North Carolina State University
2008 Sophomore Student Survey:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Frequency Distributions
(Campus Climate)
This document reports the frequency distributions by gender and race/ethnicity for items related to the campus climate for student groups and students' sense of belonging on the 2008 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.
Sense of Belonging | Assessment of Diversity at NC State | Campus Climate for Student Groups
Q Sense of belonging at NCSU
| Importance of sense of community at NC State | All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Very important | 53.7 | 64.1 | 42.0 | 51.1 | 54.2 | 51.9 |
| 3: Mod. important | 34.3 | 29.4 | 39.8 | 36.2 | 34.4 | 32.3 |
| 2: Slightly important | 9.0 | 5.1 | 13.4 | 10.6 | 8.2 | 13.9 |
| 1: Not at all important | 3.0 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 1.9 |
| Experience sense of community at NC State | All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Great extent | 33.5 | 37.5 | 28.9 | 33.3 | 34.2 | 28.5 |
| 3: Some extent | 50.4 | 50.5 | 50.2 | 48.4 | 50.7 | 49.4 |
| 2: Small extent | 12.9 | 9.9 | 16.2 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 17.7 |
| 1: Not at all | 3.3 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 4.4 |
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Q Student Assessment of Diversity at NC State
| NC State committed to helping minority stndts | All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Agree strongly | 48.1 | 51.0 | 44.7 | 35.1 | 50.7 | 37.4 |
| 3: Agree somewhat | 47.5 | 44.7 | 50.7 | 54.3 | 45.8 | 55.5 |
| 2: Disagree somewhat | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 7.4 | 3.0 | 6.5 |
| 1: Disagree strongly | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| NC State leadership fosters diversity on campus | All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4: Agree strongly | 36.6 | 41.1 | 31.5 | 27.7 | 38.3 | 30.3 |
| 3: Agree somewhat | 48.0 | 44.7 | 51.6 | 51.1 | 46.9 | 53.5 |
| 2: Disagree somewhat | 12.7 | 11.8 | 13.8 | 17.0 | 12.3 | 12.9 |
| 1: Disagree strongly | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
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Q Campus Climate for Student Groups
| Assess campus climate for women | All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5: Strongly Supportive | 51.8 | 53.8 | 49.4 | 38.3 | 53.5 | 47.8 |
| 4: Mildly Supportive | 32.5 | 34.0 | 30.8 | 42.6 | 31.9 | 30.6 |
| 3: Neutral | 14.6 | 11.0 | 18.7 | 17.0 | 13.4 | 21.7 |
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Assess campus climate for men | All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5: Strongly Supportive | 58.6 | 66.7 | 49.6 | 63.8 | 59.1 | 51.9 |
| 4: Mildly Supportive | 20.4 | 17.9 | 23.3 | 18.1 | 20.4 | 21.8 |
| 3: Neutral | 19.1 | 14.5 | 24.2 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 24.4 |
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Assess campus climate for African American | All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5: Strongly Supportive | 48.5 | 52.2 | 44.4 | 37.2 | 50.2 | 43.6 |
| 4: Mildly Supportive | 29.7 | 30.1 | 29.2 | 27.7 | 29.6 | 31.4 |
| 3: Neutral | 18.8 | 15.6 | 22.4 | 22.3 | 17.8 | 23.1 |
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive | 2.4 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 10.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Assess campus climate for ethnic minorities | All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5: Strongly Supportive | 40.0 | 42.2 | 37.6 | 25.8 | 42.3 | 32.7 |
| 4: Mildly Supportive | 32.4 | 33.2 | 31.4 | 30.1 | 32.2 | 34.6 |
| 3: Neutral | 23.3 | 20.6 | 26.4 | 29.0 | 22.5 | 25.6 |
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 11.8 | 2.4 | 6.4 |
| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Assess campus climate for international stdnts | All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5: Strongly Supportive | 43.1 | 45.9 | 39.8 | 22.6 | 45.5 | 38.5 |
| 4: Mildly Supportive | 31.0 | 31.6 | 30.4 | 33.3 | 30.6 | 32.7 |
| 3: Neutral | 22.7 | 20.1 | 25.6 | 35.5 | 21.1 | 25.6 |
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 7.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Assess campus climate for stdnts w/ disabilities | All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5: Strongly Supportive | 41.2 | 43.2 | 39.0 | 28.7 | 43.1 | 35.7 |
| 4: Mildly Supportive | 27.3 | 27.1 | 27.5 | 28.7 | 27.7 | 23.6 |
| 3: Neutral | 26.9 | 25.1 | 28.9 | 33.0 | 24.9 | 36.9 |
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Assess campus climate for gay/lesbian stndts | All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5: Strongly Supportive | 25.5 | 28.3 | 22.4 | 20.7 | 26.1 | 24.8 |
| 4: Mildly Supportive | 25.8 | 27.9 | 23.5 | 17.4 | 27.7 | 17.8 |
| 3: Neutral | 32.8 | 29.2 | 36.9 | 37.0 | 31.0 | 42.7 |
| 2: Mildly Nonsupportive | 10.4 | 10.9 | 9.8 | 15.2 | 10.3 | 8.3 |
| 1: Strongly Nonsupportive | 5.4 | 3.7 | 7.4 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 6.4 |
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For more information on the 2008 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: April, 2009
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