North Carolina State University
2000-2001 Graduating Senior Survey:
Frequency Distributions for Survey Items #10-13
(Evaluation of Services)
This document reports the frequency distributions by gender and race/ethnicity of survey items #10-13 of the 2000-2001 Graduating Senior Survey. A table comparing mean ratings is available on the web.
Exact wording of question: Based on your last two years on this campus, how would you evaluate each of the following? (If you have not had enough experience with a service to evaluate it, please mark the response "Don't know/did not use" and then skip to the next service.)
Respondents selecting "don't know/did not use" have been excluded from the figures reported in this document.
Academic Advising in Your Major | Research Support | Technology Services | Career-related ServicesAcademic Advising in Your Major
|
Access to advisor |
All |
Women |
Men |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
4: Excellent |
41.0% |
42.7% |
39.7% |
36.9% |
40.9% |
45.1% |
|
3: Good |
35.1% |
32.3% |
37.0% |
38.5% |
34.7% |
36.4% |
|
2: Fair |
16.2% |
16.7% |
15.8% |
18.5% |
16.5% |
11.1% |
|
1: Poor |
7.8% |
8.3% |
7.4% |
6.2% |
8.0% |
7.4% |
|
Sufficient time with advisor |
All |
Women |
Men |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
4: Excellent |
36.9% |
37.3% |
36.5% |
33.9% |
37.1% |
37.1% |
|
3: Good |
33.1% |
32.5% |
33.5% |
37.8% |
32.3% |
37.1% |
|
2: Fair |
18.8% |
19.0% |
18.7% |
17.3% |
18.9% |
18.9% |
|
1: Poor |
11.3% |
11.2% |
11.3% |
11.0% |
11.7% |
6.9% |
|
Accurate information about degree requirements and course sequencing |
All |
Women |
Men |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
4: Excellent |
40.2% |
37.5% |
42.2% |
41.0% |
40.3% |
38.2% |
|
3: Good |
32.8% |
33.0% |
32.6% |
31.3% |
32.1% |
40.6% |
|
2: Fair |
19.5% |
21.6% |
17.9% |
23.1% |
19.4% |
17.0% |
|
1: Poor |
7.6% |
7.9% |
7.3% |
4.5% |
8.1% |
4.2% |
|
Knowledge of campus policies and procedures |
All |
Women |
Men |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
4: Excellent |
35.0% |
32.6% |
36.7% |
34.9% |
34.6% |
38.6% |
|
3: Good |
40.1% |
40.2% |
40.0% |
38.8% |
40.4% |
38.0% |
|
2: Fair |
18.4% |
19.7% |
17.4% |
20.2% |
18.1% |
19.6% |
|
1: Poor |
6.6% |
7.5% |
5.9% |
6.2% |
6.9% |
3.8% |
|
Academic advising services overall |
All |
Women |
Men |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
4: Excellent |
35.5% |
34.6% |
36.1% |
35.6% |
35.6% |
33.5% |
|
3: Good |
36.6% |
36.4% |
36.8% |
37.8% |
36.0% |
42.7% |
|
2: Fair |
20.3% |
20.8% |
19.8% |
20.0% |
20.5% |
18.3% |
|
1: Poor |
7.6% |
8.2% |
7.2% |
6.7% |
7.9% |
5.5% |
|
Access to faculty involved in research |
All |
Women |
Men |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
4: Excellent |
27.1% |
27.3% |
27.0% |
22.5% |
27.6% |
26.7% |
|
3: Good |
43.6% |
46.1% |
42.0% |
58.8% |
42.7% |
40.0% |
|
2: Fair |
21.5% |
20.1% |
22.5% |
10.0% |
22.6% |
21.0% |
|
1: Poor |
7.7% |
6.5% |
8.5% |
8.8% |
7.1% |
12.4% |
|
Access to up-to-date facilities such as labs, studios, research centers |
All |
Women |
Men |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
4: Excellent |
27.7% |
29.7% |
26.4% |
31.4% |
27.4% |
27.8% |
|
3: Good |
42.9% |
48.1% |
39.2% |
46.7% |
42.4% |
44.4% |
|
2: Fair |
20.7% |
16.9% |
23.4% |
15.2% |
21.4% |
18.8% |
|
1: Poor |
8.7% |
5.3% |
11.1% |
6.7% |
8.9% |
9.0% |
|
Research support overall |
All |
Women |
Men |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
4: Excellent |
22.4% |
24.0% |
21.3% |
20.2% |
22.6% |
22.3% |
|
3: Good |
51.0% |
54.0% |
48.9% |
54.5% |
51.2% |
45.5% |
|
2: Fair |
22.3% |
19.3% |
24.4% |
21.2% |
22.2% |
24.0% |
|
1: Poor |
4.3% |
2.7% |
5.4% |
4.0% |
3.9% |
8.3% |
|
Access to the Internet |
All |
Women |
Men |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
4: Excellent |
70.3% |
70.9% |
69.9% |
78.7% |
69.7% |
69.7% |
|
3: Good |
25.3% |
26.0% |
24.8% |
19.1% |
25.9% |
23.6% |
|
2: Fair |
3.4% |
2.5% |
4.1% |
2.2% |
3.4% |
4.8% |
|
1: Poor |
1.0% |
0.6% |
1.2% |
0.0% |
0.9% |
1.8% |
|
Hours of operation for computer centers, labs, and help desks |
All |
Women |
Men |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
4: Excellent |
45.6% |
47.6% |
44.1% |
54.0% |
44.8% |
46.3% |
|
3: Good |
41.2% |
40.2% |
42.0% |
36.5% |
42.1% |
36.0% |
|
2: Fair |
10.8% |
10.6% |
11.0% |
7.3% |
10.8% |
14.0% |
|
1: Poor |
2.4% |
1.6% |
3.0% |
2.2% |
2.3% |
3.7% |
|
Access to up-to-date facilities |
All |
Women |
Men |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
4: Excellent |
44.7% |
47.3% |
42.8% |
48.9% |
44.9% |
39.3% |
|
3: Good |
43.2% |
43.9% |
42.7% |
41.5% |
43.2% |
44.8% |
|
2: Fair |
10.0% |
7.4% |
11.8% |
8.9% |
10.0% |
10.4% |
|
1: Poor |
2.1% |
1.3% |
2.7% |
0.7% |
1.9% |
5.5% |
|
Access to trained staff for help |
All |
Women |
Men |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
4: Excellent |
19.3% |
20.3% |
18.6% |
22.6% |
19.0% |
19.7% |
|
3: Good |
40.0% |
43.6% |
37.3% |
50.0% |
39.4% |
37.6% |
|
2: Fair |
31.0% |
29.4% |
32.2% |
21.8% |
31.5% |
33.1% |
|
1: Poor |
9.7% |
6.8% |
11.9% |
5.6% |
10.1% |
9.6% |
|
Technology training classes |
All |
Women |
Men |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
4: Excellent |
20.9% |
20.5% |
21.2% |
21.6% |
20.6% |
23.9% |
|
3: Good |
44.0% |
46.1% |
42.8% |
56.8% |
44.1% |
33.3% |
|
2: Fair |
27.5% |
27.5% |
27.4% |
19.3% |
27.6% |
32.5% |
|
1: Poor |
7.6% |
5.9% |
8.5% |
2.3% |
7.7% |
10.3% |
|
Technology services overall |
All |
Women |
Men |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
4: Excellent |
33.8% |
36.0% |
32.2% |
43.4% |
33.5% |
29.3% |
|
3: Good |
54.5% |
54.1% |
54.7% |
47.1% |
54.9% |
56.1% |
|
2: Fair |
10.3% |
9.1% |
11.1% |
8.8% |
10.1% |
12.8% |
|
1: Poor |
1.4% |
0.7% |
1.9% |
0.7% |
1.4% |
1.8% |
|
Opportunity for career assistance |
All |
Women |
Men |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
4: Excellent |
39.5% |
38.7% |
40.1% |
37.4% |
40.1% |
35.6% |
|
3: Good |
46.1% |
45.0% |
46.9% |
50.4% |
45.6% |
47.3% |
|
2: Fair |
11.8% |
13.5% |
10.5% |
10.4% |
11.8% |
12.3% |
|
1: Poor |
2.6% |
2.8% |
2.5% |
1.7% |
2.5% |
4.8% |
|
Information on internships, co-op, or other career-related experiences |
All |
Women |
Men |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
4: Excellent |
39.0% |
38.2% |
39.6% |
37.5% |
39.3% |
37.5% |
|
3: Good |
42.0% |
42.6% |
41.5% |
45.0% |
41.9% |
40.1% |
|
2: Fair |
14.4% |
13.5% |
15.1% |
12.5% |
14.4% |
16.4% |
|
1: Poor |
4.6% |
5.7% |
3.8% |
5.0% |
4.4% |
5.9% |
|
Resources available to explore career options |
All |
Women |
Men |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
4: Excellent |
36.1% |
37.1% |
35.3% |
37.3% |
36.0% |
35.4% |
|
3: Good |
45.6% |
43.9% |
46.8% |
47.5% |
45.6% |
44.2% |
|
2: Fair |
14.4% |
15.0% |
14.0% |
11.0% |
14.7% |
14.3% |
|
1: Poor |
3.9% |
3.9% |
3.9% |
4.2% |
3.7% |
6.1% |
|
Information available through computers/Internet and other technology |
All |
Women |
Men |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
4: Excellent |
42.0% |
42.6% |
41.6% |
43.2% |
42.7% |
34.4% |
|
3: Good |
45.7% |
44.6% |
46.5% |
47.2% |
45.3% |
48.7% |
|
2: Fair |
10.3% |
10.3% |
10.3% |
8.0% |
10.1% |
13.6% |
|
1: Poor |
2.0% |
2.4% |
1.6% |
1.6% |
1.8% |
3.2% |
|
Career-related services overall |
All |
Women |
Men |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
4: Excellent |
35.1% |
35.3% |
35.0% |
35.4% |
35.2% |
33.3% |
|
3: Good |
49.9% |
48.8% |
50.7% |
52.8% |
50.0% |
46.8% |
|
2: Fair |
12.7% |
13.4% |
12.2% |
10.2% |
12.6% |
16.0% |
|
1: Poor |
2.2% |
2.5% |
2.1% |
1.6% |
2.1% |
3.8% |
For more information on the 2000-2001 Graduating Senior 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: October, 2001
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