North Carolina State University
2004 Sophomore Student Survey:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Frequency Distributions
(Knowlege, Skills, and Personal Development Goals)


This document reports the frequency distributions by gender and race/ethnicity for items related to knowledge, skills, and personal development goals 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.

Meeting Student Needs | College Contribution to Knowledge, Skills and Personal Development |
General Education Goals | Personal Development Goals | World View Goals



Q Meeting Student Needs

NCSU meeting your intellectual growth needs
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very well
48.2%
52.5%
43.4%
52.5%
49.2%
32.6%
3: Adequately
41.8%
39.1%
44.9%
39.6%
40.7%
57.3%
2: Somewhat Adequately
8.2%
6.8%
9.8%
6.9%
8.3%
7.9%
1: Poorly
1.8%
1.6%
2.0%
1.0%
1.8%
2.2%


NCSU meeting your career training needs
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very well
35.5%
36.7%
34.1%
35.6%
36.7%
21.3%
3: Adequately
41.3%
41.1%
41.4%
42.6%
40.6%
47.2%
2: Somewhat Adequately
18.6%
16.3%
21.1%
20.8%
17.6%
27.0%
1: Poorly
4.7%
5.9%
3.4%
1.0%
5.1%
4.5%


NCSU meeting your personal growth needs
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very well
41.9%
48.3%
34.9%
51.5%
42.3%
27.3%
3: Adequately
40.3%
36.7%
44.3%
36.6%
40.1%
46.6%
2: Somewhat Adequately
13.6%
11.6%
15.8%
9.9%
13.5%
19.3%
1: Poorly
4.2%
3.5%
5.0%
2.0%
4.2%
6.8%
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Q NCSU Contribution to Knowledge, Skills and Personal Development

General Education Goals

Enhancing analytical skills
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
50.6%
50.6%
50.5%
64.0%
49.2%
50.6%
3: Somewhat
42.4%
41.2%
43.8%
29.0%
43.8%
42.5%
2: Very Little
5.6%
6.4%
4.7%
6.0%
5.7%
4.6%
1: Not at all
1.4%
1.8%
0.9%
1.0%
1.3%
2.3%


Ability to function as part of a team
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
44.6%
48.0%
40.8%
59.4%
42.7%
49.4%
3: Somewhat
45.3%
42.4%
48.6%
33.7%
46.9%
40.0%
2: Very Little
7.9%
7.7%
8.1%
5.9%
8.2%
5.9%
1: Not at all
2.2%
1.9%
2.5%
1.0%
2.1%
4.7%


Developing computer skills
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
42.7%
41.0%
44.6%
52.0%
41.6%
43.7%
3: Somewhat
41.3%
40.8%
41.7%
36.3%
41.2%
47.1%
2: Very Little
13.4%
15.6%
10.9%
7.8%
14.5%
6.9%
1: Not at all
2.7%
2.6%
2.9%
3.9%
2.6%
2.3%


Ability to adapt to chging tech
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
42.4%
42.4%
42.5%
53.9%
41.3%
41.4%
3: Somewhat
47.3%
46.9%
47.6%
38.2%
48.3%
46.0%
2: Very Little
8.7%
8.8%
8.6%
5.9%
8.9%
9.2%
1: Not at all
1.6%
1.9%
1.3%
2.0%
1.4%
3.4%


Understand sci/tech influence
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
46.1%
45.8%
46.4%
56.4%
45.1%
45.3%
3: Somewhat
43.3%
42.9%
43.8%
30.7%
44.6%
44.2%
2: Very Little
9.3%
9.8%
8.7%
11.9%
9.2%
7.0%
1: Not at all
1.3%
1.5%
1.1%
1.0%
1.1%
3.5%


Using math skills
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
48.1%
40.6%
56.3%
58.8%
46.7%
50.6%
3: Somewhat
39.5%
43.7%
34.8%
30.4%
40.2%
41.4%
2: Very Little
10.8%
13.9%
7.3%
8.8%
11.4%
5.7%
1: Not at all
1.7%
1.8%
1.6%
2.0%
1.6%
2.3%


Applying sci inquiry
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
45.7%
42.9%
48.8%
50.5%
44.8%
51.2%
3: Somewhat
43.6%
44.2%
42.9%
38.4%
44.5%
39.5%
2: Very Little
9.2%
10.8%
7.4%
10.1%
9.3%
7.0%
1: Not at all
1.5%
2.1%
0.9%
1.0%
1.5%
2.3%


Comprehension skills
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
43.8%
46.3%
41.1%
52.0%
42.3%
51.2%
3: Somewhat
44.7%
44.0%
45.4%
39.2%
45.7%
38.4%
2: Very Little
9.4%
8.1%
10.9%
7.8%
9.8%
7.0%
1: Not at all
2.1%
1.6%
2.7%
1.0%
2.1%
3.5%


Listening skills
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
43.8%
49.3%
37.5%
53.9%
41.8%
54.0%
3: Somewhat
44.1%
41.2%
47.4%
36.3%
45.6%
35.6%
2: Very Little
10.0%
7.6%
12.8%
7.8%
10.6%
5.7%
1: Not at all
2.1%
1.9%
2.3%
2.0%
1.9%
4.6%


Understanding of diverse values
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
39.3%
46.2%
31.4%
52.0%
37.7%
42.9%
3: Somewhat
43.9%
39.2%
49.4%
34.3%
45.9%
32.1%
2: Very Little
12.9%
11.4%
14.6%
8.8%
12.8%
19.0%
1: Not at all
3.8%
3.2%
4.6%
4.9%
3.5%
6.0%


Writing skills
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
30.5%
35.8%
24.6%
45.0%
29.2%
29.1%
3: Somewhat
52.1%
48.7%
55.8%
39.0%
53.7%
48.8%
2: Very Little
13.5%
12.9%
14.2%
12.0%
13.4%
16.3%
1: Not at all
3.9%
2.6%
5.4%
4.0%
3.7%
5.8%


Speaking skills
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
27.2%
30.3%
23.6%
38.4%
25.7%
31.0%
3: Somewhat
49.0%
47.4%
50.7%
39.4%
50.5%
42.9%
2: Very Little
19.2%
18.2%
20.4%
18.2%
19.3%
20.2%
1: Not at all
4.6%
4.0%
5.3%
4.0%
4.6%
6.0%
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Personal Development Goals

Sense of personal identity
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
47.5%
53.2%
41.2%
55.0%
46.2%
54.7%
3: Somewhat
38.0%
35.0%
41.3%
29.0%
39.7%
27.9%
2: Very Little
10.1%
8.5%
11.9%
11.0%
10.0%
10.5%
1: Not at all
4.4%
3.4%
5.6%
5.0%
4.1%
7.0%


Independence and self-reliance
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
57.5%
63.3%
51.0%
63.7%
56.8%
58.6%
3: Somewhat
34.2%
29.6%
39.5%
31.4%
34.7%
32.2%
2: Very Little
6.6%
6.2%
7.0%
2.9%
6.8%
8.0%
1: Not at all
1.7%
1.0%
2.5%
2.0%
1.7%
1.1%


Ability to handle stress
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
42.7%
44.8%
40.4%
53.5%
40.7%
54.0%
3: Somewhat
39.8%
38.5%
41.3%
31.7%
41.6%
28.7%
2: Very Little
13.7%
12.9%
14.6%
9.9%
14.0%
14.9%
1: Not at all
3.8%
3.8%
3.8%
5.0%
3.8%
2.3%


Commitment to fitness
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
36.9%
39.5%
34.0%
41.4%
35.9%
44.2%
3: Somewhat
43.6%
42.4%
44.8%
40.4%
44.5%
36.0%
2: Very Little
15.2%
14.0%
16.6%
16.2%
15.2%
15.1%
1: Not at all
4.3%
4.0%
4.5%
2.0%
4.4%
4.7%


Time management
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
49.2%
52.7%
45.3%
69.6%
46.9%
51.7%
3: Somewhat
39.3%
38.1%
40.6%
23.5%
41.3%
34.5%
2: Very Little
8.3%
7.0%
9.7%
3.9%
8.6%
10.3%
1: Not at all
3.2%
2.2%
4.3%
2.9%
3.2%
3.4%


Self discipline
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
52.5%
57.4%
46.8%
63.4%
51.1%
55.2%
3: Somewhat
38.0%
34.9%
41.4%
31.7%
39.3%
29.9%
2: Very Little
7.7%
6.2%
9.4%
3.0%
7.8%
11.5%
1: Not at all
1.9%
1.4%
2.3%
2.0%
1.7%
3.4%


Realizing my potential for success
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
55.7%
61.8%
48.8%
67.6%
54.4%
56.3%
3: Somewhat
36.2%
30.8%
42.3%
28.4%
37.3%
33.3%
2: Very Little
6.6%
6.2%
7.0%
2.0%
7.0%
8.0%
1: Not at all
1.4%
1.1%
1.8%
2.0%
1.3%
2.3%


Ability to do projects independently
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
50.7%
56.3%
44.3%
62.7%
49.3%
51.7%
3: Somewhat
40.8%
37.0%
45.2%
33.3%
41.9%
36.8%
2: Very Little
7.1%
5.4%
8.9%
2.9%
7.4%
8.0%
1: Not at all
1.4%
1.3%
1.6%
1.0%
1.3%
3.4%


Personal growth
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
54.2%
61.0%
46.5%
65.7%
52.4%
60.5%
3: Somewhat
37.6%
32.3%
43.7%
28.4%
39.6%
26.7%
2: Very Little
6.3%
5.8%
6.9%
4.9%
6.2%
9.3%
1: Not at all
1.9%
1.0%
2.9%
1.0%
1.8%
3.5%


Ability to lead/guide others
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
36.3%
40.9%
31.3%
46.0%
35.6%
33.3%
3: Somewhat
47.2%
43.3%
51.5%
38.0%
48.7%
40.2%
2: Very Little
13.7%
13.7%
13.6%
15.0%
12.9%
20.7%
1: Not at all
2.8%
2.1%
3.6%
1.0%
2.7%
5.7%


Self-confidence 
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
43.4%
47.7%
38.6%
54.0%
41.8%
50.0%
3: Somewhat
42.0%
38.9%
45.6%
37.0%
43.6%
30.2%
2: Very Little
10.5%
9.6%
11.5%
5.0%
10.7%
14.0%
1: Not at all
4.1%
3.8%
4.3%
4.0%
3.9%
5.8%


Coping with change 
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
51.4%
56.6%
45.4%
63.4%
49.5%
58.8%
3: Somewhat
38.4%
34.1%
43.2%
30.7%
40.0%
28.2%
2: Very Little
8.2%
7.8%
8.7%
4.0%
8.5%
10.6%
1: Not at all
2.0%
1.4%
2.7%
2.0%
2.0%
2.4%


Taking responsibility for behavior
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
54.9%
58.2%
51.1%
66.7%
53.2%
60.9%
3: Somewhat
35.2%
32.7%
38.1%
23.2%
36.9%
29.9%
2: Very Little
7.2%
6.5%
7.9%
8.1%
7.2%
5.7%
1: Not at all
2.7%
2.6%
2.9%
2.0%
2.7%
3.4%


 Ability to work w/ diverse bckgrnds
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
44.5%
49.1%
39.2%
52.5%
43.8%
42.5%
3: Somewhat
43.0%
39.7%
46.9%
33.7%
44.3%
40.2%
2: Very Little
9.8%
9.1%
10.6%
12.9%
9.4%
11.5%
1: Not at all
2.6%
2.1%
3.3%
1.0%
2.5%
5.7%


Recognizing and acting ethical
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
37.0%
41.4%
32.0%
40.8%
36.2%
41.7%
3: Somewhat
46.3%
45.0%
47.8%
44.9%
47.4%
35.7%
2: Very Little
12.9%
11.1%
15.0%
10.2%
13.0%
15.5%
1: Not at all
3.7%
2.5%
5.2%
4.1%
3.4%
7.1%


Valuing learning as lifelong
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
51.4%
55.5%
46.8%
59.4%
51.1%
46.0%
3: Somewhat
40.0%
37.1%
43.2%
36.6%
40.1%
42.5%
2: Very Little
6.8%
6.1%
7.6%
3.0%
7.1%
8.0%
1: Not at all
1.8%
1.3%
2.4%
1.0%
1.7%
3.4%


Public responsibility & comm. service
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
26.5%
29.6%
22.9%
38.1%
25.2%
27.1%
3: Somewhat
48.9%
47.8%
50.2%
46.4%
49.6%
43.5%
2: Very Little
18.2%
17.2%
19.3%
11.3%
18.8%
18.8%
1: Not at all
6.4%
5.4%
7.6%
4.1%
6.3%
10.6%
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World View Goals

 Developing tolerance for divergent views
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
41.7%
47.8%
34.8%
50.5%
40.8%
41.9%
3: Somewhat
42.1%
39.2%
45.3%
37.6%
42.8%
39.5%
2: Very Little
12.4%
10.7%
14.4%
8.9%
12.7%
12.8%
1: Not at all
3.8%
2.3%
5.5%
3.0%
3.7%
5.8%


 Ability to analyze ideas/info
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
45.0%
46.8%
43.0%
57.6%
43.7%
45.9%
3: Somewhat
47.5%
45.2%
50.1%
37.4%
48.8%
43.5%
2: Very Little
6.4%
6.9%
5.8%
4.0%
6.7%
5.9%
1: Not at all
1.1%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
0.8%
4.7%


Appreciating gender equity
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
34.9%
39.4%
29.8%
45.8%
33.6%
37.9%
3: Somewhat
44.9%
42.2%
48.0%
39.6%
46.0%
39.1%
2: Very Little
15.5%
13.7%
17.4%
9.4%
16.1%
14.9%
1: Not at all
4.7%
4.6%
4.8%
5.2%
4.3%
8.0%


 Understanding world issues
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
35.4%
40.3%
29.9%
44.4%
34.4%
37.2%
3: Somewhat
47.0%
45.3%
48.9%
40.4%
48.4%
38.4%
2: Very Little
14.8%
12.3%
17.7%
12.1%
15.0%
16.3%
1: Not at all
2.7%
2.1%
3.5%
3.0%
2.2%
8.1%


 Appreciating racial equity
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
35.4%
40.7%
29.4%
44.9%
34.6%
34.1%
3: Somewhat
42.7%
39.6%
46.3%
34.7%
43.8%
40.0%
2: Very Little
16.9%
15.3%
18.8%
14.3%
17.2%
16.5%
1: Not at all
4.9%
4.4%
5.6%
6.1%
4.4%
9.4%


Understand present as it relates to history
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
28.6%
30.5%
26.4%
39.2%
27.6%
27.9%
3: Somewhat
48.6%
48.8%
48.5%
36.1%
50.2%
45.3%
2: Very Little
18.1%
15.8%
20.8%
22.7%
17.8%
16.3%
1: Not at all
4.6%
4.9%
4.3%
2.1%
4.4%
10.5%


 Advancing appreciation of arts
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
4: Very Much
27.4%
31.6%
22.7%
40.8%
26.0%
28.2%
3: Somewhat
39.5%
38.4%
40.7%
32.7%
40.5%
36.5%
2: Very Little
24.3%
23.6%
25.1%
20.4%
25.0%
21.2%
1: Not at all
8.8%
6.4%
11.5%
6.1%
8.6%
14.1%
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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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