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)
| 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)
| Women | Men | Af.Am. | White | Other | |
|
% in Survey Population |
48.7% | 51.3% | 7.9% | 83.4% | 8.2% |
|
% in School Related Group |
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| 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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