North Carolina State University
1999 First-Year Student Survey Data Tables:
Frequency Distributions of Survey Item #4
(Factor Influence)

This document reports the frequency distributions by gender and race/ethnicity of survey item #4 of the Fall 1999 First-Year Student Survey. The exact wording of the survey item is as follows:

To what extent did each of the following factors influence your decision to attend NC State? Using the scale below, please enter the number closest to your opinion for each factor listed.

Scale: 5=very strong influence, 4=strong influence, 3=moderate influence, 2=weak influence, 1=very weak influence, 0=not applicable

Note: "Not applicable" responses were excluded from the analyses.

 

Frequency Distributions of Survey Item #4

Factor

All

Women

Men

Af. Am.

White

Other

Academic reputation







Very strong influence

34.9%

36.6%

33.6%

44.0%

34.2%

31.1%

Strong influence

43.4%

43.6%

43.2%

41.0%

43.7%

42.3%

Moderate influence

19.0%

17.3%

20.2%

14.3%

19.1%

23.5%

Weak influence

1.9%

1.6%

2.1%

0.4%

2.0%

2.0%

Very weak influence

0.9%

0.9%

0.9%

0.4%

0.9%

1.0%

Cost







Very strong influence

17.0%

16.4%

17.4%

18.7%

16.8%

18.1%

Strong influence

26.1%

24.7%

27.1%

19.4%

26.2%

33.5%

Moderate influence

33.5%

34.5%

32.9%

37.3%

33.3%

31.9%

Weak influence

13.1%

12.4%

13.6%

13.5%

13.4%

8.5%

Very weak influence

10.2%

12.0%

8.9%

11.1%

10.3%

8.0%

Location







Very strong influence

23.0%

29.1%

18.6%

30.5%

22.2%

23.7%

Strong influence

32.6%

35.1%

30.8%

35.7%

32.4%

30.9%

Moderate influence

29.4%

24.2%

33.3%

25.6%

29.8%

29.4%

Weak influence

9.4%

7.7%

10.6%

5.3%

9.7%

9.8%

Very weak influence

5.6%

4.0%

6.8%

3.0%

5.8%

6.2%

Size







Very strong influence

8.0%

10.2%

6.4%

11.2%

7.9%

5.3%

Strong influence

21.0%

23.9%

18.8%

19.3%

21.1%

21.9%

Moderate influence

36.7%

39.0%

35.0%

45.9%

35.6%

37.4%

Weak influence

21.0%

17.1%

23.9%

14.7%

21.8%

19.3%

Very weak influence

13.3%

9.8%

15.9%

8.9%

13.6%

16.0%

Availability of program







Very strong influence

35.1%

35.3%

34.9%

34.8%

35.5%

29.3%

Strong influence

32.2%

30.2%

33.7%

36.3%

31.7%

32.4%

Moderate influence

22.4%

24.4%

20.9%

20.3%

22.5%

23.9%

Weak influence

7.0%

6.5%

7.3%

5.5%

6.8%

11.2%

Very weak influence

3.4%

3.7%

3.2%

3.1%

3.5%

3.2%

Recommended by friend, etc.







Very strong influence

19.5%

22.5%

17.3%

16.1%

19.9%

19.1%

Strong influence

27.3%

26.1%

28.3%

23.1%

27.6%

29.8%

Moderate influence

31.3%

31.0%

31.5%

35.1%

30.6%

36.0%

Weak influence

13.8%

12.9%

14.5%

15.7%

14.0%

8.4%

Very weak influence

8.0%

7.5%

8.4%

9.9%

7.9%

6.7%

Number of hours transferred/credited







Very strong influence

3.1%

3.0%

3.2%

4.5%

3.2%

0.0%

Strong influence

9.0%

10.0%

8.2%

4.5%

9.0%

13.5%

Moderate influence

26.1%

27.1%

25.3%

42.4%

23.9%

30.6%

Weak influence

29.3%

27.7%

30.5%

24.2%

29.9%

27.9%

Very weak influence

32.6%

32.2%

32.9%

24.2%

33.9%

27.9%

Level of support for my intended major







Very strong influence

34.9%

33.0%

36.2%

35.7%

35.1%

30.4%

Strong influence

30.2%

29.7%

30.6%

33.3%

29.7%

33.2%

Moderate influence

23.0%

23.6%

22.5%

20.9%

23.1%

23.4%

Weak influence

7.4%

8.1%

6.9%

5.6%

7.6%

7.6%

Very weak influence

4.5%

5.6%

3.8%

4.4%

4.5%

5.4%

Facilities and resources available







Very strong influence

23.7%

23.9%

23.6%

32.2%

23.1%

19.5%

Strong influence

39.4%

41.8%

37.7%

37.5%

39.7%

38.4%

Moderate influence

27.7%

25.6%

29.3%

25.3%

28.1%

26.3%

Weak influence

6.7%

6.0%

7.3%

3.4%

6.7%

12.1%

Very weak influence

2.4%

2.7%

2.2%

1.5%

2.4%

3.7%

Scholarships/financial aid available







Very strong influence

14.4%

17.5%

12.1%

29.1%

12.3%

17.9%

Strong influence

15.9%

17.5%

14.8%

20.1%

15.1%

21.2%

Moderate influence

26.2%

26.7%

25.9%

24.2%

26.6%

24.4%

Weak influence

22.5%

19.2%

24.9%

12.7%

23.8%

21.2%

Very weak influence

20.9%

19.1%

22.2%

13.9%

22.2%

15.4%

Campus visit prior to orientation







Very strong influence

14.5%

19.4%

10.9%

20.2%

14.4%

8.3%

Strong influence

28.6%

31.5%

26.6%

30.5%

28.7%

24.3%

Moderate influence

33.8%

30.8%

36.0%

30.5%

34.1%

33.3%

Weak influence

13.7%

10.9%

15.8%

9.9%

14.0%

15.3%

Very weak influence

9.4%

7.5%

10.8%

8.9%

8.8%

18.8%

Contact with a current student







Very strong influence

14.0%

19.7%

9.9%

13.3%

14.4%

9.6%

Strong influence

25.5%

26.1%

25.1%

29.2%

25.6%

20.4%

Moderate influence

30.3%

29.2%

31.1%

29.2%

30.3%

31.8%

Weak influence

16.7%

12.8%

19.6%

17.4%

16.5%

18.5%

Very weak influence

13.4%

12.2%

14.3%

10.8%

13.2%

19.7%

Contact with a faculty or staff member







Very strong influence

6.4%

8.7%

4.7%

6.8%

6.1%

9.9%

Strong influence

15.2%

17.6%

13.5%

25.2%

14.8%

5.9%

Moderate influence

26.0%

25.9%

26.0%

27.2%

25.6%

28.7%

Weak influence

25.2%

22.2%

27.3%

20.4%

25.6%

26.7%

Very weak influence

27.3%

25.6%

28.5%

20.4%

27.9%

28.7%

Contact with a graduate







Very strong influence

12.0%

14.2%

10.6%

10.2%

12.3%

10.6%

Strong influence

16.3%

17.0%

15.9%

15.0%

17.0%

8.7%

Moderate influence

28.0%

26.8%

28.8%

28.3%

27.9%

28.8%

Weak influence

20.6%

18.7%

21.8%

26.0%

19.8%

25.0%

Very weak influence

23.0%

23.4%

22.8%

20.5%

23.0%

26.9%

Letter from outside admissions







Very strong influence

3.4%

3.8%

3.1%

6.8%

3.0%

4.8%

Strong influence

8.7%

10.6%

7.3%

14.7%

8.2%

6.4%

Moderate influence

25.0%

26.7%

23.6%

27.9%

24.6%

25.6%

Weak influence

26.3%

23.8%

28.2%

22.6%

26.3%

31.2%

Very weak influence

36.6%

35.1%

37.7%

27.9%

37.9%

32.0%

Attendance at a College Fair







Very strong influence

2.4%

2.1%

2.7%

4.4%

2.3%

2.2%

Strong influence

8.1%

10.0%

6.7%

13.2%

7.2%

13.3%

Moderate influence

25.5%

28.1%

23.6%

34.6%

24.3%

28.9%

Weak influence

27.5%

25.9%

28.6%

19.9%

28.6%

22.2%

Very weak influence

36.5%

34.0%

38.4%

27.9%

37.7%

33.3%

Publications from NC State







Very strong influence

2.4%

2.6%

2.2%

5.2%

2.2%

0.7%

Strong influence

8.9%

10.4%

7.8%

11.3%

8.9%

5.2%

Moderate influence

33.4%

36.7%

30.9%

41.8%

31.8%

44.0%

Weak influence

26.7%

24.6%

28.2%

18.8%

27.8%

22.4%

Very weak influence

28.7%

25.8%

30.8%

23.0%

29.3%

27.6%

Extracurricular opportunities







Very strong influence

9.1%

10.0%

8.4%

13.4%

8.8%

6.2%

Strong influence

21.2%

22.1%

20.5%

26.9%

21.0%

16.0%

Moderate influence

37.5%

39.9%

35.7%

34.5%

37.5%

42.6%

Weak influence

17.7%

15.0%

19.8%

15.1%

18.0%

17.3%

Very weak influence

14.5%

13.0%

15.6%

10.1%

14.7%

17.9%

Acceptance into First Year College







Very strong influence

23.8%

27.4%

18.4%

22.8%

21.4%

21.2%

Strong influence

27.1%

27.0%

24.4%

26.8%

21.4%

18.2%

Moderate influence

28.1%

22.1%

30.0%

26.5%

27.0%

27.3%

Weak influence

10.6%

7.7%

11.9%

10.5%

7.9%

9.1%

Very weak influence

10.5%

9.5%

10.2%

9.3%

7.9%

24.2%

Other







Very strong influence

74.2%

78.1%

71.2%

67.9%

74.4%

84.6%

Strong influence

15.2%

13.3%

16.5%

17.9%

15.3%

7.7%

Moderate influence

4.5%

1.9%

6.5%

7.1%

4.4%

0.0%

Weak influence

2.9%

2.9%

2.9%

3.6%

3.0%

0.0%

Very weak influence

3.3%

3.8%

2.9%

3.6%

3.0%

7.7%

Back to Means by Gender/Ethnicity for Survey Item #4


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
E-mail: Nancy_Whelchel@ncsu.edu

Posted: April, 2000

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