40.7 41.1 40.8 45.7
5: Very high % 15.8 17.1 14.7 26.0 14.9 12.4
Total (N) 3225 1420 1805 331 2612 282

Current level: Carry out projects indepe NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.75 3.89 3.64 3.85 3.74 3.70
    1.0 0.6 1.2 0.3 1.0 1.8
1: Very low %
2: Low % 5.9 4.4 7.1 4.5 6.2 5.0
3: Average % 32.4 27.8 36.1 30.4 32.3 36.2
4: High % 38.9 40.0 38.0 39.2 39.2 35.8
5: Very high % 21.8 27.3 17.6 25.6 21.4 21.3
Total (N) 3233 1423 1810 332 2619 282

Current level: Critically analyze inform NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.56 3.55 3.57 3.69 3.56 3.46
    1.1 0.7 1.4 1.5 0.8 3.9
1: Very low %
2: Low % 6.5 6.3 6.5 4.8 6.8 5.4
3: Average % 41.3 42.8 40.0 36.7 41.6 43.0
4: High % 37.5 37.3 37.7 37.3 37.7 36.2
5: Very high % 13.6 12.8 14.3 19.6 13.1 11.5
Total (N) 3221 1418 1803 332 2610 279

Current level: Influence of science/tech NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.52 3.31 3.69 3.56 3.51 3.59
    1.9 2.5 1.4 1.2 1.9 1.8
1: Very low %
2: Low % 9.7 13.7 6.6 6.9 10.1 9.1
3: Average % 38.1 43.8 33.6 42.9 38.1 32.3
4: High % 34.9 30.8 38.1 32.0 34.4 42.1
5: Very high % 15.5 9.3 20.4 16.9 15.4 14.7
Total (N) 3233 1421 1812 331 2617 285

Current level: Develop computer skills NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.58 3.45 3.68 3.84 3.55 3.55
    2.3 2.3 2.3 1.5 2.2 3.9
1: Very low %
2: Low % 8.7 10.3 7.4 5.7 9.0 8.8
3: Average % 36.7 41.1 33.2 28.1 38.1 34.0
4: High % 33.9 33.1 34.5 36.8 33.4 35.4
5: Very high % 18.5 13.3 22.6 27.8 17.3 17.9
Total (N) 3236 1424 1812 334 2617 285

Current level: Diverse cultures/values NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.60 3.79 3.44 4.16 3.48 4.05
    2.1 0.8 3.1 . 2.5 1.4
1: Very low %
2: Low % 9.4 6.7 11.6 2.1 11.1 2.5
3: Average % 35.9 30.6 40.0 24.1 38.7 23.1
4: High % 32.0 36.8 28.2 29.5 31.9 35.9
5: Very high % 20.6 25.1 17.0 44.3 15.8 37.0
Total (N) 3216 1420 1796 332 2603 281

Current level: Good reading comprehensio NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.48 3.56 3.42 3.68 3.47 3.37
    2.0 1.5 2.3 1.5 2.1 1.8
1: Very low %
2: Low % 10.4 8.4 12.0 6.9 10.9 10.2
3: Average % 39.6 38.2 40.8 35.1 39.4 47.0
4: High % 33.5 36.3 31.3 35.4 33.5 31.6
5: Very high % 14.4 15.5 13.6 21.0 14.1 9.5
Total (N) 3241 1426 1815 333 2623 285

Current level: Communicate ideas orally NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.45 3.49 3.41 3.65 3.44 3.34
    2.1 1.8 2.3 1.2 2.1 3.2
1: Very low %
2: Low % 12.2 10.4 13.5 8.1 12.6 13.4
3: Average % 38.9 38.9 38.9 37.1 38.7 42.3
4: High % 32.5 34.3 31.1 31.4 33.1 28.9
5: Very high % 14.4 14.5 14.2 22.2 13.6 12.3
Total (N) 3239 1430 1809 334 2621 284

Current level: Apply scientific principl NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.29 3.09 3.45 3.28 3.29 3.37
    3.2 4.2 2.4 3.3 3.3 1.4
1: Very low %
2: Low % 14.2 19.9 9.7 11.9 14.8 11.7
3: Average % 43.3 45.6 41.6 48.3 42.5 45.2
4: High % 28.9 23.4 33.2 26.7 28.8 32.0
5: Very high % 10.4 6.9 13.2 9.7 10.6 9.6
Total (N) 3228 1419 1809 329 2618 281

Current level: Communicate ideas in writing NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.32 3.43 3.24 3.57 3.30 3.27
    2.7 2.2 3.0 1.5 2.9 1.8
1: Very low %
2: Low % 12.5 8.9 15.4 7.2 12.9 15.1
3: Average % 44.1 43.8 44.3 39.7 44.5 45.3
4: High % 31.1 34.0 28.7 36.1 30.5 30.5
5: Very high % 9.6 11.0 8.6 15.5 9.1 7.4
Total (N) 3241 1431 1810 335 2621 285
Back to Means by Gender/Ethnicity for Survey Item #18

Personal Development Goals (Current Level of Development)
Current level: Responsibility for own be NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.21 4.31 4.12 4.41 4.18 4.22
    0.5 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.5 0.4
1: Very low %
2: Low % 1.9 1.1 2.5 0.9 2.1 1.1
3: Average % 15.7 12.3 18.4 12.3 15.8 18.8
4: High % 40.3 39.9 40.6 30.1 42.0 35.8
5: Very high % 41.7 46.5 37.8 56.3 39.5 44.0
Total (N) 3236 1427 1809 332 2622 282

Current level: Viewing learning as lifel NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.03 4.19 3.90 4.21 4.00 4.06
    0.6 0.3 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.4
1: Very low %
2: Low % 3.4 1.9 4.6 0.9 3.8 2.8
3: Average % 23.6 18.3 27.8 17.9 24.1 25.5
4: High % 37.5 37.9 37.2 37.9 37.9 33.0
5: Very high % 34.9 41.7 29.6 42.7 33.6 38.3
Total (N) 3232 1423 1809 330 2620 282

Current level: Acting on ethical princip NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.95 4.09 3.84 4.12 3.93 3.98
    0.8 0.4 1.1 0.6 0.8 0.7
1: Very low %
2: Low % 3.5 2.1 4.7 2.4 3.7 3.2
3: Average % 25.0 19.2 29.6 21.5 25.6 23.8
4: High % 41.1 44.4 38.5 35.5 41.7 42.2
5: Very high % 29.6 33.9 26.2 40.0 28.2 30.1
Total (N) 3231 1425 1806 330 2619 282

Current level: Function as part of team NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.89 3.97 3.83 4.12 3.87 3.85
    0.8 0.2 1.3 0.3 0.9 0.7
1: Very low %
2: Low % 4.6 3.6 5.3 2.7 4.6 6.4
3: Average % 25.3 23.8 26.6 18.6 26.3 23.9
4: High % 43.1 43.7 42.6 41.8 43.0 45.4
5: Very high % 26.2 28.6 24.3 36.6 25.2 23.6
Total (N) 3227 1425 1802 328 2619 280

Current level: Being independent NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.87 3.90 3.85 4.02 3.86 3.83
    1.1 1.2 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.4
1: Very low %
2: Low % 5.8 6.0 5.6 3.4 6.2 5.0
3: Average % 27.0 26.0 27.8 24.8 27.0 29.2
4: High % 36.8 35.2 38.1 34.1 37.0 38.4
5: Very high % 29.2 31.6 27.3 36.8 28.6 26.0
Total (N) 3203 1415 1788 323 2599 281

Current level: Understanding own abiliti NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.84 3.88 3.81 4.14 3.81 3.81
    0.8 0.6 1.0 . 1.0 0.7
1: Very low %
2: Low % 3.9 3.3 4.5 2.5 3.9 6.0
3: Average % 29.6 29.3 29.9 20.6 31.0 27.4
4: High % 41.5 41.4 41.6 37.7 41.8 43.4
5: Very high % 24.1 25.3 23.0 39.3 22.3 22.4
Total (N) 3218 1421 1797 326 2611 281

Current level: Having self-discipline NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.75 3.79 3.72 3.97 3.73 3.73
    1.8 1.3 2.1 1.2 1.9 1.1
1: Very low %
2: Low % 7.0 6.9 7.1 4.3 7.1 8.9
3: Average % 30.3 29.9 30.6 27.8 30.5 31.2
4: High % 36.3 35.1 37.2 29.6 37.3 34.0
5: Very high % 24.7 26.7 23.0 37.0 23.1 24.8
Total (N) 3208 1416 1792 324 2602 282

Current level: Realizing potential for s NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.74 3.73 3.75 4.11 3.70 3.65
    0.6 0.6 0.7 . 0.7 1.1
1: Very low %
2: Low % 6.2 5.6 6.7 4.0 6.3 7.9
3: Average % 32.8 34.1 31.7 19.1 34.3 34.2
4: High % 39.5 39.9 39.1 38.9 39.6 38.8
5: Very high % 20.9 19.8 21.8 38.0 19.1 18.0
Total (N) 3204 1411 1793 324 2602 278

Current level: Clarifying personal ident NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.72 3.74 3.70 4.01 3.69 3.64
    0.9 0.6 1.2 0.6 1.0 0.4
1: Very low %
2: Low % 5.8 5.0 6.4 3.7 5.8 8.2
3: Average % 34.8 35.2 34.6 24.7 36.0 36.2
4: High % 37.6 38.2 37.1 35.8 37.8 37.6
5: Very high % 20.9 21.1 20.7 35.2 19.4 17.6
Total (N) 3188 1410 1778 324 2585 279

Current level: Having self-confidence NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.64 3.60 3.68 4.05 3.60 3.57
    1.9 2.1 1.7 0.9 2.0 2.5
1: Very low %
2: Low % 9.5 10.6 8.7 5.3 10.0 10.0
3: Average % 32.5 33.2 31.9 22.6 33.6 33.1
4: High % 34.5 32.8 35.9 30.3 34.7 37.4
5: Very high % 21.6 21.3 21.9 40.9 19.7 17.1
Total (N) 3217 1415 1802 323 2613 281

Current level: Commit to health/fitness NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.63 3.59 3.66 3.80 3.62 3.54
    1.9 2.2 1.6 1.5 1.8 2.8
1: Very low %
2: Low % 9.7 10.0 9.5 8.9 9.8 9.6
3: Average % 33.5 35.1 32.2 26.1 34.0 37.2
4: High % 33.4 31.9 34.5 35.3 33.3 31.9
5: Very high % 21.5 20.8 22.1 28.2 21.0 18.4
Total (N) 3209 1413 1796 326 2601 282

Current level: Leadership/mgmt. skills NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.64 3.71 3.58 3.92 3.62 3.49
    1.1 0.7 1.5 1.5 1.1 1.1
1: Very low %
2: Low % 6.2 4.4 7.6 2.7 6.4 8.2
3: Average % 37.4 35.3 39.0 26.8 38.3 40.8
4: High % 38.4 42.8 35.0 40.2 37.9 41.1
5: Very high % 16.8 16.8 16.9 28.7 16.2 8.9
Total (N) 3226 1424 1802 328 2616 282

Current level: Coping with change NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.56 3.51 3.59 3.82 3.53 3.53
    2.5 2.8 2.2 1.5 2.5 3.2
1: Very low %
2: Low % 9.7 11.6 8.2 4.3 10.4 9.0
3: Average % 36.0 34.8 36.9 32.8 36.3 36.6
4: High % 33.4 33.6 33.3 33.4 33.4 33.7
5: Very high % 18.4 17.2 19.4 27.9 17.3 17.6
Total (N) 3196 1408 1788 323 2594 279

Current level: Handling stress NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.48 3.35 3.59 3.59 3.47 3.51
    2.8 3.1 2.5 3.1 2.8 2.2
1: Very low %
2: Low % 11.6 14.5 9.3 8.7 12.1 10.5
3: Average % 36.9 39.3 35.0 36.8 36.6 39.7
4: High % 32.0 30.0 33.6 29.4 32.6 29.6
5: Very high % 16.8 13.1 19.6 22.0 16.0 18.1
Total (N) 3205 1413 1792 323 2605 277

Current level: Managing my time NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.39 3.50 3.30 3.55 3.38 3.31
    3.6 2.5 4.4 1.2 3.9 3.6
1: Very low %
2: Low % 14.7 13.5 15.6 13.4 14.5 18.2
3: Average % 36.5 33.9 38.6 36.4 36.8 34.3
4: High % 29.4 31.6 27.7 26.8 29.6 31.1
5: Very high % 15.8 18.5 13.6 22.1 15.3 12.9
Total (N) 3199 1415 1784 321 2598 280

Current level: Involved in public/commun NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.31 3.50 3.17 3.60 3.28 3.34
    3.5 1.6 5.0 2.4 3.7 2.5
1: Very low %
2: Low % 14.3 9.1 18.3 10.4 15.0 12.1
3: Average % 41.9 41.7 42.1 32.0 42.8 45.4
4: High % 28.0 33.1 23.9 35.1 27.0 28.6
5: Very high % 12.4 14.4 10.7 20.1 11.5 11.4
Total (N) 3218 1422 1796 328 2610 280
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World View Goals (Current Development)
Current level: Valuing racial equity NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.14 4.33 4.00 4.50 4.08 4.36
    1.4 0.4 2.2 0.6 1.5 0.7
1: Very low %
2: Low % 3.0 1.7 4.0 1.6 3.4 1.4
3: Average % 20.2 15.2 24.1 12.1 21.9 13.6
4: High % 30.7 30.0 31.3 18.2 32.4 29.4
5: Very high % 44.7 52.7 38.4 67.4 40.8 54.8
Total (N) 3158 1391 1767 313 2566 279

Current level: Valuing gender equity NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.14 4.34 3.99 4.43 4.09 4.29
    0.9 0.2 1.5 0.3 1.1 0.4
1: Very low %
2: Low % 3.1 1.4 4.5 1.6 3.5 1.8
3: Average % 20.4 14.2 25.3 14.4 21.7 15.4
4: High % 32.2 33.0 31.5 21.8 33.3 33.3
5: Very high % 43.4 51.2 37.3 61.9 40.5 49.1
Total (N) 3157 1391 1766 312 2566 279

Current level: Work w/ people from diver NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.86 4.01 3.75 4.24 3.79 4.10
    1.2 0.4 1.8 0.6 1.3 0.7
1: Very low %
2: Low % 4.9 2.9 6.4 1.6 5.6 2.2
3: Average % 27.1 23.3 30.0 16.5 29.0 21.1
4: High % 40.0 41.7 38.7 35.6 40.7 38.7
5: Very high % 26.9 31.7 23.1 45.7 23.4 37.3
Total (N) 3161 1392 1769 315 2567 279

Current level: Tolerance for different v NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.75 3.87 3.65 4.00 3.69 4.01
    1.8 0.7 2.7 0.6 2.0 1.1
1: Very low %
2: Low % 6.3 4.4 7.9 2.6 7.2 2.2
3: Average % 30.9 27.5 33.6 25.3 32.3 24.0
4: High % 37.5 42.0 34.0 39.1 37.0 40.5
5: Very high % 23.5 25.4 22.0 32.4 21.5 32.3
Total (N) 3158 1391 1767 312 2567 279

Current level: Appreciate arts/music/lit NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.48 3.72 3.29 3.68 3.44 3.65
    4.7 2.1 6.7 2.6 5.0 4.0
1: Very low %
2: Low % 13.1 9.8 15.7 7.7 14.0 10.5
3: Average % 33.4 29.4 36.6 32.7 33.8 30.5
4: High % 26.9 31.4 23.3 33.0 26.2 26.2
5: Very high % 21.9 27.3 17.7 24.0 20.9 28.7
Total (N) 3141 1388 1753 312 2554 275

Current level: World problems/issues NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.37 3.27 3.45 3.64 3.34 3.41
    2.2 1.9 2.4 1.6 2.2 3.2
1: Very low %
2: Low % 11.7 13.8 10.1 8.3 12.3 10.4
3: Average % 44.6 48.4 41.6 36.9 45.8 42.3
4: High % 29.5 27.1 31.4 30.9 29.2 30.8
5: Very high % 12.0 8.8 14.5 22.3 10.6 13.3
Total (N) 3156 1393 1763 314 2563 279

Current level: Present as it relates to NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.30 3.18 3.40 3.57 3.28 3.20
    3.0 2.8 3.2 1.9 2.9 5.1
1: Very low %
2: Low % 13.6 16.5 11.4 6.4 14.6 12.3
3: Average % 44.2 47.6 41.5 43.8 44.0 47.1
4: High % 28.4 25.9 30.3 28.8 28.3 28.6
5: Very high % 10.8 7.2 13.6 19.2 10.2 6.9
Total (N) 3144 1384 1760 313 2555 276
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General Education Goals (Level of Importance)
Importance: Carry out projects independe NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.35 4.48 4.25 4.41 4.33 4.43
    0.3 0.3 0.4 0.9 0.3 .
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 1.5 1.1 1.9 0.9 1.6 1.8
3: Moderately important % 12.8 8.1 16.5 12.1 13.4 8.7
4: Important % 33.5 31.7 35.0 28.5 34.0 34.7
5: Very important % 51.8 58.8 46.2 57.6 50.7 54.9
Total (N) 3168 1400 1768 323 2568 277

Importance: Broad general education NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.33 4.46 4.22 4.59 4.28 4.43
    1.1 0.4 1.6 0.9 1.2 0.4
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 2.2 1.3 2.8 0.3 2.5 1.4
3: Moderately important % 13.4 10.6 15.6 7.1 14.6 10.0
4: Important % 29.7 27.4 31.6 21.8 30.6 31.3
5: Very important % 53.6 60.3 48.3 69.8 51.2 56.9
Total (N) 3190 1411 1779 325 2584 281

Importance: Develop computer skills NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.21 4.17 4.25 4.47 4.18 4.25
    0.9 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.7
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 2.9 3.0 2.9 1.8 3.1 2.2
3: Moderately important % 17.2 19.0 15.8 10.8 18.2 15.8
4: Important % 31.9 33.0 31.0 21.8 32.9 33.7
5: Very important % 47.1 44.2 49.4 64.6 44.8 47.7
Total (N) 3181 1404 1777 325 2577 279

Importance: Good listening skills NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.26 4.39 4.15 4.57 4.21 4.37
    0.9 0.4 1.2 0.3 0.9 1.1
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 2.9 2.1 3.5 1.5 3.1 1.8
3: Moderately important % 15.5 11.0 19.0 8.0 16.8 12.2
4: Important % 31.2 30.8 31.6 21.3 32.7 29.4
5: Very important % 49.5 55.6 44.7 68.8 46.5 55.6
Total (N) 3175 1407 1768 324 2572 279

Importance: Communicate ideas orally NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.26 4.41 4.14 4.58 4.21 4.37
    0.8 0.5 1.1 0.3 0.9 0.7
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 2.4 1.4 3.2 1.3 2.6 2.2
3: Moderately important % 14.9 10.8 18.1 6.6 16.3 11.2
4: Important % 33.4 30.8 35.5 23.4 34.9 31.0
5: Very important % 48.5 56.4 42.1 68.4 45.3 54.9
Total (N) 3184 1407 1777 320 2587 277

Importance: Apply math skills NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.20 4.08 4.30 4.35 4.18 4.28
    1.0 1.3 0.7 0.9 1.1 .
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 3.8 4.9 2.9 1.5 4.0 4.3
3: Moderately important % 17.2 19.8 15.1 15.3 17.9 12.5
4: Important % 30.1 32.2 28.4 26.6 30.1 34.4
5: Very important % 48.0 41.8 52.8 55.7 46.9 48.7
Total (N) 3180 1401 1779 327 2574 279

Importance: Critically analyze informati NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.16 4.22 4.12 4.38 4.12 4.27
    0.6 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.4
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 2.7 3.0 2.4 2.5 2.8 1.4
3: Moderately important % 19.2 17.3 20.7 12.0 20.3 17.4
4: Important % 34.8 32.1 36.9 27.8 35.9 32.2
5: Very important % 42.7 47.1 39.3 57.1 40.3 48.6
Total (N) 3171 1395 1776 324 2571 276

Importance: Good reading comprehension s NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.17 4.30 4.06 4.55 4.11 4.25
    1.1 0.4 1.7 . 1.2 1.4
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 3.2 2.4 3.9 0.6 3.8 1.1
3: Moderately important % 17.4 13.0 20.9 10.5 18.4 16.5
4: Important % 34.3 34.9 33.7 21.8 36.0 33.1
5: Very important % 43.9 49.2 39.7 67.1 40.6 47.8
Total (N) 3174 1405 1769 325 2571 278

Importance: Diverse cultures/values NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.04 4.30 3.83 4.54 3.94 4.37
    2.6 1.1 3.8 0.3 3.0 1.1
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 5.6 2.9 7.7 1.8 6.4 2.9
3: Moderately important % 20.2 14.7 24.6 9.2 22.4 12.3
4: Important % 28.5 27.5 29.4 20.6 29.9 25.3
5: Very important % 43.1 53.9 34.5 68.1 38.2 58.5
Total (N) 3147 1402 1745 326 2544 277

Importance: Influence of science/technol NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.02 3.89 4.11 4.09 3.99 4.15
    1.4 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.5 0.7
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 5.5 7.1 4.3 3.8 5.9 4.3
3: Moderately important % 22.2 26.4 18.9 21.3 22.8 17.8
4: Important % 31.8 30.5 32.8 31.3 31.7 33.8
5: Very important % 39.0 34.5 42.6 42.2 38.2 43.4
Total (N) 3176 1395 1781 320 2575 281

Importance: Communicate ideas in writing NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.93 4.10 3.80 4.36 3.86 4.09
    2.0 1.0 2.8 0.3 2.3 1.4
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 6.2 4.4 7.7 2.2 6.9 4.6
3: Moderately important % 22.7 19.2 25.5 12.3 24.4 19.6
4: Important % 34.6 34.4 34.8 32.0 35.3 31.8
5: Very important % 34.4 41.0 29.1 53.2 31.1 42.5
Total (N) 3170 1405 1765 325 2565 280

Importance: Apply scientific principles NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.89 3.75 4.00 3.97 3.87 4.03
    2.1 3.2 1.2 1.2 2.3 1.1
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 7.6 8.9 6.6 6.5 8.0 5.1
3: Moderately important % 24.9 28.8 21.8 25.2 25.1 22.6
4: Important % 29.7 27.8 31.3 28.6 29.6 32.1
5: Very important % 35.7 31.4 39.0 38.5 35.0 39.1
Total (N) 3154 1387 1767 325 2555 274
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Personal Development Goals (Level of Importance)
Importance: Responsibility for own behav NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.53 4.68 4.41 4.75 4.50 4.53
    0.5 0.4 0.6 . 0.5 1.4
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 1.6 0.9 2.1 0.9 1.7 1.8
3: Moderately important % 8.1 5.2 10.5 4.4 8.8 6.7
4: Important % 23.8 17.8 28.7 13.4 25.3 22.6
5: Very important % 65.9 75.8 58.1 81.3 63.8 67.5
Total (N) 3195 1413 1782 321 2591 283

Importance: Managing my time NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.55 4.66 4.47 4.74 4.52 4.64
    0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 .
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 0.9 0.6 1.1 0.3 1.0 0.7
3: Moderately important % 7.9 4.7 10.5 6.0 8.2 7.1
4: Important % 24.9 21.9 27.3 11.4 27.2 19.6
5: Very important % 65.9 72.4 60.7 82.0 63.2 72.5
Total (N) 3149 1401 1748 316 2553 280

Importance: Having self-discipline NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.51 4.62 4.43 4.69 4.48 4.57
    0.5 0.1 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.4
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 1.0 0.6 1.3 0.3 1.1 0.4
3: Moderately important % 9.8 7.6 11.6 7.3 10.3 8.5
4: Important % 24.5 21.1 27.3 14.5 25.9 23.1
5: Very important % 64.2 70.7 59.1 77.6 62.2 67.6
Total (N) 3153 1401 1752 317 2555 281

Importance: Having self-confidence NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.53 4.64 4.44 4.71 4.50 4.61
    0.4 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.4 0.4
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 1.3 0.8 1.6 0.9 1.4 0.4
3: Moderately important % 8.4 5.2 11.0 4.4 9.1 6.4
4: Important % 24.6 21.6 27.0 14.1 26.1 23.5
5: Very important % 65.3 71.9 60.0 79.7 63.0 69.4
Total (N) 3161 1400 1761 320 2560 281

Importance: Being independent NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.48 4.63 4.37 4.57 4.46 4.57
    0.6 0.4 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.7
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 1.1 0.5 1.6 1.6 1.1 0.7
3: Moderately important % 9.4 5.9 12.2 8.4 9.9 6.0
4: Important % 26.9 22.6 30.4 19.1 28.1 25.6
5: Very important % 61.9 70.7 55.0 70.3 60.4 66.9
Total (N) 3166 1401 1765 320 2565 281

Importance: Handling stress NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.46 4.60 4.35 4.67 4.43 4.48
    0.4 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 1.5 0.6 2.2 0.3 1.7 1.1
3: Moderately important % 9.7 6.2 12.6 6.0 10.2 10.1
4: Important % 28.7 25.1 31.6 18.9 30.1 26.7
5: Very important % 59.7 68.0 53.2 74.4 57.7 61.7
Total (N) 3142 1396 1746 317 2548 277

Importance: Realizing potential for succ NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.44 4.54 4.35 4.69 4.40 4.51
    0.4 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.4
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 1.5 0.8 2.1 0.9 1.6 1.8
3: Moderately important % 10.6 7.2 13.3 5.0 11.6 8.2
4: Important % 28.9 27.1 30.4 16.0 30.9 26.2
5: Very important % 58.5 64.4 53.8 77.4 55.6 63.4
Total (N) 3151 1396 1755 318 2554 279

Importance: Understanding own abilities/ NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.43 4.57 4.31 4.64 4.38 4.56
    0.3 0.1 0.5 0.9 0.3 .
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 1.1 0.8 1.4 0.6 1.3 0.7
3: Moderately important % 11.4 7.0 14.9 6.0 12.6 6.5
4: Important % 29.8 26.1 32.7 18.3 31.2 29.2
5: Very important % 57.3 65.9 50.5 74.1 54.6 63.5
Total (N) 3151 1394 1757 317 2557 277

Importance: Leadership/mgmt. skills NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.39 4.47 4.33 4.65 4.35 4.45
    0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.4
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 1.8 1.3 2.3 0.6 1.9 2.1
3: Moderately important % 11.3 9.2 13.0 6.0 12.2 9.6
4: Important % 31.1 29.0 32.7 18.7 32.9 28.1
5: Very important % 55.3 60.1 51.5 74.1 52.5 59.8
Total (N) 3168 1405 1763 316 2571 281

Importance: Acting on ethical principles NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.36 4.52 4.23 4.55 4.33 4.38
    0.8 0.5 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.4
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 2.3 1.3 3.2 1.0 2.6 1.4
3: Moderately important % 12.8 9.2 15.7 8.3 13.6 10.8
4: Important % 28.2 24.1 31.5 21.3 28.8 30.1
5: Very important % 55.8 64.9 48.6 68.5 54.3 56.3
Total (N) 3155 1402 1753 314 2562 279

Importance: Commit to health/fitness NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.35 4.46 4.26 4.49 4.32 4.42
    0.7 0.4 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.4
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 2.2 1.6 2.6 0.6 2.5 0.7
3: Moderately important % 13.1 9.6 15.8 12.5 13.2 12.1
4: Important % 30.0 28.4 31.2 21.9 31.0 29.9
5: Very important % 54.1 60.0 49.4 64.4 52.5 56.9
Total (N) 3153 1396 1757 320 2552 281

Importance: Function as part of team NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.36 4.45 4.28 4.60 4.32 4.41
    0.5 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.5 0.4
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 2.0 1.4 2.4 1.3 2.1 1.8
3: Moderately important % 12.6 9.9 14.7 8.8 13.3 9.6
4: Important % 31.3 29.7 32.6 17.7 32.8 33.2
5: Very important % 53.7 58.7 49.7 71.9 51.3 55.0
Total (N) 3169 1403 1766 317 2572 280

Importance: Viewing learning as lifelong NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.31 4.45 4.20 4.57 4.27 4.46
    0.7 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.4
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 2.4 1.7 3.0 1.9 2.5 1.8
3: Moderately important % 14.7 10.7 17.9 7.6 16.1 9.8
4: Important % 29.1 26.0 31.5 19.6 30.4 27.5
5: Very important % 53.1 61.0 46.8 70.3 50.2 60.5
Total (N) 3158 1402 1756 317 2565 276

Importance: Clarifying personal identity NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.29 4.47 4.14 4.59 4.24 4.35
    0.9 0.6 1.0 . 0.9 1.4
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 2.5 1.7 3.1 1.9 2.7 1.1
3: Moderately important % 15.6 9.4 20.6 7.0 17.1 12.2
4: Important % 29.2 26.2 31.7 21.5 30.0 31.2
5: Very important % 51.8 62.1 43.6 69.6 49.3 54.1
Total (N) 3124 1393 1731 316 2529 279

Importance: Coping with change NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.27 4.42 4.15 4.57 4.23 4.29
    1.0 0.8 1.2 0.6 1.0 1.4
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 2.4 1.4 3.2 1.3 2.6 2.1
3: Moderately important % 14.8 10.2 18.4 7.9 15.8 12.8
4: Important % 32.1 29.9 33.8 21.3 33.3 33.1
5: Very important % 49.7 57.7 43.4 68.9 47.2 50.5
Total (N) 3130 1387 1743 315 2534 281

Importance: Involved in public/community NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.02 4.22 3.85 4.36 3.97 4.12
    1.6 0.7 2.3 1.0 1.7 1.1
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 4.2 1.7 6.2 1.9 4.5 3.6
3: Moderately important % 21.8 15.7 26.7 11.8 23.5 17.3
4: Important % 35.6 38.2 33.5 31.2 35.8 38.6
5: Very important % 36.8 43.7 31.3 54.1 34.4 39.4
Total (N) 3129 1391 1738 314 2538 277
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World View Goals (Level of Importance)
Importance: Valuing racial equity NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.38 4.56 4.24 4.66 4.33 4.60
    1.5 0.8 2.0 1.0 1.6 0.4
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 2.1 0.9 2.9 1.0 2.3 0.7
3: Moderately important % 13.1 9.0 16.5 7.6 14.5 7.0
4: Important % 23.5 20.2 26.2 11.6 25.1 22.8
5: Very important % 59.8 69.1 52.4 78.8 56.5 69.1
Total (N) 3072 1372 1700 302 2498 272

Importance: Valuing gender equity NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.37 4.56 4.22 4.59 4.33 4.54
    1.0 0.4 1.5 1.0 1.1 .
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 2.1 1.2 2.9 1.0 2.3 1.5
3: Moderately important % 14.2 9.0 18.3 10.6 15.1 9.7
4: Important % 24.1 21.0 26.6 12.5 25.7 22.5
5: Very important % 58.6 68.5 50.7 74.9 55.8 66.3
Total (N) 3055 1364 1691 303 2485 267

Importance: Work w/ people from diverse NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.31 4.50 4.16 4.63 4.25 4.52
    1.0 0.4 1.5 0.7 1.1 0.7
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 2.2 1.2 3.0 0.3 2.5 1.8
3: Moderately important % 14.3 9.4 18.3 6.9 16.0 7.6
4: Important % 29.4 25.9 32.3 19.7 31.2 24.0
5: Very important % 53.0 63.1 44.9 72.5 49.2 65.8
Total (N) 3081 1376 1705 305 2501 275

Importance: Tolerance for different view NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.27 4.47 4.11 4.49 4.22 4.49
    1.3 0.4 1.9 0.3 1.3 1.8
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 2.6 1.2 3.8 1.6 2.9 1.5
3: Moderately important % 15.0 10.2 18.9 10.5 16.5 6.2
4: Important % 30.1 27.4 32.3 23.4 31.3 26.6
5: Very important % 51.0 60.7 43.1 64.1 48.0 63.9
Total (N) 3076 1379 1697 304 2498 274

Importance: World problems/issues NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 4.19 4.32 4.08 4.39 4.15 4.33
    0.8 0.4 1.2 0.7 0.9 0.4
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 2.8 1.5 3.9 1.3 3.2 1.5
3: Moderately important % 16.9 13.1 19.9 13.6 17.5 14.3
4: Important % 36.0 36.2 35.8 27.2 37.4 32.4
5: Very important % 43.5 48.8 39.2 57.3 41.0 51.5
Total (N) 3096 1380 1716 302 2522 272

Importance: Present as it relates to his NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.93 3.97 3.90 4.19 3.89 4.00
    1.6 1.3 1.8 0.7 1.7 1.9
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 5.6 4.9 6.2 2.0 6.0 6.7
3: Moderately important % 24.6 24.0 25.0 21.1 25.7 18.3
4: Important % 34.7 35.3 34.3 30.4 35.1 36.2
5: Very important % 33.5 34.5 32.6 45.8 31.6 36.9
Total (N) 3045 1358 1687 299 2478 268

Importance: Appreciate arts/music/litera NCSU Women Men AfAm White Other
  Mean 3.84 4.08 3.65 4.06 3.79 4.06
    3.3 0.9 5.3 1.3 3.8 1.5
1: Not important %
2: Of limited importance % 8.0 5.4 10.2 5.1 8.5 6.7
3: Moderately important % 25.6 21.8 28.7 23.9 26.3 20.5
4: Important % 27.1 28.8 25.6 25.9 27.2 27.2
5: Very important % 36.0 43.1 30.2 43.8 34.2 44.0
Total (N) 3021 1356 1665 297 2456 268
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For more information on the 2004 First-Year Student Survey contact:
Dr. Nancy Whelchel, Associate Director for Survey Research
Office of Institutional Planning and Research
Box 7002
NCSU
Phone: (919) 515-4184
E-mail: Nancy_Whelchel@ncsu.edu

Posted: January, 2005

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