North Carolina State University
2004 Sophomore Student Survey:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons
of Employment and Involvement in Extracurricular Activities


This document reports survey data on gender and racial/ethnic differences in respondents' employment and involvement in campus activities. Specifically, results are presented for employment during the academic year, number of hours worked per week, job relationship to academic major, participation in campus activities, and research experience with NC State faculty. Survey results for all respondents are provided in " 2004 Sophomore Student Survey: All Respondents. " For information about the survey and analysis methods see " 2004 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.

Employment During Academic Year | Number of Hours Worked per Week | Job Relationship to Academic Major | Research with NC State Faculty | Involvement with Campus Activities



Q Employment During the Academic Year

Employed on or off campus this academic yr?
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
Yes - on campus
13.9%
14.7%
12.9%
32.0%
11.8%
16.9%
Yes - off campus
33.2%
36.0%
30.1%
22.0%
34.8%
28.1%
Yes - both on and off campus
4.8%
6.8%
2.5%
8.0%
4.4%
5.6%
No
48.2%
42.5%
54.5%
38.0%
49.1%
49.4%
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Q Average Number of Hours Worked per Week During the Academic Year
(among employed respondents, n=620)

 
All
Women
Men
Af. Am
White
Other
Avg. hrs/week worked-on campus job
11.39 11.98 10.67 11.52 11.34 11.57
Avg. hrs/week worked-off campus job
17.24 16.39 18.39 16.67 17.10 19.71
Avg. hrs/week - on and off campus*
22.28 21.12 25.86 25.13 20.86 30.20
*among those respondents who reported working both on and off campus (n=57)
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Q Job Relationship to Academic Major

On-campus job relationship to major
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
Not Related (not by choice)
11.4%
13.4%
8.2%
12.5%
11.3%
10.0%
Not Related (by choice)
36.1%
40.3%
29.4%
35.0%
35.2%
45.0%
Somewhat Related
26.9%
21.6%
35.3%
22.5%
28.9%
20.0%
Directly Related
25.6%
24.6%
27.1%
30.0%
24.5%
25.0%
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Off-campus job relationship to major
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
Not Related (not by choice)
28.4%
27.8%
29.3%
40.7%
27.3%
31.0%
Not Related (by choice)
42.0%
43.9%
39.1%
33.3%
42.4%
44.8%
Somewhat Related
20.5%
20.4%
20.7%
25.9%
20.6%
13.8%
Directly Related
9.1%
7.8%
10.9%
0.0%
9.7%
10.3%
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Q Research with NC State Faculty

Participate in research w/ NCSU faculty?
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
Yes
7.7%
8.4%
7.0%
6.1%
7.7%
10.1%
No
92.3%
91.6%
93.0%
93.9%
92.3%
89.9%
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Eval research exp.-personal/prof growth
All
Women
Men
Af. Am
White
Other
Mean Rating
3.12
3.10
3.15
3.29
3.14
2.78
4: Excellent
40.2%
38.5%
42.5%
57.1%
40.8%
22.2%
3: Good
34.8%
36.5%
32.5%
14.3%
36.8%
33.3%
2: Fair
21.7%
21.2%
22.5%
28.6%
18.4%
44.4%
1: Poor
3.3%
3.8%
2.5%
0.0%
3.9%
0.0%
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Q Involvement with Campus Activities

 
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
Honors program
31.5%
35.4%
27.2%
27.2%
32.1%
29.7%
Org/clubs related to major
36.8%
40.4%
32.8%
47.6%
36.4%
28.6%
Honor/service/prof. fraternity
15.6%
19.3%
11.5%
14.6%
15.9%
14.3%
Residence hall council
7.2%
7.5%
7.0%
24.3%
5.7%
5.5%
Social fraternity/sorority
12.3%
14.4%
9.9%
4.9%
13.3%
8.8%
Intramurals/rec sports/club team
35.7%
30.3%
41.8%
21.4%
38.0%
26.4%
Varsity athletic teams
2.9%
3.0%
2.8%
2.9%
3.0%
1.1%
Student government
2.3%
2.0%
2.6%
3.9%
2.2%
2.2%
Student judicial board
0.4%
0.3%
0.5%
1.0%
0.4%
0.0%
UAB/student media
2.8%
3.4%
2.1%
8.7%
2.4%
0.0%
Visual/performing arts/music group
7.7%
8.9%
6.4%
17.5%
6.9%
6.6%
Minority student groups
6.0%
6.4%
5.6%
36.9%
0.9%
28.6%
Religious/political/issue groups
20.6%
21.2%
19.9%
13.6%
22.1%
11.0%
Other
6.0%
5.1%
7.0%
5.8%
6.2%
4.4%
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For more information on the 2004 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: September, 2004

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