North Carolina State University
2002 Sophomore Student Survey:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons
In Background and Interests
North Carolina State University
2002 Sophomore Student Survey:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons
In Background and Interests
This document reports survey data on gender and racial/ethnic differences in respondents� general background characteristics and interests. Specifically, results are presented for whether respondents plan to complete their degree at NC State and if they would choose this campus again, employment status, sense of belonging at NC State, and involvement in campus activities. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "2002 Sophomore Student Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods see "2002 Sophomore Student Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile." Exact question wording is available on the web, or by clicking on the "Q" in the table header.
Plans
for Degree Completion | Choose NCSU Again | Student
Employment | Sense of Belonging | Involvement
in Campus Activities
Q Plans for Completing Degree at NC State
| Plan to complete degree at NC State? | All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other |
| 90.1% | 89.8% | 90.4% | 91.0% | 90.4% | 86.5% | |
| Yes | ||||||
| No | 3.6% | 4.0% | 3.2% | 2.5% | 3.5% | 4.8% |
| Not sure | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.5% | 6.6% | 6.1% | 8.7% |
Q Choose NC State Again
|
Would
still choose to attend NC State if could start over
|
All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other |
| 73.1% | 74.7% | 71.5% | 53.3% | 75.6% | 65.9% | |
| Yes | ||||||
| No | 7.7% | 6.6% | 8.8% | 13.9% | 6.6% | 12.7% |
| Not sure | 19.2% | 18.7% | 19.7% | 32.8% | 17.7% | 21.4% |
Q Hours Worked Per Week During Academic Year (Employed Respondents)
| Average hours per week worked | All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other |
| 18.3% | 15.1% | 21.6% | 16.9% | 17.5% | 27.8% | |
| Less than 5 hr/wk | ||||||
| 5-9 hr/wk | 20.5% | 21.0% | 19.9% | 25.3% | 19.6% | 24.1% |
| 10-14 hr/wk | 23.0% | 26.9% | 18.8% | 21.7% | 23.6% | 17.7% |
| 15-19 hr/wk | 15.3% | 16.5% | 14.1% | 7.2% | 15.8% | 19.0% |
| 20-24 hr/wk | 12.8% | 12.0% | 13.7% | 15.7% | 13.1% | 7.6% |
| 25-29 hr/wk | 4.3% | 4.5% | 4.1% | 8.4% | 4.0% | 2.5% |
| 30-34 hr/wk | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.2% | 1.2% | 3.1% | 1.3% |
| Greater than 34 hr/wk | 3.0% | 1.4% | 4.7% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 0.0% |
Q Job Relation to Academic Major
| Job relationship to academic major | All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other |
| 59.6% | 61.5% | 57.6% | 56.3% | 59.3% | 66.2% | |
| Not related | ||||||
| Somewhat related | 25.9% | 24.9% | 27.0% | 32.5% | 25.4% | 24.7% |
| Directly related | 14.5% | 13.5% | 15.4% | 11.3% | 15.3% | 9.1% |
Q Choice to Work in Unrelated Job
| Job not related by choice? | All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other |
| 70.6% | 73.3% | 67.7% | 66.7% | 71.2% | 68.8% | |
| Yes | ||||||
| No | 29.4% | 26.7% | 32.3% | 33.3% | 28.8% | 31.3% |
Q Sense of Belonging at NC State
|
Mean Ratings (Based on a scale where 4=�very� 3=�moderately� 2=�slightly� and 1=�not at all�) |
||||||
| All | Women | Men | Af. Am | White | Other | |
| How important is it to experience a sense of community at NC State? | 3.20 | 3.35 | 3.06 | 3.31 | 3.22 | 2.90 |
| To what extent do you experience a sense of community at NC State? | 3.01 | 3.09 | 2.93 | 2.91 | 3.05 | 2.74 |
Q
Involvement with Campus Activities (Percent of Students from Group Involved
in Each Activity)
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All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
Academic
Honors program
31.2%
35.9%
26.7%
29.8%
32.1%
22.7%
Organizations/clubs related to major
37.9%
47.0%
29.2%
58.9%
37.1%
25.8%
Honor/service/professional
fraternity
20.4%
26.8%
14.3%
15.3%
21.4%
14.8%
Residence
hall council
7.0%
7.3%
6.7%
20.2%
5.5%
10.2%
Social
fraternity/sorority
14.2%
16.4%
12.2%
4.8%
15.9%
6.3%
Intramurals/rec
sports/club team
38.9%
31.2%
46.3%
29.0%
41.5%
21.9%
Varsity
athletic teams
3.1%
3.0%
3.2%
7.3%
2.7%
3.1%
Student
government
4.1%
3.4%
4.7%
8.9%
3.9%
1.6%
Student
judicial board
1.7%
1.2%
2.1%
3.2%
1.5%
1.6%
Union
Activities Board/student media
4.6%
4.7%
4.5%
15.3%
3.3%
7.8%
Visual/performing arts/music group
7.5%
8.1%
7.0%
13.7%
7.1%
6.3%
Minority
student groups
7.8%
9.4%
6.3%
50.0%
1.5%
32.0%
Religious/political/issue
groups
20.3%
21.1%
19.5%
18.5%
20.7%
18.0%
Other
6.6%
6.0%
7.1%
6.5%
6.7%
5.5%
Involvement with Campus
Activities (Percent of Participants in each Activity, by Group)
% in Survey Population
% in School Related
Group
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Women
Men
Af.Am.
White
Other
48.7%
51.3%
7.9%
83.4%
8.2%
Academic
Honors prgrm
56.0%
44.0%
7.6%
86.5%
5.9%
Organizations/clubs
related to major
60.4%
39.6%
12.3%
82.2%
5.6%
Honor/service/professional
fraternity
64.1%
35.9%
5.9%
88.1%
5.9%
Residence
hall council
50.9%
49.1%
22.7%
65.5%
11.8%
Social
fraternity/sorority
56.1%
43.9%
2.7%
93.7%
3.6%
Intramural/rec
sports/club team
39.0%
61.0%
5.9%
89.5%
4.6%
Varsity
athletic teams
46.9%
53.1%
18.4%
73.5%
8.2%
Student
government
40.6%
59.4%
17.2%
79.7%
3.1%
Student
judicial board
34.6%
65.4%
15.4%
76.9%
7.7%
Union
activities board/student media
50.0%
50.0%
26.4%
59.7%
13.9%
Visual/performing
arts/music groups
52.5%
47.5%
14.4%
78.8%
6.8%
Minority
student groups
58.5%
41.5%
50.4%
16.3%
33.3%
Religious/political/issue
groups
50.6%
49.4%
7.2%
85.5%
7.2%
Other
groups
44.7%
55.3%
7.8%
85.4%
6.8%
For more information on the 2002 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: October, 2002
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