North Carolina State University
2000 Sophomore Student Survey:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Frequency Distributions
of Academic Services
Orientation for new students |
Academic Advising |
Labs and Tutoring Services | Library |
Technology | Career-related services | Campus Bookstore
Orientation for new students
|
All |
Women |
Men |
AfAm |
White |
OtherMin |
|
|
Length of orientation session |
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|
4: Excellent |
13.0 |
13.7 |
12.4 |
14.6 |
12.7 |
14.1 |
|
3: Good |
59.0 |
61.3 |
57.1 |
68.0 |
58.2 |
56.5 |
|
2: Fair |
23.8 |
20.7 |
26.3 |
14.6 |
24.4 |
28.2 |
|
1: Poor |
4.2 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
2.9 |
4.7 |
1.2 |
|
|
All |
Women |
Men |
AfAm |
White |
OtherMin |
|
Quality of orientation programs |
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|
4: Excellent |
12.6 |
12.5 |
12.7 |
18.6 |
12.1 |
10.7 |
|
3: Good |
53.3 |
55.6 |
51.5 |
69.6 |
51.3 |
57.1 |
|
2: Fair |
30.0 |
30.0 |
30.0 |
10.8 |
32.2 |
28.6 |
|
1: Poor |
4.1 |
1.9 |
5.8 |
1.0 |
4.4 |
3.6 |
|
|
All |
Women |
Men |
AfAm |
White |
OtherMin |
|
Helpfulness of orientation staff |
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|
4: Excellent |
26.4 |
28.2 |
25.0 |
30.1 |
26.4 |
21.4 |
|
3: Good |
55.5 |
56.1 |
55.1 |
56.3 |
55.7 |
52.4 |
|
2: Fair |
16.1 |
14.4 |
17.5 |
13.6 |
15.7 |
23.8 |
|
1: Poor |
2.0 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
0.0 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
|
|
All |
Women |
Men |
AfAm |
White |
OtherMin |
|
Orientations accommodations |
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|
4: Excellent |
15.6 |
15.4 |
15.8 |
22.2 |
14.7 |
17.5 |
|
3: Good |
59.9 |
61.2 |
58.9 |
62.6 |
60.0 |
55.0 |
|
2: Fair |
22.1 |
21.6 |
22.4 |
14.1 |
22.8 |
23.8 |
|
1: Poor |
2.5 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
3.8 |
|
|
All |
Women |
Men |
AfAm |
White |
OtherMin |
|
Overall effectiveness of orientation |
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|
4: Excellent |
14.4 |
15.1 |
13.8 |
20.2 |
13.7 |
15.3 |
|
3: Good |
60.5 |
62.6 |
58.8 |
67.3 |
60.1 |
56.5 |
|
2: Fair |
21.5 |
19.8 |
22.9 |
11.5 |
22.4 |
23.5 |
|
1: Poor |
3.6 |
2.5 |
4.5 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
|
|
All |
Women |
Men |
AfAm |
White |
OtherMin |
|
Access to advisor |
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|
4: Excellent |
36.9 |
38.9 |
35.4 |
38.2 |
37.1 |
33.7 |
|
3: Good |
39.8 |
36.6 |
42.3 |
39.0 |
40.5 |
33.7 |
|
2: Fair |
16.9 |
18.5 |
15.6 |
17.9 |
16.2 |
22.8 |
|
1: Poor |
6.4 |
5.9 |
6.7 |
4.9 |
6.2 |
9.9 |
|
|
All |
Women |
Men |
AfAm |
White |
OtherMin |
|
Sufficient time with advisor |
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|
4: Excellent |
32.7 |
34.6 |
31.3 |
32.5 |
33.0 |
29.7 |
|
3: Good |
37.1 |
37.9 |
36.5 |
40.7 |
36.5 |
39.6 |
|
2: Fair |
21.8 |
19.6 |
23.5 |
18.7 |
22.4 |
18.8 |
|
1: Poor |
8.4 |
7.9 |
8.8 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
11.9 |
|
|
All |
Women |
Men |
AfAm |
White |
OtherMin |
|
Accurate info on requirements/course sequencing |
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|
4: Excellent |
37.9 |
38.5 |
37.5 |
35.2 |
38.7 |
33.3 |
|
3: Good |
38.0 |
36.8 |
39.0 |
41.0 |
37.4 |
41.2 |
|
2: Fair |
17.7 |
17.9 |
17.5 |
18.0 |
17.3 |
20.6 |
|
1: Poor |
6.4 |
6.8 |
6.1 |
5.7 |
6.6 |
4.9 |
|
|
All |
Women |
Men |
AfAm |
White |
OtherMin |
|
Advisor knowledge of policies/procedures |
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|
4: Excellent |
33.3 |
32.4 |
34.1 |
28.6 |
34.1 |
30.6 |
|
3: Good |
42.7 |
41.5 |
43.6 |
44.5 |
42.5 |
42.9 |
|
2: Fair |
18.1 |
19.5 |
17.0 |
19.3 |
17.5 |
22.4 |
|
1: Poor |
5.9 |
6.6 |
5.3 |
7.6 |
5.9 |
4.1 |
|
|
All |
Women |
Men |
AfAm |
White |
OtherMin |
|
Academic advising services overall |
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|
4: Excellent |
32.9 |
35.1 |
31.1 |
32.0 |
33.3 |
29.7 |
|
3: Good |
42.6 |
40.0 |
44.6 |
41.0 |
42.8 |
42.6 |
|
2: Fair |
17.8 |
18.3 |
17.5 |
20.5 |
17.2 |
20.8 |
|
1: Poor |
6.7 |
6.6 |
6.8 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
6.9 |
|
|
All |
Women |
Men |
AfAm |
White |
OtherMin |
|
Lab/tutoring writing |
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|
4: Excellent |
20.7 |
23.1 |
19.0 |
27.6 |
18.2 |
25.0 |
|
3: Good |
48.6 |
50.7 |
47.2 |
55.2 |
49.4 |
35.0 |
|
2: Fair |
23.4 |
19.4 |
26.2 |
13.8 |
24.7 |
30.0 |
|
1: Poor |
7.3 |
6.7 |
7.7 |
3.4 |
7.8 |
10.0 |
|
|
All |
Women |
Men |
AfAm |
White |
OtherMin |
|
Lab/tutoring reading |
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|
4: Excellent |
18.4 |
19.4 |
17.9 |
23.1 |
16.3 |
25.0 |
|
3: Good |
48.6 |
48.4 |
48.8 |
59.0 |
47.8 |
40.6 |
|
2: Fair |
24.3 |
21.5 |
25.9 |
10.3 |
26.6 |
28.1 |
|
1: Poor |
8.6 |
10.8 |
7.4 |
7.7 |
9.2 |
6.3 |
|
|
All |
Women |
Men |
AfAm |
White |
OtherMin |
|
Lab/tutoring mathematics |
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|
4: Excellent |
32.5 |
38.8 |
27.8 |
36.0 |
30.8 |
40.7 |
|
3: Good |
48.6 |
45.9 |
50.6 |
48.3 |
49.8 |
38.9 |
|
2: Fair |
15.4 |
11.8 |
18.1 |
14.6 |
15.4 |
16.7 |
|
1: Poor |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
1.1 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
|
|
All |
Women |
Men |
AfAm |
White |
OtherMin |
|
Lab/tutoring study skills |
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|
4: Excellent |
19.8 |
23.5 |
17.5 |
21.7 |
20.1 |
14.7 |
|
3: Good |
53.5 |
52.2 |
54.4 |
56.7 |
52.5 |
55.9 |
|
2: Fair |
20.4 |
19.1 |
21.2 |
15.0 |
21.2 |
23.5 |
|
1: Poor |
6.2 |
5.1 |
6.9 |
6.7 |
6.2 |
5.9 |
|
|
All |
Women |
Men |
AfAm |
White |
OtherMin |
|
Labs/tutoring services overall |
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|
4: Excellent |
24.8 |
31.0 |
20.2 |
29.5 |
23.7 |
26.9 |
|
3: Good |
56.6 |
57.5 |
56.0 |
53.4 |
58.1 |
48.1 |
|
2: Fair |
17.3 |
10.8 |
22.2 |
17.0 |
17.0 |
21.2 |
|
1: Poor |
1.3 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
3.8 |
|
|
All |
Women |
Men |
AfAm |
White |
OtherMin |
|
Library hours of operation |
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|
4: Excellent |
80.1 |
80.0 |
80.1 |
82.8 |
79.9 |
78.8 |
|
3: Good |
18.8 |
19.3 |
18.3 |
17.2 |
18.9 |
19.2 |
|
2: Fair |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
|
1: Poor |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
|
|
All |
Women |
Men |
AfAm |
White |
OtherMin |
|
Access to databases and collections |
||||||
|
4: Excellent |
61.1 |
60.2 |
61.8 |
65.0 |
60.7 |
60.8 |
|
3: Good |
34.1 |
35.2 |
33.2 |
31.7 |
34.3 |
35.1 |
|
2: Fair |
4.3 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
2.4 |
4.6 |
4.1 |
|
1: Poor |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
|
|
All |
Women |
Men |
AfAm |
White |
OtherMin |
|
Training to use library |
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|
4: Excellent |
24.8 |
27.1 |
22.9 |
34.2 |
23.3 |
29.9 |
|
3: Good |
40.6 |
39.8 |
41.3 |
40.5 |
40.2 |
44.8 |
|
2: Fair |
24.7 |
22.6 |
26.4 |
16.2 |
26.4 |
16.1 |
|
1: Poor |
9.9 |
10.5 |
9.4 |
9.0 |
10.1 |
9.2 |
|
|
All |
Women |
Men |
AfAm |
White |
OtherMin |
|
library services overall |
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|
4: Excellent |
51.6 |
51.3 |
51.9 |
55.0 |
51.1 |
53.0 |
|
3: Good |
43.5 |
43.9 |
43.3 |
40.0 |
44.0 |
43.0 |
|
2: Fair |
4.7 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
4.7 |
4.0 |
|
1: Poor |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
|
|
All |
Women |
Men |
AfAm |
White |
OtherMin |
|
Access to the Internet |
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|
4: Excellent |
76.9 |
74.1 |
79.1 |
76.0 |
77.1 |
75.7 |
|
3: Good |
20.8 |
24.6 |
17.9 |
24.0 |
20.6 |
19.4 |
|
2: Fair |
2.3 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
4.9 |
|
|
All |
Women |
Men |
AfAm |
White |
OtherMin |
|
Hrs of operation for comp center labs and help |
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|
4: Excellent |
52.9 |
50.0 |
55.1 |
59.7 |
52.1 |
53.5 |
|
3: Good |
38.6 |
41.2 |
36.7 |
30.3 |
39.9 |
35.6 |
|
2: Fair |
7.3 |
7.4 |
7.2 |
9.2 |
6.7 |
10.9 |
|
1: Poor |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
|
|
All |
Women |
Men |
AfAm |
White |
OtherMin |
|
Access to up-to-date facilities |
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|
4: Excellent |
48.5 |
49.7 |
47.6 |
44.0 |
49.0 |
48.0 |
|
3: Good |
44.0 |
43.8 |
44.1 |
47.4 |
43.6 |
44.0 |
|
2: Fair |
6.9 |
5.9 |
7.6 |
8.6 |
6.6 |
8.0 |
|
1: Poor |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
|
|
All |
Women |
Men |
AfAm |
White |
OtherMin |
|
Access to trained staff for help |
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|
4: Excellent |
22.8 |
23.2 |
22.4 |
21.8 |
22.9 |
22.5 |
|
3: Good |
42.4 |
41.7 |
43.0 |
42.7 |
43.0 |
36.0 |
|
2: Fair |
27.3 |
26.6 |
27.8 |
23.6 |
26.9 |
36.0 |
|
1: Poor |
7.5 |
8.5 |
6.8 |
11.8 |
7.2 |
5.6 |
|
|
All |
Women |
Men |
AfAm |
White |
OtherMin |
|
Technology training classes |
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|
4: Excellent |
25.4 |
23.9 |
26.3 |
27.8 |
25.0 |
26.2 |
|
3: Good |
48.0 |
49.0 |
47.4 |
54.4 |
47.0 |
50.8 |
|
2: Fair |
22.5 |
23.2 |
22.1 |
15.2 |
23.5 |
21.5 |
|
1: Poor |
4.1 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
2.5 |
4.5 |
1.5 |
|
|
All |
Women |
Men |
AfAm |
White |
OtherMin |
|
Technology services overall |
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|
4: Excellent |
40.1 |
40.2 |
40.0 |
36.4 |
40.6 |
39.2 |
|
3: Good |
55.0 |
54.6 |
55.2 |
57.6 |
54.8 |
53.9 |
|
2: Fair |
4.8 |
5.0 |
4.6 |
5.1 |
4.6 |
6.9 |
|
1: Poor |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
|
|
All |
Women |
Men |
AfAm |
White |
OtherMin |
|
Opportunity for career assistance |
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|
4: Excellent |
34.1 |
37.9 |
30.8 |
32.7 |
34.8 |
29.7 |
|
3: Good |
52.0 |
48.9 |
54.6 |
52.0 |
51.5 |
56.8 |
|
2: Fair |
11.5 |
11.0 |
12.0 |
14.3 |
11.1 |
12.2 |
|
1: Poor |
2.4 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
1.4 |
|
|
All |
Women |
Men |
AfAm |
White |
OtherMin |
|
Info on internships/co-op/other |
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|
4: Excellent |
35.6 |
37.3 |
34.2 |
39.0 |
35.8 |
29.5 |
|
3: Good |
45.9 |
43.8 |
47.8 |
44.8 |
45.5 |
51.3 |
|
2: Fair |
15.7 |
16.4 |
15.2 |
14.3 |
16.0 |
15.4 |
|
1: Poor |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
3.8 |
|
|
All |
Women |
Men |
AfAm |
White |
OtherMin |
|
Resources to explore career options |
||||||
|
4: Excellent |
32.3 |
35.6 |
29.3 |
32.4 |
32.7 |
27.0 |
|
3: Good |
51.6 |
49.0 |
54.0 |
54.3 |
50.8 |
56.8 |
|
2: Fair |
13.1 |
12.8 |
13.4 |
12.4 |
13.3 |
12.2 |
|
1: Poor |
3.0 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
|
|
All |
Women |
Men |
AfAm |
White |
OtherMin |
|
Info available through computers/Internet |
||||||
|
4: Excellent |
40.0 |
43.8 |
36.8 |
44.9 |
40.0 |
34.1 |
|
3: Good |
48.0 |
45.5 |
50.2 |
43.9 |
48.2 |
51.2 |
|
2: Fair |
9.9 |
8.9 |
10.8 |
8.4 |
9.8 |
13.4 |
|
1: Poor |
2.1 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
|
|
All |
Women |
Men |
AfAm |
White |
OtherMin |
|
Career-related services overall |
||||||
|
4: Excellent |
31.6 |
35.5 |
28.3 |
32.7 |
31.6 |
30.1 |
|
3: Good |
54.8 |
51.8 |
57.4 |
54.2 |
55.0 |
54.2 |
|
2: Fair |
11.7 |
11.1 |
12.2 |
13.1 |
11.4 |
12.0 |
|
1: Poor |
1.9 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
|
|
All |
Women |
Men |
AfAm |
White |
OtherMin |
|
Availability of books/supplies at bookstore |
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|
4: Excellent |
14.9 |
15.5 |
14.3 |
15.1 |
14.9 |
14.0 |
|
3: Good |
50.0 |
53.9 |
46.9 |
55.5 |
49.2 |
52.7 |
|
2: Fair |
27.7 |
24.5 |
30.2 |
21.8 |
28.2 |
29.0 |
|
1: Poor |
7.5 |
6.2 |
8.5 |
7.6 |
7.7 |
4.3 |
For more information on the 2000 Sophomore Student 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: March, 2001
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