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1999 Graduating Senior Survey Data Tables:
College/School Comparisons
in Employment and Extracurricular Activities

 
This document reports survey data on college/school differences in the respondents' reported involvement in extracurricular activities at NC State, and their work experience while at NC State. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "1999 Graduating Senior Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods, see " 1999 Graduating Senior Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile."

Employment | Activities


Employment

Number of hrs worked/week while at NCSU

NCSU

College/School

CALS

DESIGN

ED & PSY

ENGINEER

FOR RES

CHASS

PAMS

TEXTILES

MANAGEMT

Less than 5 hrs/wk

%

6.1

5.5

17.6

.

11.6

9.6

1.3

10.3

1.7

3.6

5-9 hrs/wk

%

12.0

11.6

5.9

6.9

13.0

7.7

13.8

19.0

13.8

10.7

10-14 hrs/wk

%

20.3

23.8

35.3

17.2

17.4

26.9

16.3

19.0

27.6

16.0

15-19 hrs/wk

%

22.2

19.5

17.6

31.0

22.5

17.3

18.8

22.4

20.7

27.2

20-24 hrs/wk

%

19.1

19.5

11.8

13.8

21.0

21.2

17.5

20.7

12.1

20.7

25-29 hrs/wk

%

6.8

11.0

.

3.4

2.9

5.8

8.8

1.7

10.3

7.1

30-34 hrs/wk

%

5.6

3.7

11.8

13.8

3.6

3.8

11.3

1.7

6.9

5.9

More than 35 hrs/wk

%

7.8

5.5

.

13.8

8.0

7.7

12.5

5.2

6.9

8.9

Survey item #18: Number of Hours Worked Per Week (exact wording)
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Job not related by choice?

NCSU

College/School

CALS

DESIGN

ED & PSY

ENGINEER

FOR RES

CHASS

PAMS

TEXTILES

MANAGEMT

No

%

26.5

22.7

20.0

10.0

20.0

30.8

48.4

42.4

27.3

12.0

Yes

%

73.5

77.3

80.0

90.0

80.0

69.2

51.6

57.6

72.7

88.0

Survey items #19 and 20: Job Relationship to Academic Major (exact wording)
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Co-op/internship/practicum/field exper.

NCSU

College/School

CALS

DESIGN

ED & PSY

ENGINEER

FOR RES

CHASS

PAMS

TEXTILES

MANAGEMT

No

%

48.8

48.4

54.5

36.8

33.7

14.8

37.5

71.9

54.2

72.4

Yes

%

51.2

51.6

45.5

63.2

66.3

85.2

62.5

28.1

45.8

27.6

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Job contribution to personal/prof growth

NCSU

College/School

CALS

DESIGN

ED & PSY

ENGINEER

FOR RES

CHASS

PAMS

TEXTILES

MANAGEMT

Mean

3.59

3.61

3.86

3.52

3.55

3.77

3.52

3.38

3.79

3.51

Poor

%

0.9

2.1

.

.

.

.

1.7

.

.

1.8

Fair

%

4.8

2.1

.

4.3

7.8

3.8

5.2

9.5

3.0

3.5

Good

%

28.8

28.7

14.3

39.1

29.3

15.1

32.8

42.9

15.2

36.8

Excellent

%

65.6

67.0

85.7

56.5

62.9

81.1

60.3

47.6

81.8

57.9

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Job offer from employer at field exper.

NCSU

College/School

CALS

DESIGN

ED & PSY

ENGINEER

FOR RES

CHASS

PAMS

TEXTILES

MANAGEMT

No

%

61.5

67.0

71.4

65.2

56.9

60.8

71.9

75.0

50.0

50.9

Yes

%

38.5

33.0

28.6

34.8

43.1

39.2

28.1

25.0

50.0

49.1

Survey items #21-23: Co-op Experience (exact wording)
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Involvement in Extracurricular Activities

NCSU

College/School

CALS

DESIGN

ED & PSY

ENGINEER

FOR RES

CHASS

PAMS

TEXTILES

MANAGEMT

Academic (Honors prgm, etc.)

%

33.2

40.6

26.9

56.1

31.3

28.4

31.6

35.4

35.5

25.2

Organizations/clubs related to major

%

57.5

64.1

69.2

53.7

60.4

76.1

48.0

56.9

71.1

41.9

Honor/service/prof frat/sorority

%

30.1

35.9

26.9

36.6

22.0

41.8

27.6

16.9

48.7

25.7

Residence hall council, IRC

%

6.6

8.9

3.8

4.9

6.6

14.9

5.1

3.1

2.6

5.7

Social fraternity/sorority

%

16.7

17.7

15.4

9.8

14.8

16.4

14.3

6.2

22.4

21.4

Intramural/rec sports, club teams

%

46.9

53.1

42.3

41.5

48.4

55.2

34.7

44.6

52.6

43.3

Varsity athletic teams

%

5.0

3.6

.

12.2

1.6

7.5

5.1

1.5

5.3

8.6

Student government

%

3.3

4.2

7.7

2.4

2.7

1.5

3.1

4.6

5.3

2.4

Student judicial board

%

1.5

2.6

7.7

2.4

1.1

.

.

1.5

.

1.4

Union activities board, student media

%

3.9

4.2

3.8

.

3.8

4.5

9.2

4.6

.

2.9

Visual/performing arts/music groups

%

6.5

9.4

11.5

2.4

4.9

6.0

15.3

3.1

6.6

2.4

Minority student groups

%

5.5

5.2

3.8

4.9

3.3

6.0

7.1

7.7

6.6

6.2

Religious/political/issue groups

%

14.3

15.1

7.7

7.3

12.1

19.4

20.4

15.4

19.7

11.0

Other groups

%

6.8

7.3

7.7

17.1

4.4

7.5

9.2

3.1

7.9

5.7

Survey item #17: Extracurricular Involvement (exact wording)
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For more information on the 1999 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: April 2000

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