North Carolina State University
2006 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 "2006 Sophomore Student Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods see "2006 Sophomore Student Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile." For exact question wording, see the survey instrument, or click on the "Q" in the table headers below.

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

Employed on or off campus this academic yr?	All	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
Yes - on campus	19.0%	18.9%	19.1%	37.9%	16.6%	20.9%
Yes - off campus	32.9%	35.9%	30.0%	21.2%	35.2%	24.6%
Yes - both on and off campus	4.5%	6.4%	2.6%	6.1%	4.1%	6.0%
No	43.7%	38.9%	48.3%	34.8%	44.1%	48.5%

	All	Wome	Men	Whit	AfAm	Othe
Avg hrs/wk-among resps working on campus only	12.46	12.50	12.43	12.81	11.64	11.42
Avg hrs/wk-among resps working off campus only	17.76	16.89	18.78	17.68	19.04	17.66
Avg hrs/week-among resps working both on and off campus	26.80	26.11	28.42	27.40	22.13	27.88

*among those respondents who reported working both on and off campus (n=64)
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On-campus job relationship to major		NCSU	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
Directly related	%	17.6	16.9	18.3	9.4	18.9	21.2
Somewhat related	%	28.8	30.7	26.8	24.5	31.8	15.2
Not related (by choice)	%	37.0	36.7	37.3	35.8	35.6	48.5
Not related (not by choice)	%	16.6	15.7	17.6	30.2	13.7	15.2

Off-campus job relationship to major		NCSU	Women	Men	AfAm	White	Other
Directly related	%	16.8	17.6	15.8	3.2	17.9	15.8
Somewhat related	%	19.3	17.6	21.3	22.6	18.9	21.1
Not related (by choice)	%	39.6	40.4	38.5	29.0	40.6	36.8
Not related (not by choice)	%	24.3	24.3	24.4	45.2	22.6	26.3

	NCSU	Men	Women	AfAm	White	Other
Academic scholarship program	5.7%	4.6%	6.9%	13.3%	4.8%	5.9%
Intramurals/rec sports/club team	39.8%	48.5%	30.6%	25.9%	42.1%	33.3%
Minority student groups	10.7%	7.2%	14.4%	62.2%	1.7%	38.5%
Org/clubs related to major	40.9%	29.0%	53.5%	48.9%	40.5%	37.0%
Religious groups	25.5%	22.5%	28.7%	25.9%	26.5%	16.3%
Political/issue groups	6.5%	6.0%	7.1%	4.4%	7.0%	4.4%
Residence hall council	5.3%	3.9%	6.8%	9.6%	4.7%	5.9%
ROTC	2.1%	3.1%	1.1%	0.7%	2.3%	2.2%
Service groups	12.9%	7.4%	18.8%	15.6%	12.3%	15.6%
Social fraternity/sorority	12.0%	10.1%	14.0%	1.5%	13.2%	11.9%
Student government	2.2%	1.9%	2.5%	4.4%	1.9%	2.2%
Student media/publications	2.2%	2.0%	2.4%	2.2%	2.4%	0.7%
UAB groups	1.6%	1.6%	1.6%	3.7%	0.8%	5.9%
University honors program	3.9%	2.8%	5.1%	3.0%	3.9%	5.2%
University scholars program	19.2%	15.1%	23.4%	14.1%	19.2%	24.4%
Varsity athletic teams	3.6%	3.8%	3.4%	7.4%	3.4%	1.5%
Visual/performing arts/music group	5.7%	4.8%	6.6%	8.9%	5.4%	5.2%

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For more information on the 2006 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: November, 2006

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