North Carolina State University
2008 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 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.

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 55.1 59.0 50.6 57.9 56.4 44.2
3: Adequately 39.0 36.0 42.4 33.7 38.9 42.9
2: Somewhat Adequately 4.8 4.1 5.6 6.3 3.7 11.5
1: Poorly 1.1 0.8 1.4 2.1 1.0 1.3


NCSU meeting your career training needs All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very well 41.8 43.4 39.9 38.9 42.7 37.2
3: Adequately 39.2 38.0 40.6 42.1 39.6 34.6
2: Somewhat Adequately 14.6 14.3 15.0 13.7 13.9 20.5
1: Poorly 4.4 4.4 4.5 5.3 3.9 7.7


NCSU meeting your personal growth needs All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very well 45.7 50.7 40.0 55.8 45.8 38.9
3: Adequately 39.5 35.7 43.8 26.3 40.6 40.1
2: Somewhat Adequately 11.9 11.4 12.5 13.7 11.3 15.3
1: Poorly 2.9 2.1 3.7 4.2 2.3 5.7


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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 39.8 37.5 42.2 38.3 40.7 34.2
3: Somewhat 51.3 54.1 48.3 54.3 50.8 53.0
2: Very Little 7.8 7.7 7.9 5.3 7.7 10.1
1: Not at all 1.2 0.7 1.6 2.1 0.9 2.7


Ability to analyze ideas/info All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 41.3 41.0 41.7 50.0 41.0 38.2
3: Somewhat 49.6 50.6 48.5 41.5 50.6 48.0
2: Very Little 8.1 7.8 8.5 6.4 7.6 13.2
1: Not at all 0.9 0.6 1.3 2.1 0.8 0.7


Ability to plan/carry out projects indep All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 43.0 48.1 37.2 50.5 43.1 37.7
3: Somewhat 45.8 42.9 49.0 46.2 45.5 47.7
2: Very Little 9.6 7.4 12.0 2.2 10.0 11.3
1: Not at all 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.1 1.5 3.3


Using math skills All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 45.6 37.9 54.1 52.1 45.0 45.2
3: Somewhat 40.8 44.6 36.5 37.2 41.1 40.8
2: Very Little 11.7 14.7 8.3 7.4 12.1 10.8
1: Not at all 2.0 2.8 1.1 3.2 1.8 3.2


Applying sci inquiry All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 40.7 35.0 47.0 49.5 40.0 40.1
3: Somewhat 45.1 49.4 40.3 38.5 46.3 40.8
2: Very Little 11.8 12.8 10.7 8.8 11.8 13.8
1: Not at all 2.4 2.8 2.0 3.3 1.9 5.3


Using books/journals for research All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 47.5 52.5 41.8 48.9 47.3 47.4
3: Somewhat 38.0 35.6 40.8 42.6 37.8 37.2
2: Very Little 12.2 10.5 14.0 5.3 12.7 12.8
1: Not at all 2.3 1.4 3.4 3.2 2.2 2.6


Understanding of diverse cultures/values All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 38.7 48.1 28.0 50.5 37.5 40.4
3: Somewhat 45.8 42.3 49.8 41.9 46.3 44.4
2: Very Little 11.9 7.6 16.9 5.4 12.9 9.3
1: Not at all 3.6 2.0 5.3 2.2 3.4 6.0


Developing computer skills All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 34.1 31.3 37.2 38.7 33.7 34.6
3: Somewhat 43.7 45.0 42.3 35.5 45.0 39.7
2: Very Little 17.8 18.9 16.6 21.5 17.1 20.5
1: Not at all 4.3 4.8 3.8 4.3 4.2 5.1


Writing skills All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 29.3 34.5 23.5 31.6 29.4 27.7
3: Somewhat 54.0 52.5 55.8 60.0 54.0 50.3
2: Very Little 13.4 10.7 16.5 7.4 13.6 16.1
1: Not at all 3.2 2.3 4.3 1.1 3.0 5.8


Speaking skills All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 27.8 30.8 24.4 39.4 26.9 27.3
3: Somewhat 46.5 45.5 47.5 44.7 46.9 44.2
2: Very Little 20.1 19.3 21.1 10.6 20.7 21.4
1: Not at all 5.6 4.4 7.0 5.3 5.5 7.1
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Personal Development Goals


Independence and self-reliance All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 58.2 63.9 51.7 61.3 58.0 57.6
3: Somewhat 36.0 31.7 41.0 32.3 36.9 32.5
2: Very Little 3.6 2.7 4.6 3.2 3.3 6.0
1: Not at all 2.2 1.7 2.8 3.2 1.9 4.0


Potential for success All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 53.8 57.3 49.8 66.3 53.1 51.0
3: Somewhat 39.2 37.0 41.7 28.3 40.5 36.4
2: Very Little 5.2 4.4 6.2 3.3 4.9 8.6
1: Not at all 1.8 1.3 2.4 2.2 1.5 4.0


Personal growth All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 51.8 56.3 46.6 67.4 50.6 50.7
3: Somewhat 40.5 37.9 43.5 22.8 42.1 39.9
2: Very Little 5.8 4.6 7.2 6.5 5.6 6.8
1: Not at all 1.9 1.2 2.8 3.3 1.7 2.7


Self discipline All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 50.5 54.9 45.5 65.2 49.2 50.7
3: Somewhat 40.3 38.4 42.6 27.2 41.6 39.3
2: Very Little 7.0 5.2 9.0 4.3 7.2 6.7
1: Not at all 2.2 1.6 2.9 3.3 2.0 3.3


Coping with change All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 48.6 54.2 42.3 59.1 47.9 47.0
3: Somewhat 41.3 37.4 45.7 30.1 42.5 39.6
2: Very Little 7.9 6.6 9.4 7.5 7.7 10.1
1: Not at all 2.1 1.7 2.6 3.2 1.9 3.4


Time management All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 48.5 51.4 45.3 64.5 47.3 46.9
3: Somewhat 38.7 38.5 38.8 29.0 39.6 38.1
2: Very Little 9.9 7.8 12.3 3.2 10.3 11.6
1: Not at all 2.9 2.3 3.6 3.2 2.8 3.4


Taking responsibility for behavior All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 48.5 54.4 41.9 50.5 48.2 50.0
3: Somewhat 40.4 36.4 44.9 39.6 40.7 38.7
2: Very Little 7.3 5.9 9.0 5.5 7.9 4.7
1: Not at all 3.7 3.3 4.2 4.4 3.3 6.7


Valuing learning as lifelong All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 42.7 48.4 36.3 50.0 42.9 37.3
3: Somewhat 46.1 43.2 49.4 40.2 45.7 52.7
2: Very Little 8.1 5.7 10.8 5.4 8.9 4.0
1: Not at all 3.1 2.7 3.4 4.3 2.5 6.0


Ability to function as part of a team All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 40.6 45.0 35.6 54.8 39.7 38.4
3: Somewhat 46.9 44.7 49.4 37.6 47.4 49.0
2: Very Little 9.9 7.8 12.3 5.4 10.5 8.6
1: Not at all 2.6 2.4 2.8 2.2 2.4 4.0


Self-confidence All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 39.5 42.5 36.2 52.2 38.7 37.6
3: Somewhat 43.5 42.0 45.2 38.9 44.5 38.9
2: Very Little 12.3 11.5 13.3 4.4 12.6 14.8
1: Not at all 4.7 4.0 5.4 4.4 4.1 8.7


Sense of personal identity All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 41.0 44.7 36.8 50.6 40.4 40.3
3: Somewhat 43.2 42.0 44.6 39.3 43.7 41.6
2: Very Little 11.1 9.8 12.7 4.5 11.7 11.4
1: Not at all 4.6 3.5 5.9 5.6 4.2 6.7


Ability to handle stress All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 40.6 42.2 38.7 56.0 39.3 40.1
3: Somewhat 42.4 43.4 41.3 25.3 43.8 42.8
2: Very Little 12.1 10.1 14.4 14.3 11.9 12.5
1: Not at all 4.9 4.3 5.5 4.4 5.0 4.6


Ability to lead/guide others All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 33.9 38.4 28.9 44.6 33.0 34.2
3: Somewhat 48.3 46.6 50.2 40.2 49.4 45.0
2: Very Little 14.4 11.8 17.3 12.0 14.3 16.1
1: Not at all 3.4 3.3 3.6 3.3 3.3 4.7


Recognizing and acting ethical All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 35.6 41.2 29.2 47.8 34.4 36.7
3: Somewhat 48.2 46.4 50.2 40.0 49.2 45.6
2: Very Little 12.3 9.8 15.2 6.7 12.8 12.2
1: Not at all 3.9 2.6 5.4 5.6 3.6 5.4


Commitment to fitness All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 33.9 36.6 30.9 40.2 33.4 34.0
3: Somewhat 45.8 45.9 45.8 39.1 46.2 47.3
2: Very Little 15.2 13.7 17.0 16.3 15.6 12.0
1: Not at all 5.0 3.9 6.4 4.3 4.9 6.7


Public responsibility & comm. service All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 29.2 34.8 22.9 37.4 28.5 29.3
3: Somewhat 46.8 47.5 46.0 45.1 47.0 46.0
2: Very Little 17.7 13.5 22.4 15.4 18.0 16.7
1: Not at all 6.3 4.2 8.7 2.2 6.4 8.0
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World View Goals
Ability to work w/ diverse bckgrnds All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 39.0 44.4 32.8 56.5 37.1 41.3
3: Somewhat 47.5 45.9 49.3 29.3 49.7 43.3
2: Very Little 9.6 6.5 13.1 9.8 9.3 11.3
1: Not at all 3.9 3.2 4.8 4.3 3.9 4.0


Developing tolerance for divergent views All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 37.4 44.3 29.6 46.7 36.2 39.9
3: Somewhat 46.6 44.3 49.2 43.5 47.5 42.6
2: Very Little 13.0 9.7 16.7 7.6 13.4 13.5
1: Not at all 3.0 1.6 4.6 2.2 2.9 4.1


Appreciating racial equity All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 38.1 43.3 32.1 48.9 37.0 39.4
3: Somewhat 43.4 43.5 43.4 35.9 44.6 39.4
2: Very Little 13.0 9.6 17.0 9.8 13.3 13.4
1: Not at all 5.4 3.6 7.5 5.4 5.1 7.7


Appreciating gender equity All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 36.9 41.9 31.2 48.4 35.9 37.3
3: Somewhat 45.2 44.7 45.8 36.6 45.9 45.8
2: Very Little 12.3 9.4 15.7 8.6 12.9 10.6
1: Not at all 5.5 3.9 7.3 6.5 5.3 6.3


Understanding world issues All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 32.1 33.9 30.1 40.2 31.4 31.8
3: Somewhat 51.8 53.4 50.1 47.8 53.0 45.7
2: Very Little 13.0 10.5 15.9 10.9 12.7 16.6
1: Not at all 3.0 2.3 3.9 1.1 2.8 6.0


Understand present as it relates to history All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 29.5 30.3 28.5 38.9 28.8 28.8
3: Somewhat 48.5 48.7 48.3 41.1 49.6 45.2
2: Very Little 17.6 16.8 18.5 16.7 17.5 18.5
1: Not at all 4.4 4.2 4.6 3.3 4.1 7.5


Advancing appreciation of arts All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Very Much 28.5 33.1 23.4 37.0 27.7 29.0
3: Somewhat 39.8 41.4 38.0 38.0 40.3 37.2
2: Very Little 21.5 18.8 24.5 16.3 21.9 22.1
1: Not at all 10.2 6.7 14.1 8.7 10.1 11.7
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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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