A Profile Of 1997 Entering First-Year
Students: Background Information
This section presents background information about first-year
students, including whether they receive financial aid, information
about their households, employment plans, and other personal information.
Receiving Financial Aid
| Receiving financial aid (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| Yes | 57.8
| 59.6 | 56.7
| 85.8 | 54.4
| 55.1 |
| No | 42.2
| 40.4 | 43.3
| 14.2 | 45.6
| 44.9 |
Ethnicity: p < 0.01
Kinds Of Financial Aid Receiving
| Academic (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| Yes | 29.6
| 31.7 | 28.2
| 36.8 | 28.8
| 26.7 |
| No | 70.4
| 68.3 | 71.8
| 63.2 | 71.2
| 73.3 |
Ethnicity: p < 0.01
| Athletic-based (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| Yes | 2.1
| 2.0 | 2.1
| 5.1 | 1.8
| 0.5 |
| No | 97.9
| 98.0 | 97.9
| 94.9 | 98.2
| 99.5 |
Ethnicity: p < 0.01
| Financial need (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| Yes | 32.6
| 33.6 | 32.0
| 54.7 | 29.5
| 34.9 |
| No | 67.4
| 66.4 | 68.0
| 45.3 | 70.5
| 65.1 |
Ethnicity: p < 0.01
| Other (dance, music, etc.) (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| Yes | 0.9
| 1.3 | 0.6
| 0.9 | 1.0
| 0.5 |
| No | 99.1
| 98.7 | 99.4
| 99.1 | 99.0
| 99.5 |
| Other than listed above (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| Yes | 10.4
| 11.9 | 9.3
| 17.7 | 9.5
| 9.2 |
| No | 89.6
| 88.1 | 90.7
| 82.3 | 90.5
| 90.8 |
Ethnicity: p < 0.01
Parents/Guardians' Combined 1996 Income
| Parents/guardians combined income (%) |
All | Female
| Male | Af. Am.
| White | Other
|
| $10,000 or less | 1.5
| 1.5 | 1.4
| 5.7 | 0.7
| 3.9 |
| $10,001-$15,000 | 2.0
| 3.1 | 1.3
| 6.4 | 1.1
| 5.0 |
| $15,001-$20,000 | 1.7
| 1.9 | 1.5
| 4.7 | 1.2
| 2.8 |
| $20,001-$25,000 | 3.7
| 3.7 | 3.7
| 8.5 | 2.9
| 6.0 |
| $25,001-$30,000 | 4.1
| 4.4 | 3.9
| 6.4 | 3.4
| 8.8 |
| $30,001-$35,000 | 5.1
| 5.6 | 4.7
| 9.8 | 4.4
| 5.0 |
| $35,001-$40,000 | 6.5
| 7.1 | 6.2
| 10.5 | 5.8
| 9.3 |
| $40,001-$50,000 | 9.5
| 8.7 | 9.9
| 11.5 | 9.2
| 9.3 |
| $50,001-$60,000 | 13.9
| 12.1 | 15.1
| 11.5 | 14.6
| 9.9 |
| $60,001-$75,000 | 16.6
| 15.1 | 17.5
| 11.8 | 17.8
| 8.9 |
| $75,001-$100,000 | 16.4
| 15.6 | 16.8
| 7.8 | 17.7
| 14.3 |
| $100,001-$150,000 | 11.3
| 12.6 | 10.6
| 4.4 | 12.3
| 9.9 |
| $150,001-$200,000 | 4.3
| 5.0 | 3.8
| 1.0 | 4.7
| 3.9 |
| $200,000 plus | 3.6
| 3.6 | 3.6
| 0 | 4.1
| 3.3 |
Ethnicity: p < 0.01
Educational Attainment Of Each Parent/Guardian
| Father/male guardian education (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| Less than high school | 3.1
| 3.8 | 2.7
| 7.5 | 2.2
| 8.3 |
| High school grad | 14.7
| 14.0 | 15.1
| 30.2 | 12.9
| 13.5 |
| Some college/no degree | 12.9
| 12.4 | 13.2
| 15.3 | 12.5
| 14.0 |
| 2-4 yr associate degree | 9.6
| 10.6 | 8.9
| 14.6 | 9.2
| 6.2 |
| 4-year baccalaureate degree | 31.7
| 30.9 | 32.3
| 16.8 | 34.2
| 23.8 |
| Some graduate or prof coursework/no degr |
4.6 | 5.1
| 4.3 | 4.4
| 4.6 | 6.2
|
| Masters degree | 14.9
| 15.3 | 14.6
| 5.9 | 15.8
| 17.6 |
| Doctorate or other professional degree |
8.4 | 7.8
| 8.8 | 5.3
| 8.6 | 10.4
|
Ethnicity: p < 0.01
| Mother/female guardian education (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| Less than high school | 1.9
| 2.1 | 1.7
| 2.7 | 1.2
| 9.8 |
| High school grad | 18.1
| 18.2 | 18.1
| 29.0 | 16.5
| 21.2 |
| Some college/no degree | 13.7
| 13.4 | 13.9
| 17.2 | 13.2
| 13.5 |
| 2-4 yr associate degree | 14.9
| 15.4 | 14.6
| 17.5 | 14.8
| 11.9 |
| 4-year baccalaureate degree | 31.3
| 31.2 | 31.3
| 17.5 | 33.6
| 24.9 |
| Some graduate or prof coursework/no degr |
4.8 | 5.0
| 4.7 | 3.6
| 5.1 | 3.6
|
| Masters degree | 13.6
| 12.7 | 14.2
| 10.9 | 14.0
| 13.5 |
| Doctorate or other professional degree |
1.7 | 1.9
| 1.5 | 1.8
| 1.7 | 1.6
|
Ethnicity: p < 0.01
Number Of People In Household
| Number in household (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| One | 3.8
| 3.4 | 4.0
| 5.2 | 3.7
| 2.1 |
| Two | 10.3
| 9.6 | 10.8
| 18.4 | 9.2
| 10.4 |
| Three | 23.3
| 22.6 | 23.8
| 27.7 | 23.2
| 17.6 |
| Four | 39.3
| 39.7 | 39.1
| 25.6 | 41.1
| 40.4 |
| Five or more | 23.3
| 24.6 | 22.4
| 23.1 | 22.8
| 29.5 |
Ethnicity: p < 0.01
Number Of Parents'/Guardians' Dependents In College
| Number of parents/guardians dependents in college (%)
| All | Female
| Male | Af. Am.
| White | Other
|
| Only self | 68.5
| 66.5 | 69.9
| 74.5 | 68.4
| 60.0 |
| 2 | 28.1 |
29.5 | 27.1
| 23.2 | 28.4
| 32.1 |
| 3 or more | 3.4
| 4.0 | 3.0
| 2.3 | 3.2
| 7.9 |
Ethnicity: p < 0.01
Area Lived During High School
| Area lived during high school (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| Rural area | 18.4
| 15.1 | 20.5
| 18.3 | 19.4
| 4.1 |
| Small town | 24.6
| 25.6 | 23.9
| 23.1 | 25.0
| 21.6 |
| Moderate city | 29.2
| 31.9 | 27.5
| 32.3 | 28.2
| 37.1 |
| Large city | 11.9
| 12.9 | 11.2
| 13.4 | 11.4
| 15.5 |
| Urban area | 16.0
| 14.6 | 16.9
| 12.9 | 16.0
| 21.6 |
Gender: p < 0.01; Ethnicity: p < 0.01
How Well High School Prepared Student For College
| How well prepared by high school for college (%)
| All | Female
| Male | Af. Am.
| White | Other
|
| Poorly prepared | 11.1
| 9.5 | 12.1
| 9.6 | 11.1
| 13.0 |
| Adequately prepared | 52.2
| 50.4 | 53.4
| 58.3 | 51.8
| 46.1 |
| Well prepared | 36.7
| 40.1 | 34.4
| 32.2 | 37.0
| 40.9 |
Gender: p < 0.01
How Well Student Prepared Self For College
| How well prepared self for college (%) |
All | Female
| Male | Af. Am.
| White | Other
|
| Poorly prepared | 5.2
| 3.7 | 6.2
| 7.0 | 4.9
| 5.2 |
| Adequately prepared | 60.5
| 59.3 | 61.3
| 63.4 | 59.9
| 63.7 |
| Well prepared | 34.3
| 37.0 | 32.5
| 29.7 | 35.1
| 31.1 |
Gender: p < 0.01
Number Of Students' Dependent Children
| Number of students dependent children (%) |
All | Female
| Male | Af. Am.
| White | Other
|
| None | 97.2
| 96.7 | 97.5
| 93.4 | 97.6
| 98.4 |
| 1 | 0.9 |
0.8 | 0.9
| 4.3 | 0.4
| 1.0 |
| 2 | 1.1 |
1.2 | 1.0
| 1.4 | 1.1
| 0 |
| 3 or more | 0.9
| 1.3 | 0.6
| 0.9 | 0.9
| 0.5 |
Ethnicity: p < 0.01
Ages Of Students' Dependent Children
| Infant (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| Yes | 0.4
| 0.6 | 0.2
| 2.0 | 0.2
| 0 |
| No | 99.6
| 99.4 | 99.8
| 98.0 | 99.8
| 100.0 |
Ethnicity: p < 0.01
| Pre-school (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| Yes | 0.1
| 0.2 | 0.1
| 0.9 | 0.0
| 0 |
| No | 99.9
| 99.8 | 99.9
| 99.1 | 100.0
| 100.0 |
Ethnicity: p < 0.01
| Elementary school (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| Yes | 0.0
| 0 | 0.1
| 0 | 0.0
| 0 |
| No | 100.0
| 100.0 | 99.9
| 100.0 | 100.0
| 100.0 |
| Secondary (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| Yes | 0.4
| 0.4 | 0.4
| 0.6 | 0.4
| 0 |
| No | 99.6
| 99.6 | 99.6
| 99.4 | 99.6
| 100.0 |
| 18 yrs. and older (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| Yes | 0.3
| 0.2 | 0.4
| 0.3 | 0.4
| 0 |
| No | 99.7
| 99.8 | 99.6
| 99.7 | 99.6
| 100.0 |
Religious Preference
| Religious Preference (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| Baptist | 31.0
| 28.3 | 32.8
| 59.4 | 28.2
| 18.8 |
| Catholic | 12.6
| 13.2 | 12.3
| 3.3 | 13.3
| 19.8 |
| Disciples of Christ | 1.1
| 1.4 | 0.9
| 3.6 | 0.8
| 0.5 |
| Episcopal | 3.2
| 3.3 | 3.2
| 1.5 | 3.6
| 1.0 |
| Hindu | 0.7
| 1.4 | 0.2
| 0 | 0.0
| 10.4 |
| Islamic | 0.5
| 0.3 | 0.6
| 0.9 | 0.2
| 3.6 |
| Jewish | 1.1
| 1.3 | 1.0
| 0 | 1.3
| 0 |
| Latter-Day Saints | 0.5
| 0.5 | 0.4
| 0.3 | 0.4
| 1.6 |
| Lutheran | 3.4
| 3.2 | 3.6
| 0 | 3.9
| 2.1 |
| Methodist | 14.9
| 16.4 | 13.8
| 5.1 | 17.0
| 3.6 |
| Moravian | 0.6
| 0.6 | 0.7
| 0 | 0.7
| 0.5 |
| Presbyterian | 7.7
| 8.5 | 7.3
| 1.5 | 8.9
| 3.1 |
| Unitarian | 0.3
| 0 | 0.4
| 0 | 0.3
| 0 |
| Other | 7.2
| 8.6 | 6.2
| 15.2 | 6.2
| 6.3 |
| No preference | 15.2
| 13.1 | 16.5
| 9.3 | 14.9
| 28.6 |
Gender: p < 0.01; Ethnicity: p < 0.01
Student Disabilities
| Legally blind (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| Yes | 0.4
| 0.6 | 0.3
| 0.6 | 0.3
| 0.5 |
| No | 99.6
| 99.4 | 99.7
| 99.4 | 99.7
| 99.5 |
| Mobility impairment (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| Yes | 0.2
| 0.3 | 0.2
| 0.3 | 0.2
| 0.5 |
| No | 99.8
| 99.7 | 99.8
| 99.7 | 99.8
| 99.5 |
| Traumatic head injury (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| Yes | 0.1
| 0 | 0.1
| 0 | 0.1
| 0 |
| No | 99.9
| 100.0 | 99.9
| 100.0 | 99.9
| 100.0 |
| Hard of hearing/deaf (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| Yes | 0.3
| 0.2 | 0.3
| 0 | 0.3
| 0 |
| No | 99.7
| 99.8 | 99.7
| 100.0 | 99.7
| 100.0 |
| Learning disability/ADD (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| Yes | 2.4
| 1.9 | 2.7
| 0.3 | 2.8
| 0.5 |
| No | 97.6
| 98.1 | 97.3
| 99.7 | 97.2
| 99.5 |
Ethnicity: p < 0.01
| Psychological (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| Yes | 0.3
| 0.4 | 0.3
| 0 | 0.4
| 0.5 |
| No | 99.7
| 99.6 | 99.7
| 100.0 | 99.6
| 99.5 |
| Other (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| Yes | 1.8
| 1.3 | 2.1
| 2.0 | 1.8
| 2.1 |
| No | 98.2
| 98.7 | 97.9
| 98.0 | 98.2
| 97.9 |
Instruments Played By Students
| Violin/viola (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| Yes | 2.8
| 4.3 | 1.8
| 3.4 | 2.6
| 3.6 |
| No | 97.2
| 95.7 | 98.2
| 96.6 | 97.4
| 96.4 |
Gender: p < 0.01
| Cello/double bass (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| Yes | 0.7
| 0.7 | 0.6
| 0.3 | 0.7
| 1.5 |
| No | 99.3
| 99.3 | 99.4
| 99.7 | 99.3
| 98.5 |
| Flute/piccolo (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| Yes | 3.2
| 7.6 | 0.3
| 4.0 | 2.9
| 5.6 |
| No | 96.8
| 92.4 | 99.7
| 96.0 | 97.1
| 94.4 |
Gender: p < 0.01
| Oboe/bassoon (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| Yes | 0.4
| 0.9 | 0.2
| 0.6 | 0.5
| 0 |
| No | 99.6
| 99.1 | 99.8
| 99.4 | 99.5
| 100.0 |
Gender: p < 0.01
| Clarinet/saxophone (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| Yes | 8.2
| 10.4 | 6.8
| 12.3 | 7.9
| 6.2 |
| No | 91.8
| 89.6 | 93.2
| 87.7 | 92.1
| 93.8 |
Gender: p < 0.01; Ethnicity: p < 0.01
| French horn/trumpet/coronet (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| Yes | 5.3
| 4.1 | 6.0
| 4.6 | 5.6
| 2.1 |
| No | 94.7
| 95.9 | 94.0
| 95.4 | 94.4
| 97.9 |
| Trombone/baritone/euphonium/tuba (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| Yes | 4.2
| 1.5 | 6.1
| 4.0 | 4.4
| 2.1 |
| No | 95.8
| 98.5 | 93.9
| 96.0 | 95.6
| 97.9 |
Gender: p < 0.01
| Tympani/mallet percussion (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| Yes | 2.9
| 1.9 | 3.6
| 2.6 | 3.0
| 2.1 |
| No | 97.1
| 98.1 | 96.4
| 97.4 | 97.0
| 97.9 |
Gender: p < 0.01
| Bagpipes (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| Yes | 0.3
| 0 | 0.4
| 0 | 0.3
| 0 |
| No | 99.7
| 100.0 | 99.6
| 100.0 | 99.7
| 100.0 |
Highest ROTC Level Received
| Highest ROTC level received (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other |
| None | 97.1
| 98.3 | 96.4
| 93.4 | 97.6
| 98.4 |
| High School ROTC | 2.9
| 1.7 | 3.6
| 6.6 | 2.4
| 1.6 |
Gender: p < 0.01; Ethnicity: p < 0.01
Where Seeking Employment After Graduation
| Where seek employment after graduation (%) |
All | Female
| Male | Af. Am.
| White | Other
|
| Anywhere | 43.5
| 45.2 | 42.5
| 47.4 | 42.6
| 48.7 |
| In North Carolina | 20.4
| 21.3 | 19.8
| 15.8 | 21.8
| 10.8 |
| Outside NC but in USA | 32.2
| 28.7 | 34.6
| 33.0 | 32.0
| 33.8 |
| Outside the USA | 0.5
| 0.6 | 0.4
| 0.3 | 0.4
| 1.5 |
| Will not seek employment | 3.3
| 4.2 | 2.7
| 3.4 | 3.1
| 5.1 |
Gender: p < 0.01; Ethnicity: p < 0.01