North Carolina State University
2000-2001 Graduating Senior Survey:
Comparisons by Semester
Introduction

This Web document points to tables reporting the frequency distributions of responses by semester of graduation to questions in the 2000-2001 Graduating Senior Survey. You can use the index below to link to web tables of semester comparisons by topic. 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."

The number of seniors responding from each semester varies widely. As noted in the introductory report on the survey's methods, both the actual number of respondents and the response rate effects the margin of error of the results reported. Table 1 below provides information on the number and proportion of students responding to the survey from each semester, as well as the response rate and margin of error for the semester. The margin of error in results reported for each semester in the 2000-2001 Graduating Senior Survey ranges from +0.8 percent in the College of Engineering to +9.1 percent in the College of Design. When looking at reported response distributions, it is important to keep the college margin of error in mind.

Table 1: Response Rate and Margin of Error by College (December and May Graduates)

Senior Class

Survey Respondents

Response Rate

Margin of Error

Semester

N

%

N

%

%

%

December 2000

1212

37.2%

629

31.0%

51.9%

1.9%

May 2001

2042

62.8%

1402

69.0%

68.7%

0.8%

Total

3254

100.0%

2031

100.0%

62.4%

0.8%

Index of Results of College Comparisons by Topic

Student Goals and Intentions:
Goals and Objectives | Post-Graduation Plans

Academic Environment:
Satisfaction with Education | Intellectual Environment | Faculty Contributions | Quality of Instruction

Services for Students:
Academic Advising (In Major) | Research Support | Technology Services | Career-related Services | Off-campus Degree Program

Knowledge, Skills, and Personal Development:
NC State's Contribution to Growth | Goals: General Education | Goals: Personal Development | Goals: World View

Employment



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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