North Carolina State University
2000-2001 Graduating Senior Survey:
Comparisons of Senior Year Employment
by Semester of Graduation

This document reports survey data on differences by semester of graduation in the respondents' experiences in employment during their senior year at NC State. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "2000-2001 Graduating Senior Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods, see "2000-2001 Graduating Senior Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile."


Number of Hours Worked Per Week | Job Relationship to Academic Major | Co-op/Internship Experience



Q Number of Hours Worked Per Week This Academic Year (Among Employed Respondents, n=1632))

All

Fall

Spring

Less than 5 hrs/wk

7.9%

7.4%

8.2%

5-9 hrs/wk

11.9%

8.7%

13.4%

10-14 hrs/wk

20.8%

15.3%

23.3%

15-19 hrs/wk

19.2%

20.5%

18.7%

20-24 hrs/wk

19.7%

20.7%

19.2%

25-29 hrs/wk

8.9%

11.2%

7.9%

30-34 hrs/wk

4.5%

6.8%

3.5%

35 or more hrs/wk

7.0%

9.5%

5.9%

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Q Job Related to Academic Major?

All

Fall

Spring

Directly related

36.5%

39.6%

35.1%

Somewhat related

31.7%

30.7%

32.2%

Not related

31.8%

29.7%

32.7%


Q If "Not Related" Was This By Choice?

All

Fall

Spring

Yes

67.9%

64.0%

69.6%

No

32.1%

36.0%

30.4%

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Q Co-op/Internship Experience

All

Fall

Spring

Yes

52.9%

55.4%

51.8%

No

47.1%

44.6%

48.2%


Q Job Contribution to Personal/Professional Growth

All

Fall

Spring

Excellent

56.9%

55.6%

57.5%

Good

33.6%

35.5%

32.7%

Fair

8.3%

7.3%

8.7%

Poor

1.3%

1.7%

1.1%


Q Received Job Offer From Field Experience

All

Fall

Spring

Yes

44.1%

53.2%

39.6%

No

55.9%

46.8%

60.4%

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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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