North Carolina State University
2002 Sophomore Student Survey:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Frequency Distributions
(Academic Services)

This document reports the frequency distributions by gender and race/ethnicity for items related to academic services on the 2002 Sophomore Survey. A table comparing mean ratings is available on the web. Exact question wording is available on the web or by clicking on the "Q" in the section heading of the tables.

 

Orientation for new students | Academic Advising | Academic Assistance and Tutoring Services | Library | Technology | Career-related services | Campus Bookstore

 

Q Orientation for new students
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Length of orientation session 15.5% 16.6% 14.5% 13.8% 16.2% 9.7%
4: Excellent
3: Good 56.3% 57.9% 54.8% 72.5% 54.9% 55.3%
2: Fair 23.3% 21.7% 24.7% 12.8% 23.8% 28.2%
1: Poor 4.9% 3.8% 5.9% 0.9% 5.1% 6.8%
 
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Quality of orientation programs 14.0% 15.2% 12.8% 16.7% 13.8% 13.5%
4: Excellent
3: Good 53.5% 55.5% 51.7% 69.4% 52.1% 52.9%
2: Fair 28.2% 27.2% 29.1% 13.9% 29.5% 27.9%
1: Poor 4.3% 2.1% 6.5% 0.0% 4.6% 5.8%
 
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Helpfulness of orientation staff 29.8% 33.4% 26.4% 26.1% 30.8% 23.3%
4: Excellent
3: Good 53.5% 51.1% 55.9% 57.7% 53.0% 54.4%
2: Fair 15.3% 14.4% 16.1% 14.4% 15.0% 19.4%
1: Poor 1.3% 1.1% 1.6% 1.8% 1.2% 2.9%
 
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Orientations accomodations 17.1% 16.9% 17.4% 18.3% 17.0% 17.3%
4: Excellent
3: Good 57.0% 59.3% 54.7% 58.7% 56.9% 56.1%
2: Fair 22.8% 21.0% 24.5% 20.2% 23.2% 21.4%
1: Poor 3.1% 2.9% 3.4% 2.8% 3.0% 5.1%
 
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Overall effectiveness of orientation 18.1% 21.5% 14.9% 23.4% 17.8% 16.3%
4: Excellent
3: Good 58.9% 59.8% 58.0% 66.7% 58.1% 58.7%
2: Fair 18.9% 16.2% 21.5% 9.0% 19.8% 19.2%
1: Poor 4.1% 2.6% 5.6% 0.9% 4.2% 5.8%
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Q Academic Advising
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Access to advisor 41.8% 45.6% 38.1% 37.5% 42.2% 41.3%
4: Excellent
3: Good 39.9% 38.4% 41.4% 38.3% 39.8% 43.0%
2: Fair 14.6% 11.9% 17.1% 19.2% 14.3% 13.2%
1: Poor 3.7% 4.1% 3.3% 5.0% 3.7% 2.5%
 
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Sufficient time with advisor 37.0% 40.8% 33.4% 33.3% 37.1% 39.3%
4: Excellent
3: Good 37.9% 36.7% 39.0% 35.8% 38.3% 35.2%
2: Fair 18.4% 16.1% 20.6% 19.2% 18.4% 18.0%
1: Poor 6.7% 6.4% 7.0% 11.7% 6.2% 7.4%
 
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Accurate info on degree reqs/course sequencing 40.6% 44.5% 37.0% 35.5% 41.2% 39.5%
4: Excellent
3: Good 36.7% 33.2% 39.9% 34.7% 36.7% 37.9%
2: Fair 16.4% 15.6% 17.2% 23.1% 15.9% 15.3%
1: Poor 6.3% 6.7% 5.9% 6.6% 6.2% 7.3%
 
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Advisor knowledge of policies/procedures 35.9% 37.6% 34.4% 28.6% 36.5% 37.5%
4: Excellent
3: Good 41.5% 40.3% 42.5% 31.9% 42.3% 41.7%
2: Fair 17.4% 16.7% 18.1% 36.1% 15.6% 18.3%
1: Poor 5.2% 5.5% 5.0% 3.4% 5.6% 2.5%
 
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Academic advising services overall 38.2% 41.3% 35.2% 28.9% 39.0% 39.0%
4: Excellent
3: Good 40.2% 38.1% 42.2% 40.5% 40.2% 40.7%
2: Fair 16.5% 14.7% 18.3% 26.4% 15.8% 14.6%
1: Poor 5.1% 5.9% 4.3% 4.1% 5.1% 5.7%
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Q Academic Assistance and Tutoring Services
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Academic assistance in writing 32.1% 37.5% 26.8% 42.4% 31.8% 18.6%
4: Excellent
3: Good 49.9% 51.0% 48.8% 48.5% 50.3% 48.8%
2: Fair 15.1% 10.5% 19.5% 7.6% 15.5% 23.3%
1: Poor 3.0% 1.0% 4.9% 1.5% 2.4% 9.3%
 
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Academic assistance in reading 23.2% 28.2% 19.7% 30.0% 22.7% 20.0%
4: Excellent
3: Good 52.1% 54.5% 50.3% 46.7% 55.6% 33.3%
2: Fair 20.6% 16.4% 23.6% 23.3% 17.9% 36.7%
1: Poor 4.1% 0.9% 6.4% 0.0% 3.9% 10.0%
 
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Academic assistance in mathematics 32.4% 35.6% 29.4% 39.7% 31.6% 28.6%
4: Excellent
3: Good 51.4% 51.7% 51.1% 46.2% 52.6% 46.9%
2: Fair 13.4% 9.4% 17.0% 10.3% 13.4% 18.4%
1: Poor 2.9% 3.4% 2.5% 3.8% 2.4% 6.1%
 
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Academic assistance in study skills 24.3% 30.3% 19.8% 25.5% 24.2% 22.6%
4: Excellent
3: Good 50.0% 47.2% 52.1% 51.1% 51.6% 35.5%
2: Fair 20.7% 19.7% 21.4% 23.4% 19.1% 29.0%
1: Poor 5.1% 2.8% 6.8% 0.0% 5.1% 12.9%
 
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Academic assistance in foreign language 30.6% 37.2% 25.2% 41.2% 29.5% 25.9%
4: Excellent
3: Good 43.7% 38.8% 47.6% 41.2% 45.4% 33.3%
2: Fair 19.4% 20.7% 18.4% 17.6% 17.9% 33.3%
1: Poor 6.3% 3.3% 8.8% 0.0% 7.2% 7.4%
 
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Academic assistance in computer science 25.8% 26.0% 25.8% 20.0% 26.3% 29.5%
4: Excellent
3: Good 51.4% 57.3% 48.5% 52.0% 52.5% 43.2%
2: Fair 15.9% 13.0% 17.3% 24.0% 14.1% 18.2%
1: Poor 6.9% 3.8% 8.5% 4.0% 7.1% 9.1%
 
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Academic assistance in science 41.4% 43.3% 39.5% 32.4% 42.2% 45.1%
4: Excellent
3: Good 46.1% 45.2% 46.9% 51.4% 46.0% 39.2%
2: Fair 10.8% 9.6% 11.9% 14.9% 10.3% 9.8%
1: Poor 1.8% 1.9% 1.8% 1.4% 1.5% 5.9%
 
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Academic help services overall 30.1% 32.9% 27.4% 30.2% 30.7% 25.3%
4: Excellent
3: Good 57.3% 56.0% 58.7% 58.3% 56.8% 61.3%
2: Fair 11.1% 10.1% 12.0% 9.4% 11.4% 10.7%
1: Poor 1.4% 1.0% 1.9% 2.1% 1.2% 2.7%
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Q Library
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Library hours of operation 75.3% 76.8% 73.7% 77.5% 75.6% 69.2%
4: Excellent
3: Good 21.8% 20.5% 23.1% 20.8% 21.6% 25.8%
2: Fair 2.4% 2.3% 2.5% 1.7% 2.4% 3.3%
1: Poor 0.5% 0.4% 0.7% 0.0% 0.5% 1.7%
 
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Access to databases and collections 59.9% 62.6% 57.1% 69.5% 59.4% 55.6%
4: Excellent
3: Good 34.9% 32.8% 37.0% 28.0% 35.8% 32.5%
2: Fair 4.6% 3.9% 5.4% 2.5% 4.4% 9.4%
1: Poor 0.6% 0.7% 0.5% 0.0% 0.5% 2.6%
 
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Training to use library 29.9% 32.3% 27.5% 44.2% 28.2% 34.6%
4: Excellent
3: Good 37.5% 36.8% 38.2% 36.5% 38.0% 32.7%
2: Fair 24.0% 22.9% 25.1% 13.5% 24.9% 25.0%
1: Poor 8.6% 8.0% 9.1% 5.8% 8.9% 7.7%
 
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Library services overall 52.8% 55.2% 50.4% 62.2% 52.0% 51.2%
4: Excellent
3: Good 43.7% 41.3% 46.0% 37.0% 44.4% 42.1%
2: Fair 3.2% 3.3% 3.0% 0.8% 3.3% 4.1%
1: Poor 0.4% 0.1% 0.7% 0.0% 0.2% 2.5%
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Q Technology
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Access to the Internet 77.3% 79.6% 75.3% 78.9% 77.6% 73.0%
4: Excellent
3: Good 20.8% 19.8% 21.7% 19.5% 20.5% 24.6%
2: Fair 1.8% 0.7% 2.9% 1.6% 1.9% 1.6%
1: Poor 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.8%
 
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Hrs of op for comp center labs and help 57.3% 54.5% 59.7% 70.9% 56.1% 55.8%
4: Excellent
3: Good 36.4% 39.8% 33.5% 24.8% 37.6% 35.8%
2: Fair 5.8% 5.3% 6.3% 3.4% 5.9% 7.5%
1: Poor 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 0.9% 0.4% 0.8%
 
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Access to up-to-date facilities 52.9% 55.6% 50.5% 61.1% 52.1% 52.5%
4: Excellent
3: Good 40.7% 39.5% 41.8% 34.5% 41.6% 38.1%
2: Fair 5.7% 4.8% 6.5% 4.4% 5.5% 8.5%
1: Poor 0.7% 0.1% 1.2% 0.0% 0.7% 0.8%
 
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Access to trained staff for help 30.1% 32.9% 27.5% 31.8% 29.9% 29.9%
4: Excellent
3: Good 45.3% 44.4% 46.1% 43.9% 45.5% 44.9%
2: Fair 20.8% 18.9% 22.5% 19.6% 20.8% 22.4%
1: Poor 3.8% 3.8% 3.8% 4.7% 3.8% 2.8%
 
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Technology training classes 31.7% 32.2% 31.4% 40.6% 30.6% 34.3%
4: Excellent
3: Good 47.0% 44.5% 48.8% 35.9% 48.3% 44.8%
2: Fair 18.5% 20.4% 17.1% 23.4% 17.9% 19.4%
1: Poor 2.8% 2.9% 2.7% 0.0% 3.2% 1.5%
 
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Technology services overall 47.2% 47.0% 47.4% 51.3% 46.8% 47.2%
4: Excellent
3: Good 49.1% 50.6% 47.8% 46.2% 49.8% 45.5%
2: Fair 3.3% 2.2% 4.2% 2.6% 3.0% 6.5%
1: Poor 0.4% 0.1% 0.6% 0.0% 0.4% 0.8%
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Q Career-related Services
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Opportunity for career assistance 31.0% 34.4% 27.8% 26.2% 31.6% 29.7%
4: Excellent
3: Good 51.1% 50.4% 51.6% 54.8% 51.3% 44.6%
2: Fair 14.5% 13.4% 15.5% 17.9% 13.9% 17.6%
1: Poor 3.5% 1.7% 5.1% 1.2% 3.3% 8.1%
 
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Info. on internships/co-op/other 33.2% 35.6% 30.9% 32.1% 33.4% 32.6%
4: Excellent
3: Good 46.0% 46.7% 45.3% 43.4% 46.6% 42.4%
2: Fair 16.4% 13.9% 18.7% 20.8% 15.5% 19.6%
1: Poor 4.4% 3.8% 5.1% 3.8% 4.4% 5.4%
 
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Resources to explore career options 30.5% 33.9% 27.3% 29.4% 30.6% 31.8%
4: Excellent
3: Good 48.7% 48.6% 48.7% 49.0% 48.5% 49.4%
2: Fair 16.8% 13.9% 19.6% 18.6% 17.1% 11.8%
1: Poor 4.0% 3.6% 4.4% 2.9% 3.8% 7.1%
 
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Info. avail through computers/Internet 35.7% 38.6% 32.8% 32.4% 36.4% 31.5%
4: Excellent
3: Good 48.7% 48.4% 49.1% 52.8% 48.3% 47.8%
2: Fair 13.0% 11.2% 14.8% 13.9% 12.6% 16.3%
1: Poor 2.7% 1.9% 3.4% 0.9% 2.7% 4.3%
 
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Career-related services overall 29.1% 32.1% 26.1% 28.4% 29.6% 25.0%
4: Excellent
3: Good 54.4% 53.8% 55.1% 54.1% 54.4% 55.2%
2: Fair 13.9% 12.5% 15.4% 15.6% 13.7% 14.6%
1: Poor 2.5% 1.7% 3.4% 1.8% 2.4% 5.2%
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Q Campus Bookstore
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Avail of books/supplies at bookstore 23.0% 25.9% 20.2% 23.3% 23.3% 20.0%
4: Excellent
3: Good 51.1% 52.2% 50.0% 51.7% 51.1% 50.8%
2: Fair 20.9% 19.0% 22.6% 22.4% 20.7% 20.8%
1: Poor 5.0% 2.8% 7.2% 2.6% 5.0% 8.3%
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For more information on the 2002 Sophomores 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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