2004 Sophomore Survey: Gender/Ethnic Comparisons

North Carolina State University
2004 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 2004 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

Length of orientation session	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	14.6%	15.4%	13.7%	16.7%	14.2%	16.5%
3: Good	59.0%	60.4%	57.4%	63.5%	58.6%	58.2%
2: Fair	20.5%	20.0%	21.1%	15.6%	21.0%	20.3%
1: Poor	5.9%	4.2%	7.8%	4.2%	6.2%	5.1%

Quality of orientation programs	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	15.2%	15.3%	15.2%	21.1%	14.9%	12.3%
3: Good	55.2%	54.9%	55.6%	61.1%	54.2%	59.3%
2: Fair	25.9%	27.5%	24.2%	15.8%	26.9%	27.2%
1: Poor	3.6%	2.3%	5.1%	2.1%	4.0%	1.2%

Helpfulness of orientation staff	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	32.0%	33.2%	30.8%	39.8%	31.8%	24.7%
3: Good	53.9%	52.0%	56.1%	52.0%	53.9%	56.8%
2: Fair	12.1%	12.9%	11.2%	7.1%	12.2%	17.3%
1: Poor	1.9%	1.9%	1.9%	1.0%	2.1%	1.2%

Orientations accomodations	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	14.9%	14.8%	15.0%	22.0%	14.6%	10.4%
3: Good	59.3%	59.3%	59.3%	58.2%	59.3%	61.0%
2: Fair	22.5%	23.1%	21.7%	18.7%	22.4%	27.3%
1: Poor	3.3%	2.8%	3.9%	1.1%	3.7%	1.3%

Overall effectiveness of orientation	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	16.0%	15.8%	16.2%	16.7%	16.1%	13.8%
3: Good	62.4%	63.3%	61.4%	69.8%	61.0%	68.8%
2: Fair	18.3%	17.9%	18.7%	11.5%	19.2%	16.3%
1: Poor	3.3%	3.0%	3.7%	2.1%	3.6%	1.3%

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Q Academic Advising

Access to advisor	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	37.4%	37.4%	37.4%	35.3%	37.6%	36.8%
3: Good	41.7%	41.7%	41.8%	45.1%	41.6%	39.1%
2: Fair	16.3%	17.2%	15.3%	15.7%	16.0%	20.7%
1: Poor	4.6%	3.8%	5.5%	3.9%	4.8%	3.4%

Sufficient time with advisor	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	32.6%	32.6%	32.6%	32.7%	32.6%	32.9%
3: Good	39.4%	38.2%	40.7%	41.6%	39.5%	35.3%
2: Fair	22.3%	24.0%	20.4%	17.8%	22.3%	28.2%
1: Poor	5.6%	5.1%	6.3%	7.9%	5.6%	3.5%

Accurate info on degree reqs/course sequencing	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	35.3%	35.0%	35.6%	37.3%	35.3%	33.0%
3: Good	35.7%	32.2%	39.5%	35.3%	35.6%	36.4%
2: Fair	22.1%	25.3%	18.6%	22.5%	22.1%	22.7%
1: Poor	6.9%	7.5%	6.2%	4.9%	7.0%	8.0%

Advisor knowledge of policies/procedures	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	33.2%	30.5%	36.4%	36.0%	32.4%	39.8%
3: Good	42.8%	41.0%	44.9%	42.0%	43.2%	39.8%
2: Fair	19.2%	23.3%	14.5%	17.0%	19.7%	15.9%
1: Poor	4.7%	5.2%	4.2%	5.0%	4.7%	4.5%

Academic advising services overall	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	32.8%	31.9%	33.9%	30.7%	33.1%	32.6%
3: Good	42.4%	41.5%	43.5%	46.5%	42.1%	41.9%
2: Fair	19.9%	22.2%	17.5%	18.8%	19.9%	22.1%
1: Poor	4.8%	4.5%	5.2%	4.0%	5.0%	3.5%

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Q Academic Assistance and Tutoring

Academic assistance in writing	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	27.9%	30.3%	25.6%	40.8%	26.0%	20.8%
3: Good	53.0%	51.6%	54.4%	46.9%	54.5%	50.0%
2: Fair	15.6%	12.3%	18.8%	10.2%	15.7%	25.0%
1: Poor	3.5%	5.8%	1.3%	2.0%	3.7%	4.2%

Academic assistance in reading	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	17.0%	17.7%	16.5%	24.1%	17.0%	5.6%
3: Good	53.8%	55.2%	52.8%	44.8%	55.7%	50.0%
2: Fair	24.2%	19.8%	27.6%	20.7%	23.3%	38.9%
1: Poor	4.9%	7.3%	3.1%	10.3%	4.0%	5.6%

Academic assistance in mathematics	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	31.7%	29.4%	34.0%	44.4%	29.7%	29.0%
3: Good	51.9%	54.1%	49.6%	37.5%	54.7%	48.4%
2: Fair	14.1%	14.5%	13.7%	15.3%	13.2%	22.6%
1: Poor	2.3%	2.0%	2.7%	2.8%	2.5%	0.0%

Academic assistance in study skills	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	21.1%	21.8%	20.5%	28.2%	20.7%	11.1%
3: Good	54.7%	55.5%	54.1%	53.8%	54.8%	55.6%
2: Fair	19.2%	17.6%	20.5%	15.4%	18.8%	33.3%
1: Poor	4.9%	5.0%	4.8%	2.6%	5.8%	0.0%

Academic assistance in foreign language	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	24.2%	24.8%	23.6%	31.0%	24.4%	7.1%
3: Good	52.7%	51.5%	53.8%	51.7%	53.0%	50.0%
2: Fair	17.9%	15.8%	19.8%	13.8%	17.1%	35.7%
1: Poor	5.3%	7.9%	2.8%	3.4%	5.5%	7.1%

Academic assistance in computer science	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	25.2%	25.0%	25.4%	29.7%	24.9%	21.7%
3: Good	52.4%	53.7%	51.7%	59.5%	52.6%	39.1%
2: Fair	16.5%	15.7%	16.9%	8.1%	16.1%	34.8%
1: Poor	5.8%	5.6%	6.0%	2.7%	6.4%	4.3%

Academic assistance in science	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	37.2%	36.6%	37.8%	43.5%	36.1%	39.0%
3: Good	51.8%	51.7%	52.0%	46.8%	53.0%	46.3%
2: Fair	8.6%	8.9%	8.3%	6.5%	8.4%	14.6%
1: Poor	2.4%	2.7%	2.0%	3.2%	2.5%	0.0%

Academic help services overall	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	27.6%	27.8%	27.4%	32.9%	27.7%	16.3%
3: Good	60.9%	61.1%	60.6%	57.3%	60.5%	72.1%
2: Fair	10.0%	9.4%	10.7%	8.5%	10.1%	11.6%
1: Poor	1.5%	1.8%	1.3%	1.2%	1.7%	0.0%

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Q Library

Library hours of operation	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	69.4%	69.1%	69.7%	70.6%	69.3%	69.4%
3: Good	27.4%	28.3%	26.4%	26.5%	27.5%	28.2%
2: Fair	2.8%	2.3%	3.3%	1.0%	3.0%	2.4%
1: Poor	0.4%	0.3%	0.6%	2.0%	0.3%	0.0%

Access to databases and collections	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	54.9%	54.2%	55.8%	53.1%	55.0%	56.8%
3: Good	40.5%	41.2%	39.7%	41.8%	40.6%	38.3%
2: Fair	4.5%	4.5%	4.5%	4.1%	4.5%	4.9%
1: Poor	0.1%	0.2%	0.0%	1.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Training to use library	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	28.7%	27.4%	30.3%	31.4%	27.7%	37.2%
3: Good	44.0%	43.1%	45.0%	43.0%	44.6%	37.2%
2: Fair	22.9%	24.6%	21.1%	19.8%	23.3%	21.8%
1: Poor	4.4%	5.0%	3.7%	5.8%	4.3%	3.8%

Library services overall	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	50.4%	48.0%	53.2%	56.9%	49.4%	54.0%
3: Good	45.5%	48.0%	42.7%	38.2%	46.5%	43.7%
2: Fair	3.9%	3.8%	3.9%	3.9%	4.0%	2.3%
1: Poor	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	1.0%	0.1%	0.0%

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Q Technology

Access to the Internet	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	72.7%	72.3%	73.1%	80.4%	71.7%	74.4%
3: Good	24.6%	26.0%	23.1%	18.6%	25.4%	23.3%
2: Fair	2.3%	1.1%	3.6%	0.0%	2.6%	1.1%
1: Poor	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	1.0%	0.3%	1.1%

Hrs of op for comp center labs and help	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	53.8%	51.4%	56.5%	66.7%	52.0%	59.3%
3: Good	38.9%	40.4%	37.3%	29.3%	40.1%	37.2%
2: Fair	6.3%	7.1%	5.4%	3.0%	7.0%	2.3%
1: Poor	0.9%	1.0%	0.8%	1.0%	0.9%	1.2%

Access to up-to-date facilities	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	50.4%	49.8%	50.9%	56.8%	49.4%	54.2%
3: Good	44.6%	46.3%	42.7%	38.9%	45.5%	41.0%
2: Fair	4.8%	3.7%	6.0%	3.2%	5.0%	4.8%
1: Poor	0.3%	0.2%	0.4%	1.1%	0.2%	0.0%

Access to trained staff for help	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	31.4%	30.3%	32.6%	37.1%	30.2%	37.3%
3: Good	46.0%	46.6%	45.4%	44.9%	46.2%	45.3%
2: Fair	19.8%	20.7%	18.8%	13.5%	21.1%	13.3%
1: Poor	2.8%	2.4%	3.2%	4.5%	2.5%	4.0%

Technology training classes	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	31.9%	30.4%	33.1%	36.8%	31.4%	30.9%
3: Good	50.9%	53.6%	48.7%	47.4%	51.0%	52.7%
2: Fair	14.1%	12.1%	15.7%	8.8%	14.7%	14.5%
1: Poor	3.1%	3.9%	2.5%	7.0%	2.9%	1.8%

Technology services overall	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	45.5%	42.8%	48.4%	53.1%	44.3%	50.0%
3: Good	50.4%	53.2%	47.3%	44.9%	51.4%	45.6%
2: Fair	4.0%	3.8%	4.2%	1.0%	4.2%	4.4%
1: Poor	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	1.0%	0.1%	0.0%

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Q Career-Related Services

Opportunity for career assistance	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	33.3%	35.2%	31.3%	41.1%	33.8%	16.0%
3: Good	50.6%	47.5%	54.0%	46.6%	50.6%	56.0%
2: Fair	14.1%	15.7%	12.4%	9.6%	14.0%	22.0%
1: Poor	2.0%	1.6%	2.4%	2.7%	1.5%	6.0%

Info. on internships/co-op/other	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	32.3%	34.5%	29.9%	38.8%	31.5%	32.8%
3: Good	48.8%	45.9%	51.9%	41.2%	49.9%	46.6%
2: Fair	15.1%	14.8%	15.5%	17.6%	14.8%	15.5%
1: Poor	3.8%	4.8%	2.7%	2.4%	3.9%	5.2%

Resources to explore career options	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	30.9%	31.3%	30.6%	37.0%	31.0%	21.4%
3: Good	51.2%	51.1%	51.3%	44.4%	51.8%	53.6%
2: Fair	15.1%	14.8%	15.4%	14.8%	14.9%	17.9%
1: Poor	2.8%	2.9%	2.7%	3.7%	2.3%	7.1%

Info. avail through computers/Internet	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	35.2%	38.5%	31.4%	39.1%	35.7%	24.1%
3: Good	51.9%	47.4%	57.3%	46.0%	52.4%	55.2%
2: Fair	11.7%	12.8%	10.3%	12.6%	11.2%	15.5%
1: Poor	1.2%	1.3%	1.0%	2.3%	0.7%	5.2%

Career-related services overall	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	29.8%	30.6%	29.0%	34.5%	29.9%	23.0%
3: Good	56.0%	55.2%	57.0%	49.4%	56.3%	62.3%
2: Fair	12.5%	12.5%	12.5%	13.8%	12.6%	9.8%
1: Poor	1.6%	1.7%	1.5%	2.3%	1.2%	4.9%

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Q Campus Bookstore

Avail of books/supplies at bookstore	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
4: Excellent	27.0%	28.4%	25.5%	23.3%	27.7%	23.5%
3: Good	55.2%	56.8%	53.4%	60.0%	55.5%	46.9%
2: Fair	15.6%	13.3%	18.2%	14.4%	14.8%	27.2%
1: Poor	2.1%	1.5%	2.8%	2.2%	2.1%	2.5%

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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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