North Carolina State University
2001-2002 Graduating Senior Survey:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons of
Senior Year Employment
and
Extracurricular Activities
This document reports survey data on gender and racial/ethnic differences in the respondents' experiences in employment during their senior year at NC State. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "2001-2002 Graduating Senior Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods, see "2001-2002 Graduating Senior Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile."
Number of Hours Worked Per Week | Job Relationship to Academic Major | Co-op/Internship Experience |
Extracurricular Activities
Q
Number of Hours Worked Per Week This Academic Year (Among Employed Respondents,
n=1,584)
All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
Less than 5 hours per week (%) | 5.4% | 5.0% | 5.8% | 1.6% | 5.6% | 7.5% |
5-9 hours per week (%) | 11.0% | 12.3% | 9.9% | 7.8% | 11.2% | 12.3% |
10-14 hours per week (%) | 20.1% | 20.6% | 19.6% | 17.8% | 20.3% | 19.8% |
15-19 hours per week (%) | 19.4% | 17.3% | 21.1% | 12.4% | 19.9% | 20.8% |
20-24 hours per week (%) | 20.8% | 22.9% | 19.0% | 27.1% | 20.2% | 19.8% |
25-29 hours per week (%) | 10.0% | 10.5% | 9.6% | 15.5% | 9.8% | 6.6% |
30-34 hours per week (%) | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.8% | 8.5% | 4.2% | 3.8% |
35 or more hours per week (%) | 8.8% | 7.2% | 10.2% | 9.3% | 8.7% | 9.4% |
Q
Job Related to Academic Major?
All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
Directly related (%) | 31.6% | 27.9% | 34.8% | 15.6% | 33.1% | 32.4% |
Somewhat related (%) | 32.2% | 33.4% | 31.2% | 39.1% | 31.1% | 38.1% |
Not related (%) | 36.2% | 38.7% | 34.0% | 45.3% | 35.8% | 29.5% |
Q
If "Not Related" Was This By Choice?
All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
Yes (%) | 66.6% | 71.9% | 61.6% | 71.4% | 66.6% | 58.1% |
No (%) | 33.4% | 28.1% | 38.4% | 28.6% | 33.4% | 41.9% |
Q
Co-op/Internship Experience
All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
Yes (%) | 48.9% | 48.5% | 49.2% | 56.9% | 47.6% | 55.0% |
No (%) | 51.1% | 51.5% | 50.8% | 43.1% | 52.4% | 45.0% |
Q
Job Contribution to Personal/Professional Growth
All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
4: Excellent (%) | 64.0% | 66.3% | 62.1% | 50.6% | 65.4% | 63.9% |
3: Good (%) | 29.9% | 27.2% | 31.9% | 41.2% | 28.8% | 27.8% |
2: Fair (%) | 4.7% | 5.2% | 4.3% | 8.2% | 4.1% | 6.9% |
1: Poor (%) | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 1.4% |
Q Received Job Offer From Field Experience
All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
Yes (%) | 31.2% | 28.3% | 33.5% | 23.8% | 32.8% | 22.9% |
No (%) | 68.8% | 71.8% | 66.5% | 76.2% | 67.2% | 77.1% |
Q Involvement with Campus Activities (percent of student category who participated in activity)
All
|
Women
|
Men
|
AfAm
|
White
|
Other
|
|
Org/clubs related to major |
54.6%
|
59.1%
|
51.1%
|
63.5%
|
53.8%
|
55.2%
|
Intramural/rec sports/club team |
40.6%
|
29.3%
|
49.5%
|
28.8%
|
42.8%
|
27.6%
|
Academic (Honors prgrm, etc.) |
36.3%
|
39.3%
|
33.9%
|
23.7%
|
37.3%
|
37.2%
|
Honor/srvc/prof frat/sorority |
28.8%
|
33.3%
|
25.3%
|
16.7%
|
30.6%
|
22.1%
|
Religious/political/issue groups |
16.2%
|
16.9%
|
15.7%
|
16.0%
|
16.5%
|
13.1%
|
Social fraternity/sorority |
13.6%
|
13.8%
|
13.5%
|
13.5%
|
14.3%
|
6.2%
|
Residence hall council |
8.5%
|
10.2%
|
7.2%
|
19.9%
|
7.4%
|
8.3%
|
Visual/performing arts/music groups |
8.0%
|
10.3%
|
6.2%
|
11.5%
|
7.7%
|
7.6%
|
Minority student groups |
7.4%
|
9.5%
|
5.7%
|
51.3%
|
1.0%
|
34.5%
|
Union activities brd/stdnt media |
4.9%
|
5.5%
|
4.4%
|
21.8%
|
3.3%
|
4.8%
|
Varsity athletic teams |
4.3%
|
4.1%
|
4.5%
|
7.1%
|
4.0%
|
5.5%
|
Student government |
4.2%
|
4.6%
|
4.0%
|
5.8%
|
4.2%
|
3.4%
|
Student judicial board |
1.5%
|
1.5%
|
1.5%
|
3.8%
|
1.4%
|
0.0%
|
Other groups |
1.4%
|
1.5%
|
1.4%
|
1.3%
|
1.4%
|
1.4%
|
Involvement with Campus Activities (percent of activity participants, by student group)
All
|
Women
|
Men
|
Af Am
|
White
|
Other
|
|
% in Survey Population who are... |
|
44.2%
|
55.8%
|
7.9%
|
84.8%
|
7.3%
|
% of Activity Participants who are??? |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Org/clubs related to major (n=1,082) |
54.6%
|
47.9%
|
52.1%
|
9.1%
|
83.5%
|
7.4%
|
Intramural/rec sports/club team (n=804) |
40.6%
|
32.0%
|
68.0%
|
5.6%
|
89.4%
|
5.0%
|
Academic (Honors prgrm, etc.) (n=718) |
36.2%
|
47.9%
|
52.1%
|
5.2%
|
87.3%
|
7.5%
|
Honor/srvc/prof frat/sorority (n=571) |
28.8%
|
51.1%
|
48.9%
|
4.6%
|
89.8%
|
5.6%
|
Religious/political/issue groups (n=321) |
16.2%
|
46.1%
|
53.9%
|
7.8%
|
86.3%
|
5.9%
|
Social fraternity/sorority (n=270) |
13.6%
|
44.8%
|
55.2%
|
7.8%
|
88.9%
|
3.3%
|
Residence hall council (n=168) |
8.5%
|
53.0%
|
47.0%
|
18.5%
|
74.4%
|
7.1%
|
Visual/performing arts/music groups (n=158) |
8.0%
|
57.0%
|
43.0%
|
11.4%
|
81.6%
|
7.0%
|
Minority student groups (n=146) |
7.4%
|
56.8%
|
43.2%
|
54.8%
|
11.0%
|
34.2%
|
Union activities brd/stdnt media (n=97) |
4.9%
|
49.5%
|
50.5%
|
35.1%
|
57.7%
|
7.2%
|
Varsity athletic teams (n=86) |
4.3%
|
41.9%
|
58.1%
|
12.8%
|
77.9%
|
9.3%
|
Student government (n=84) |
4.2%
|
47.6%
|
52.4%
|
10.7%
|
83.3%
|
6.0%
|
Student judicial board (n=30) |
1.5%
|
43.3%
|
56.7%
|
20.0%
|
80.0%
|
0.0%
|
Other groups (n=28) |
1.4%
|
46.4%
|
53.6%
|
7.1%
|
85.7%
|
7.1%
|
For more information on the 2001-2002 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: September, 2002
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