North Carolina State University
2009-2010 Graduating Senior Survey:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons of Campus Climate
(Frequency Distributions)
This document reports the frequency distributions by gender and race/ethnicity of survey item #23 of the "2009-2010 Graduating Senior Survey." A table comparing mean ratings is available in "2009-2010 Graduating Senior Survey: Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons of Campus Climate."
Exact wording of question: How would you assess the campus climate for the following groups of students?
| Women | NCSU | Men | Women | Asian Amer |
Black / Afr Amer |
Hispanic |
White |
Other / Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5: Strongly Supportive | 62.5% | 62.3% | 62.7% | 55.6% | 52.6% | 71.4% | 63.2% | 67.1% |
| 4: Mildly Supportive | 23.4% | 22.7% | 24.2% | 23.1% | 34.6% | 21.4% | 22.9% | 17.1% |
| 3: Neutral | 13.3% | 14.1% | 12.5% | 19.4% | 12.0% | 7.1% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 1.9% | 0.8% | . | 0.4% | 2.6% |
| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | . | . | . | 0.2% | . |
| Total | 2,092 | 1,092 | 1,000 | 108 | 133 | 42 | 1,733 | 76 |
| Men | NCSU | Men | Women | Asian Amer |
Black / Afr Amer |
Hispanic |
White |
Other / Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5: Strongly Supportive | 65.3% | 60.1% | 71.0% | 56.5% | 68.4% | 78.6% | 65.1% | 71.1% |
| 4: Mildly Supportive | 15.3% | 17.6% | 12.8% | 21.3% | 17.3% | 9.5% | 15.2% | 9.2% |
| 3: Neutral | 17.2% | 19.2% | 15.0% | 21.3% | 13.5% | 11.9% | 17.3% | 17.1% |
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive | 1.5% | 2.0% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.8% | . | 1.6% | 2.6% |
| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.2% | . | . | . | 0.8% | . |
| Total | 2,091 | 1,091 | 1,000 | 108 | 133 | 42 | 1,732 | 76 |
| African Americans | NCSU | Men | Women | Asian Amer |
Black / Afr Amer |
Hispanic |
White |
Other / Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5: Strongly Supportive | 58.0% | 57.4% | 58.7% | 45.4% | 36.8% | 50.0% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 4: Mildly Supportive | 24.3% | 23.8% | 24.7% | 27.8% | 33.8% | 35.7% | 23.2% | 21.1% |
| 3: Neutral | 15.2% | 16.2% | 14.2% | 22.2% | 15.8% | 14.3% | 14.6% | 18.4% |
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive | 2.0% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 4.6% | 10.5% | . | 1.2% | 2.6% |
| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | . | 3.0% | . | 0.4% | . |
| Total | 2,086 | 1,091 | 995 | 108 | 133 | 42 | 1,727 | 76 |
| Other racial/ethnic minorities | NCSU | Men | Women | Asian Amer |
Black / Afr Amer |
Hispanic |
White |
Other / Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5: Strongly Supportive | 51.3% | 51.5% | 51.1% | 38.9% | 29.3% | 42.9% | 54.1% | 47.4% |
| 4: Mildly Supportive | 27.6% | 26.4% | 29.0% | 29.6% | 38.3% | 31.0% | 26.8% | 23.7% |
| 3: Neutral | 18.6% | 19.9% | 17.2% | 26.9% | 20.3% | 19.0% | 17.6% | 25.0% |
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 4.6% | 8.3% | 2.4% | 0.9% | 3.9% |
| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.7% | . | 3.8% | 4.8% | 0.6% | . |
| Total | 2,089 | 1,092 | 997 | 108 | 133 | 42 | 1,730 | 76 |
| International students | NCSU | Men | Women | Asian Amer |
Black / Afr Amer |
Hispanic |
White |
Other / Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5: Strongly Supportive | 55.1% | 54.6% | 55.7% | 41.7% | 43.6% | 51.2% | 57.2% | 50.0% |
| 4: Mildly Supportive | 24.9% | 24.3% | 25.5% | 28.7% | 32.3% | 24.4% | 24.1% | 23.7% |
| 3: Neutral | 18.3% | 19.1% | 17.4% | 27.8% | 17.3% | 22.0% | 17.5% | 22.4% |
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive | 1.1% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 4.5% | . | 0.7% | 3.9% |
| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | . | 2.3% | 2.4% | 0.5% | . |
| Total | 2,083 | 1,088 | 995 | 108 | 133 | 41 | 1,725 | 76 |
| Students with disabilities | NCSU | Men | Women | Asian Amer |
Black / Afr Amer |
Hispanic |
White |
Other / Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5: Strongly Supportive | 51.5% | 53.2% | 49.7% | 48.6% | 43.6% | 47.6% | 52.1% | 57.9% |
| 4: Mildly Supportive | 25.8% | 25.3% | 26.4% | 18.7% | 29.3% | 23.8% | 26.5% | 15.8% |
| 3: Neutral | 19.8% | 19.2% | 20.5% | 29.9% | 21.8% | 28.6% | 18.7% | 23.7% |
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 3.8% | . | 1.9% | . |
| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | . | 1.5% | . | 0.8% | 2.6% |
| Total | 2,083 | 1,087 | 996 | 107 | 133 | 42 | 1,725 | 76 |
| Gay, lesbian, and bisexual students | NCSU | Men | Women | Asian Amer |
Black / Afr Amer |
Hispanic |
White |
Other / Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5: Strongly Supportive | 34.1% | 33.2% | 35.1% | 27.1% | 24.2% | 31.7% | 35.3% | 35.5% |
| 4: Mildly Supportive | 25.0% | 22.8% | 27.4% | 24.3% | 26.5% | 22.0% | 25.5% | 13.2% |
| 3: Neutral | 29.7% | 32.2% | 26.9% | 34.6% | 31.8% | 39.0% | 28.6% | 36.8% |
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive | 8.6% | 8.4% | 8.9% | 11.2% | 10.6% | 7.3% | 8.3% | 9.2% |
| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive | 2.6% | 3.4% | 1.7% | 2.8% | 6.8% | . | 2.2% | 5.3% |
| Total | 2,084 | 1,087 | 997 | 107 | 132 | 41 | 1,728 | 76 |
| Transgender students | NCSU | Men | Women | Asian Amer |
Black / Afr Amer |
Hispanic |
White |
Other / Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5: Strongly Supportive | 30.4% | 30.8% | 29.9% | 22.9% | 20.5% | 29.3% | 31.6% | 32.0% |
| 4: Mildly Supportive | 20.5% | 18.4% | 22.7% | 21.9% | 19.7% | 17.1% | 20.9% | 12.0% |
| 3: Neutral | 34.8% | 36.0% | 33.4% | 37.1% | 37.1% | 39.0% | 34.0% | 41.3% |
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive | 9.6% | 8.8% | 10.4% | 13.3% | 10.6% | 12.2% | 9.3% | 6.7% |
| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive | 4.8% | 5.9% | 3.6% | 4.8% | 12.1% | 2.4% | 4.2% | 8.0% |
| Total | 2,077 | 1,086 | 991 | 105 | 132 | 41 | 1,724 | 75 |
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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: November, 2010
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