1999 First-Year Student Survey Data Tables:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons
in Background Characteristics
This document reports survey data on gender and racial/ethnic differences in the respondents' general background characteristics, including whether they expected to receive financial aid, parent/guardian education, employment plans, and other personal information. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "1999 First-Year Student Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods see "1999 First-Year Student Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile."
Financial Aid | Parent/Guardian Income | Parent/Guardian Education Attainment | Household Dependents | Respondents' Home Community | Preparation for College | Religious Preference | Disabilities | Musical Instruments | Intended Work Community
|
Financial Aid (%) |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
Yes: Expect to Receive Financial Aid |
58.5% |
60.0% |
57.4% |
82.8% |
56.0% |
60.0% |
|
Types of Aid: Academic |
30.8% |
33.3% |
29.0% |
32.2% |
30.3% |
35.5% |
|
Financial need |
30.7% |
32.5% |
29.3% |
55.4% |
27.6% |
38.1% |
|
Athletic based |
1.9% |
1.8% |
2.0% |
4.1% |
1.7% |
2.0% |
|
Other (dance, music, etc.) |
1.1% |
1.4% |
0.9% |
1.5% |
1.0% |
2.0% |
|
Other aid than listed above |
11.5% |
12.9% |
10.5% |
16.9% |
10.8% |
13.7% |
Parent(s)/Guardian(s) 1998 Combined Income
|
Parent(s)/Guardian(s) Income (%) |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
$10,000 or less |
1.6% |
2.3% |
1.1% |
8.8% |
0.7% |
3.5% |
|
$10,001-$15,000 |
1.2% |
1.8% |
0.7% |
4.6% |
0.7% |
2.3% |
|
$15,001-$20,000 |
1.7% |
2.0% |
1.5% |
2.8% |
1.4% |
4.1% |
|
$20,001-$25,000 |
2.4% |
2.6% |
2.3% |
6.0% |
1.7% |
7.0% |
|
$25,001-$30,000 |
3.4% |
3.3% |
3.4% |
7.8% |
2.8% |
4.7% |
|
$30,001-$35,000 |
3.8% |
3.4% |
4.1% |
5.1% |
3.5% |
5.8% |
|
$35,001-$40,000 |
5.2% |
5.1% |
5.2% |
8.3% |
4.7% |
6.4% |
|
$40,001-$50,000 |
8.3% |
8.9% |
7.8% |
12.0% |
7.7% |
11.1% |
|
$50,001-$60,000 |
13.1% |
11.6% |
14.2% |
13.4% |
13.0% |
14.6% |
|
$60,001-$75,000 |
15.0% |
13.2% |
16.3% |
10.6% |
15.8% |
9.9% |
|
$75,001-$100,000 |
19.2% |
18.8% |
19.5% |
13.4% |
20.3% |
12.3% |
|
$100,001-$150,000 |
14.7% |
15.2% |
14.4% |
3.7% |
16.1% |
11.7% |
|
$150,001-$200,000 |
5.2% |
6.7% |
4.2% |
2.3% |
5.8% |
1.8% |
|
$200,000 plus |
5.3% |
5.2% |
5.3% |
1.4% |
5.7% |
1.8% |
|
Total (N) |
2561 |
1055 |
1506 |
217 |
2173 |
171 |
Father/Male Guardian Educational Attainment
|
Father/Male Guardian Education (%) |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
Less than high school |
2.5% |
2.9% |
2.2% |
6.6% |
1.8% |
7.0% |
|
High school grad |
14.2% |
14.8% |
13.7% |
28.3% |
12.7% |
16.0% |
|
Some college/no degree |
11.0% |
9.9% |
11.7% |
9.4% |
11.2% |
10.2% |
|
Associate degree/certificate |
10.9% |
11.3% |
10.7% |
14.8% |
10.6% |
10.2% |
|
4 yr. Baccalaureate degree |
32.9% |
31.8% |
33.7% |
26.2% |
33.9% |
28.9% |
|
Some graduate or prof. coursework/no degree |
4.0% |
4.8% |
3.5% |
3.7% |
4.3% |
1.1% |
|
Master's degree |
8.9% |
9.0% |
8.7% |
1.6% |
9.5% |
17.1% |
|
Doctorate or other professional degree |
15.6% |
15.5% |
15.7% |
9.4% |
16.1% |
9.6% |
|
Total (N) |
2936 |
1242 |
1694 |
244 |
2505 |
187 |
Mother/Female Guardian Educational Attainment
|
Mother/Female Guardian Education (%) |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
Less than high school |
1.6% |
2.1% |
1.3% |
4.3% |
1.0% |
6.8% |
|
High school grad |
15.7% |
16.1% |
15.3% |
22.4% |
14.3% |
24.2% |
|
Some college/no degree |
12.3% |
12.2% |
12.5% |
16.5% |
12.0% |
11.6% |
|
2-4 yr. associate degree |
16.4% |
17.1% |
15.9% |
20.5% |
16.2% |
13.7% |
|
4-year baccalaureate degree |
33.0% |
32.4% |
33.4% |
21.7% |
34.5% |
27.4% |
|
Some graduate or prof. coursework/no degree |
3.6% |
3.4% |
3.7% |
3.5% |
3.5% |
4.7% |
|
Masters degree |
14.9% |
14.5% |
15.1% |
9.1% |
16.0% |
7.4% |
|
Doctorate or other professional degree |
2.5% |
2.2% |
2.8% |
2.0% |
2.5% |
4.2% |
|
Total (N) |
2945 |
1251 |
1694 |
254 |
2501 |
190 |
First Generation College Students
|
All |
Women |
Men |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
|
Father/Male Guardian: No college |
16.7% |
17.7% |
15.9% |
34.8% |
14.5% |
23.0% |
|
Mother/Female Guardian: No college |
17.3% |
18.1% |
16.6% |
26.8% |
15.3% |
31.1% |
|
First generation student |
7.9% |
8.4% |
7.5% |
18.7% |
6.3% |
14.7% |
Dependents in Respondent's Household
|
Number of Dependents (%) |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
One |
3.6% |
3.5% |
3.7% |
6.2% |
3.3% |
3.7% |
|
Two |
11.9% |
11.1% |
12.5% |
16.6% |
11.2% |
14.8% |
|
Three |
22.0% |
22.7% |
21.5% |
25.1% |
21.9% |
19.0% |
|
Four |
39.6% |
39.2% |
40.0% |
31.3% |
40.6% |
38.6% |
|
Five or more |
22.9% |
23.5% |
22.4% |
20.8% |
23.0% |
23.8% |
|
Total (N) |
2944 |
1258 |
1686 |
259 |
2496 |
189 |
Household Dependents in College
|
Number of dep. in college (%) |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
Only self |
68.5% |
68.7% |
68.3% |
71.9% |
68.4% |
64.4% |
|
Two |
28.2% |
28.0% |
28.4% |
24.1% |
28.3% |
33.0% |
|
Three or more |
3.3% |
3.3% |
3.3% |
4.0% |
3.3% |
2.7% |
|
Total (N) |
2903 |
1244 |
1659 |
253 |
2462 |
188 |
|
HS area population (%) |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
Rural area |
17.9% |
15.3% |
19.8% |
12.4% |
19.2% |
9.1% |
|
Small town |
24.8% |
22.9% |
26.3% |
28.3% |
24.9% |
18.8% |
|
Moderate city |
28.1% |
32.1% |
25.0% |
31.4% |
27.2% |
34.4% |
|
Large city |
12.3% |
14.2% |
10.9% |
11.2% |
12.0% |
18.3% |
|
Urban area |
16.9% |
15.3% |
18.0% |
16.7% |
16.7% |
19.4% |
|
Total (N) |
2934 |
1251 |
1683 |
258 |
2490 |
186 |
Preparation for College by High School
|
HS prep for college (%) |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
Poorly prepared |
9.6% |
7.8% |
10.9% |
9.4% |
9.7% |
8.6% |
|
Adequately prepared |
48.3% |
47.1% |
49.2% |
50.0% |
48.6% |
42.1% |
|
Well prepared |
42.1% |
45.1% |
39.9% |
40.6% |
41.7% |
49.2% |
|
Total (N) |
3071 |
1288 |
1783 |
266 |
2608 |
197 |
Preparation for College by Self
|
Self prep for college (%) |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
Poorly prepared |
4.7% |
2.9% |
6.0% |
8.7% |
4.2% |
5.6% |
|
Adequately prepared |
52.9% |
51.2% |
54.1% |
52.8% |
53.1% |
51.3% |
|
Well prepared |
42.4% |
45.9% |
39.9% |
38.5% |
42.7% |
43.1% |
|
Total (N) |
3065 |
1286 |
1779 |
265 |
2603 |
197 |
|
Religious Preference (%) |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
Baptist |
26.8% |
25.1% |
28.0% |
48.6% |
25.2% |
18.6% |
|
Catholic |
12.6% |
13.2% |
12.2% |
3.6% |
13.0% |
19.7% |
|
Disciples of Christ |
0.9% |
0.9% |
0.9% |
2.8% |
0.8% |
0.0% |
|
Episcopal |
3.5% |
3.2% |
3.6% |
3.2% |
3.7% |
0.0% |
|
Hindu |
0.7% |
0.5% |
0.8% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
10.1% |
|
Islamic |
0.3% |
0.3% |
0.4% |
0.0% |
0.3% |
1.1% |
|
Jewish |
0.7% |
0.8% |
0.7% |
0.4% |
0.8% |
0.5% |
|
Latter-Day Saints |
0.4% |
0.6% |
0.2% |
0.0% |
0.4% |
0.0% |
|
Lutheran |
3.6% |
3.5% |
3.6% |
0.4% |
4.0% |
2.1% |
|
Methodist |
16.5% |
17.4% |
15.9% |
10.0% |
18.1% |
4.3% |
|
Moravian |
0.3% |
0.3% |
0.2% |
0.0% |
0.3% |
0.5% |
|
Presbyterian |
9.0% |
9.7% |
8.5% |
1.6% |
10.2% |
3.2% |
|
Unitarian |
0.6% |
0.9% |
0.4% |
0.0% |
0.7% |
0.0% |
|
Other |
8.6% |
9.1% |
8.3% |
17.5% |
7.5% |
11.2% |
|
No preference |
15.4% |
14.5% |
16.1% |
12.0% |
14.8% |
28.7% |
|
Total (N) |
2947 |
1247 |
1700 |
251 |
2508 |
188 |
|
Disability (%) |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
Legally blind |
0.3% |
0.2% |
0.4% |
0.0% |
0.3% |
0.5% |
|
Mobility impairment |
0.2% |
0.2% |
0.2% |
0.0% |
0.2% |
0.0% |
|
Traumatic head injury |
0.2% |
0.2% |
0.2% |
0.0% |
0.2% |
0.0% |
|
Hard of hearing/deaf |
0.3% |
0.3% |
0.3% |
0.0% |
0.3% |
0.0% |
|
Learning disability/ADD |
2.5% |
1.7% |
3.1% |
1.1% |
2.6% |
3.0% |
|
Psychological |
0.5% |
0.6% |
0.4% |
0.4% |
0.5% |
1.0% |
|
Other |
1.5% |
1.2% |
1.7% |
1.1% |
1.5% |
2.5% |
|
Musical Instruments (%) |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
Violin/Viola |
2.8% |
4.7% |
1.3% |
3.4% |
2.6% |
4.6% |
|
Cello/Double Bass |
0.8% |
0.7% |
0.9% |
1.1% |
0.8% |
0.5% |
|
Flute/Piccolo |
3.4% |
7.5% |
0.4% |
2.2% |
3.6% |
2.5% |
|
Oboe/Bassoon |
0.7% |
1.1% |
0.4% |
1.5% |
0.7% |
0.0% |
|
Clarinet/Saxophone |
7.6% |
9.7% |
6.1% |
17.6% |
6.5% |
8.6% |
|
French Horn/Trumpet/Cornet |
4.8% |
2.9% |
6.1% |
3.0% |
5.1% |
3.0% |
|
Trombone/Baritone/Euphonium/Tuba |
3.5% |
1.1% |
5.3% |
4.1% |
3.5% |
3.6% |
|
Tympani/Mallet/Percussion |
4.3% |
2.7% |
5.4% |
3.0% |
4.4% |
4.1% |
|
Bagpipes |
0.4% |
0.2% |
0.6% |
0.0% |
0.5% |
0.0% |
|
Location of future employment (%) |
All |
Women |
Men |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
Anywhere |
39.9% |
38.9% |
40.6% |
39.5% |
39.5% |
45.1% |
|
Outside NC but in USA |
30.8% |
27.8% |
33.1% |
35.3% |
30.3% |
31.9% |
|
In North Carolina |
18.8% |
18.8% |
18.9% |
12.4% |
20.1% |
9.9% |
|
Will not seek employment |
9.9% |
14.0% |
6.8% |
12.8% |
9.5% |
11.5% |
|
Outside the USA |
0.6% |
0.6% |
0.7% |
0.0% |
0.6% |
1.6% |
|
Total (N) |
2923 |
1252 |
1671 |
258 |
2483 |
182 |
For more information on the 1999 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
Email: Nancy_Whelchel@ncsu.edu
Posted: April, 2000
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