North Carolina State University
2006 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 2006 Sophomore Survey. Tables comparing mean ratings are also available. For exact question wording, see the survey instrument, or click on the "Q" in the table headers below.

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 48.3 51.5 45.1 41.2 49.3 46.3
3: Adequately 44.8 41.8 47.6 47.3 44.3 46.3
2: Somewhat Adequately 5.7 5.6 5.7 9.9 5.1 6.7
1: Poorly 1.3 1.1 1.5 1.5 1.4 0.7

NCSU meeting your career training needs All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very well 37.5 37.0 37.9 35.1 38.4 31.9
3: Adequately 42.1 39.7 44.3 39.7 42.7 38.5
2: Somewhat Adequately 16.6 18.9 14.4 19.8 15.6 21.5
1: Poorly 3.9 4.4 3.4 5.3 3.3 8.1

NCSU meeting your personal growth needs All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very well 39.9 44.1 35.8 43.4 40.6 30.4
3: Adequately 43.8 40.8 46.6 35.7 44.5 45.2
2: Somewhat Adequately 12.8 11.6 14.0 15.5 11.8 19.3
1: Poorly 3.5 3.4 3.6 5.4 3.1 5.2
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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 49.6 46.8 52.1 54.1 48.6 53.6
3: Somewhat 44.6 46.2 43.2 41.0 45.6 40.0
2: Very Little 4.9 5.9 4.0 4.1 4.9 5.6
1: Not at all 0.9 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8

Ability to analyze ideas/info All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 48.6 48.7 48.5 53.1 47.9 50.8
3: Somewhat 45.0 44.8 45.2 40.6 46.0 40.0
2: Very Little 5.5 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 7.7
1: Not at all 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.6 0.8 1.5

Ability to plan/carry out projects indep All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 48.5 51.7 45.4 50.4 48.4 47.7
3: Somewhat 43.6 40.9 46.3 41.2 44.0 43.1
2: Very Little 6.3 6.1 6.5 6.9 6.0 8.5
1: Not at all 1.6 1.3 1.8 1.5 1.7 0.8

Using math skills All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 53.4 44.3 62.2 59.8 52.2 57.5
3: Somewhat 34.7 40.3 29.4 27.3 35.6 34.3
2: Very Little 9.6 12.5 6.8 10.6 9.8 6.7
1: Not at all 2.3 2.9 1.7 2.3 2.3 1.5

Applying sci inquiry All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 51.1 46.6 55.3 47.2 51.6 50.0
3: Somewhat 38.8 40.5 37.2 40.9 38.5 39.4
2: Very Little 7.8 9.9 5.8 7.9 7.9 7.6
1: Not at all 2.3 3.0 1.7 3.9 2.0 3.0

Using books/journals for research All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 50.4 57.9 43.2 63.4 48.7 52.3
3: Somewhat 39.6 34.1 44.9 30.5 41.4 33.3
2: Very Little 8.7 6.8 10.5 5.3 8.4 14.4
1: Not at all 1.3 1.2 1.4 0.8 1.5 0.0

Understanding of diverse cultures/values All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 44.0 49.8 38.3 48.5 42.7 50.4
3: Somewhat 41.7 38.6 44.8 37.1 43.0 35.9
2: Very Little 10.6 8.4 12.7 11.4 10.6 9.9
1: Not at all 3.7 3.2 4.2 3.0 3.8 3.8

Developing computer skills All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 43.5 38.7 48.1 50.4 42.2 48.8
3: Somewhat 40.8 43.7 38.0 35.9 42.2 33.3
2: Very Little 11.8 13.4 10.4 8.4 12.0 14.0
1: Not at all 3.9 4.3 3.5 5.3 3.7 3.9

Writing skills All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 37.0 42.3 32.0 50.4 35.3 38.5
3: Somewhat 47.9 44.3 51.3 37.4 49.4 44.6
2: Very Little 12.1 10.9 13.3 9.2 12.5 12.3
1: Not at all 2.9 2.4 3.4 3.1 2.8 4.6

Speaking skills All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 31.8 35.2 28.5 41.0 30.4 34.4
3: Somewhat 46.3 45.8 46.7 35.8 47.4 46.6
2: Very Little 17.7 15.8 19.5 19.4 17.8 14.5
1: Not at all 4.3 3.2 5.4 3.7 4.4 4.6
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Personal Development Goals
Independence and self-reliance All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 64.7 68.7 60.7 67.7 64.3 64.7
3: Somewhat 29.7 26.2 33.0 24.6 30.0 31.6
2: Very Little 4.3 4.0 4.6 6.2 4.4 2.3
1: Not at all 1.3 1.0 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.5

Potential for success All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 59.3 63.2 55.6 71.8 58.0 58.3
3: Somewhat 35.2 32.0 38.2 20.6 36.7 36.4
2: Very Little 4.2 3.5 4.8 6.1 4.0 3.8
1: Not at all 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.5

Personal growth All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 57.2 63.2 51.5 63.6 56.1 60.6
3: Somewhat 36.8 31.0 42.4 29.5 38.2 32.6
2: Very Little 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.2 5.3
1: Not at all 1.6 1.4 1.8 2.3 1.6 1.5

Self discipline All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 55.4 59.4 51.6 61.4 54.5 57.9
3: Somewhat 36.8 33.5 40.0 30.7 38.2 30.8
2: Very Little 5.9 5.3 6.4 5.5 5.8 7.5
1: Not at all 1.8 1.7 2.0 2.4 1.6 3.8

Coping with change All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 55.6 61.5 49.9 66.9 53.7 60.2
3: Somewhat 36.2 29.9 42.2 22.3 38.3 31.6
2: Very Little 5.7 6.2 5.1 6.9 5.5 6.0
1: Not at all 2.6 2.5 2.8 3.8 2.5 2.3

Time management All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 54.2 57.9 50.6 66.2 53.4 48.5
3: Somewhat 36.0 33.4 38.4 25.6 36.9 38.6
2: Very Little 7.5 6.8 8.3 6.0 7.7 7.6
1: Not at all 2.3 1.9 2.8 2.3 2.0 5.3

Taking responsibility for behavior All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 53.2 57.5 49.0 53.4 52.8 55.7
3: Somewhat 37.5 32.9 42.0 36.8 38.1 33.6
2: Very Little 6.3 6.9 5.6 6.8 5.9 9.2
1: Not at all 3.1 2.6 3.5 3.0 3.2 1.5

Valuing learning as lifelong All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 47.7 53.2 42.3 52.7 46.8 50.8
3: Somewhat 43.0 38.4 47.5 38.2 43.9 40.2
2: Very Little 7.3 6.5 8.2 6.9 7.5 6.8
1: Not at all 2.0 1.9 2.1 2.3 1.9 2.3

Ability to function as part of a team All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 45.5 48.7 42.4 54.7 44.3 47.0
3: Somewhat 45.3 41.5 49.0 38.3 46.5 41.7
2: Very Little 7.6 7.8 7.4 4.7 7.6 9.8
1: Not at all 1.6 2.0 1.3 2.3 1.6 1.5

Self-confidence All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 43.7 45.9 41.5 47.7 43.1 44.6
3: Somewhat 44.0 40.3 47.5 34.1 45.4 41.5
2: Very Little 9.1 10.6 7.7 14.4 8.5 9.2
1: Not at all 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.8 3.1 4.6

Sense of personal identity All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 45.2 49.6 40.8 53.5 44.4 43.5
3: Somewhat 41.2 37.2 45.1 30.7 42.5 40.5
2: Very Little 10.0 9.1 10.9 11.0 9.8 10.7
1: Not at all 3.7 4.1 3.2 4.7 3.3 5.3

Ability to handle stress All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 46.8 49.3 44.4 55.3 45.4 50.4
3: Somewhat 40.0 38.0 41.9 31.8 41.8 33.1
2: Very Little 9.2 9.1 9.2 9.8 8.9 10.5
1: Not at all 4.0 3.6 4.4 3.0 3.9 6.0

Ability to lead/guide others All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 37.3 40.6 34.1 47.3 35.9 39.1
3: Somewhat 49.2 45.7 52.5 38.9 50.6 46.6
2: Very Little 10.8 10.7 10.8 11.5 10.6 11.3
1: Not at all 2.8 3.0 2.6 2.3 2.9 3.0

Recognizing and acting ethical All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 38.1 42.6 33.7 44.5 36.7 43.2
3: Somewhat 48.6 44.6 52.4 44.5 49.8 42.4
2: Very Little 9.3 9.1 9.6 7.8 9.3 11.4
1: Not at all 4.0 3.7 4.3 3.1 4.2 3.0

Commitment to fitness All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 36.7 37.6 35.9 37.7 36.9 34.6
3: Somewhat 46.5 45.2 47.7 45.4 46.5 47.7
2: Very Little 13.0 13.3 12.7 11.5 12.9 15.4
1: Not at all 3.8 3.9 3.7 5.4 3.8 2.3

Public responsibility & comm. service All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 30.3 33.6 27.0 38.6 29.4 29.5
3: Somewhat 49.5 48.4 50.6 42.5 50.1 51.5
2: Very Little 15.3 13.7 16.9 11.8 15.9 13.6
1: Not at all 4.9 4.3 5.5 7.1 4.6 5.3
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World View Goals
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Ability to work w/ diverse bckgrnds 43.3 48.0 38.7 53.1 41.3 50.4
4: Very Much
3: Somewhat 45.5 40.9 50.1 33.8 47.6 39.1
2: Very Little 8.8 8.8 8.7 10.0 8.8 7.5
1: Not at all 2.4 2.3 2.5 3.1 2.3 3.0

  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Developing tolerance for divergent views 42.4 47.1 37.9 44.3 41.3 49.6
4: Very Much
3: Somewhat 44.3 41.2 47.3 43.5 45.3 36.4
2: Very Little 9.5 8.4 10.6 8.4 9.8 7.8
1: Not at all 3.8 3.4 4.2 3.8 3.5 6.2

Appreciating racial equity All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 40.8 46.7 35.2 43.4 40.1 45.0
3: Somewhat 42.7 38.5 46.8 35.7 44.1 38.0
2: Very Little 10.5 9.8 11.2 14.0 10.2 10.1
1: Not at all 5.9 5.0 6.8 7.0 5.7 7.0

Appreciating gender equity All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 40.8 45.8 36.0 43.8 39.8 46.5
3: Somewhat 41.6 37.5 45.7 34.6 43.1 35.7
2: Very Little 11.9 11.7 12.1 14.6 11.5 12.4
1: Not at all 5.6 5.0 6.3 6.9 5.5 5.4

Understanding world issues All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 34.5 37.0 32.0 46.2 33.3 33.1
3: Somewhat 51.6 49.6 53.4 41.5 52.4 54.1
2: Very Little 11.0 10.9 11.0 10.0 11.2 9.8
1: Not at all 3.0 2.5 3.5 2.3 3.1 3.0

Understand present as it relates to history All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 30.9 32.4 29.4 38.3 30.0 31.1
3: Somewhat 50.3 47.0 53.5 44.5 51.3 47.7
2: Very Little 15.1 16.2 13.9 14.1 14.9 17.4
1: Not at all 3.7 4.4 3.1 3.1 3.8 3.8

Advancing appreciation of arts All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 29.9 33.7 26.1 31.7 29.0 35.7
3: Somewhat 41.0 40.5 41.5 43.7 41.0 38.0
2: Very Little 19.9 18.0 21.7 17.5 20.3 18.6
1: Not at all 9.2 7.8 10.7 7.1 9.6 7.8
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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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