1998 Sophomore Survey: Profile Information of Respondents
This section presents profile information about sophomore students including plans for degree completion, satisfaction with choice of NC state, whether or not they have worked during the academic year, and their impressions of sense of community and diversity issues at NC State.

These tables are of frequencies and percentages supporting the tables with which means are given. Any significant results in a specific table are noted on the corresponding table of means.

IMPORTANCE TO EXPERIENCE A SENSE OF BELONGING OR COMMUNITY AT NC STATE

  Importance of sense of community TOTAL
Not at all Slightly
import		 Mod.
important		 Very
important
# % # % # % # % # %
College/School 8 3.3 38 15.6 90 37.0 107 44.0 243 100.0
CALS
Design 2 4.7 4 9.3 14 32.6 23 53.5 43 100.0
CEP 1 2.4 2 4.8 16 38.1 23 54.8 42 100.0
COE 26 8.4 68 21.9 122 39.4 94 30.3 310 100.0
CFR 3 8.6 7 20.0 12 34.3 13 37.1 35 100.0
CHASS 10 8.8 21 18.4 41 36.0 42 36.8 114 100.0
PAMS 1 3.0 6 18.2 12 36.4 14 42.4 33 100.0
COT 1 2.0 6 12.0 19 38.0 24 48.0 50 100.0
COM 3 2.8 23 21.5 42 39.3 39 36.4 107 100.0
FYC 3 5.3 12 21.1 23 40.4 19 33.3 57 100.0
TOTAL 58 5.6 187 18.1 391 37.8 398 38.5 1034 100.0 

EXTENT EXPERIENCE A SENSE OF BELONGING OR COMMUNITY AT NC STATE

  Experience sense of community TOTAL
Not at all Small
extent		 Some extent Great
extent
# % # % # % # % # %
College/School 13 5.3 52 21.2 123 50.2 57 23.3 245 100.0
CALS
Design 4 9.1 5 11.4 25 56.8 10 22.7 44 100.0
CEP 2 4.8 12 28.6 23 54.8 5 11.9 42 100.0
COE 25 8.1 82 26.7 155 50.5 45 14.7 307 100.0
CFR 4 11.1 7 19.4 17 47.2 8 22.2 36 100.0
CHASS 9 7.8 27 23.5 51 44.3 28 24.3 115 100.0
PAMS 0 0 9 27.3 13 39.4 11 33.3 33 100.0
COT 1 2.0 7 14.0 31 62.0 11 22.0 50 100.0
COM 6 5.5 30 27.5 51 46.8 22 20.2 109 100.0
FYC 6 10.7 14 25.0 24 42.9 12 21.4 56 100.0
TOTAL 70 6.8 245 23.6 513 49.5 209 20.2 1037 100.0 

NC STATE IS COMMITTED TO HELPING MINORITY STUDENTS SUCCEED

  Committed to helping min students TOTAL
Disagree
strongly		 Disagree
somewhat		 Agree
somewhat		 Agree
strongly
# % # % # % # % # %
College/School 6 3.0 12 6.0 109 54.8 72 36.2 199 100.0
CALS
Design 2 5.7 2 5.7 23 65.7 8 22.9 35 100.0
CEP 1 2.9 2 5.9 23 67.6 8 23.5 34 100.0
COE 3 1.1 34 12.7 157 58.6 74 27.6 268 100.0
CFR 0 0 2 6.5 17 54.8 12 38.7 31 100.0
CHASS 1 1.0 7 6.9 55 54.5 38 37.6 101 100.0
PAMS 0 0 0 0 18 66.7 9 33.3 27 100.0
COT 0 0 1 2.3 24 55.8 18 41.9 43 100.0
COM 0 0 2 2.1 52 55.3 40 42.6 94 100.0
FYC 0 0 1 2.6 23 59.0 15 38.5 39 100.0
TOTAL 13 1.5 63 7.2 501 57.5 294 33.8 871 100.0 

PEOPLE AT NC STATE DONT TREAT EACH OTHER WITH ENOUGH RESPECT

  People don't respect each other TOTAL
Disagree
strongly		 Disagree
somewhat		 Agree
somewhat		 Agree
strongly
# % # % # % # % # %
College/School 33 13.8 97 40.6 80 33.5 29 12.1 239 100.0
CALS
Design 6 14.6 14 34.1 16 39.0 5 12.2 41 100.0
CEP 5 12.8 15 38.5 14 35.9 5 12.8 39 100.0
COE 38 12.8 119 39.9 102 34.2 39 13.1 298 100.0
CFR 5 14.3 10 28.6 16 45.7 4 11.4 35 100.0
CHASS 19 16.8 43 38.1 38 33.6 13 11.5 113 100.0
PAMS 12 35.3 9 26.5 11 32.4 2 5.9 34 100.0
COT 10 20.0 15 30.0 16 32.0 9 18.0 50 100.0
COM 26 25.0 38 36.5 32 30.8 8 7.7 104 100.0
FYC 10 18.5 22 40.7 19 35.2 3 5.6 54 100.0
TOTAL 164 16.3 382 37.9 344 34.2 117 11.6 1007 100.0 

THERE IS A LOT OF RACIAL CONFLICT ON CAMPUS

  Lot of racial conflict on campus TOTAL
Disagree
strongly		 Disagree
somewhat		 Agree
somewhat		 Agree
strongly
# % # % # % # % # %
College/School 64 27.9 107 46.7 46 20.1 12 5.2 229 100.0
CALS
Design 15 36.6 18 43.9 6 14.6 2 4.9 41 100.0
CEP 11 28.9 11 28.9 14 36.8 2 5.3 38 100.0
COE 86 29.3 117 39.8 74 25.2 17 5.8 294 100.0
CFR 9 25.7 12 34.3 13 37.1 1 2.9 35 100.0
CHASS 38 35.2 43 39.8 23 21.3 4 3.7 108 100.0
PAMS 9 29.0 17 54.8 4 12.9 1 3.2 31 100.0
COT 17 37.0 14 30.4 13 28.3 2 4.3 46 100.0
COM 25 25.0 53 53.0 15 15.0 7 7.0 100 100.0
FYC 12 24.0 26 52.0 10 20.0 2 4.0 50 100.0
TOTAL 286 29.4 418 43.0 218 22.4 50 5.1 972 100.0 

NC STATE HAS VISIBLE LEADERSHIP TO FOSTER DIVERSITY ON CAMPUS

  Leadership fosters diversity on campus TOTAL
Disagree
strongly		 Disagree
somewhat		 Agree
somewhat		 Agree
strongly
# % # % # % # % # %
College/School 38 18.0 66 31.3 86 40.8 21 10.0 211 100.0
CALS
Design 6 17.1 9 25.7 19 54.3 1 2.9 35 100.0
CEP 5 15.2 14 42.4 12 36.4 2 6.1 33 100.0
COE 43 15.9 98 36.3 111 41.1 18 6.7 270 100.0
CFR 8 26.7 4 13.3 15 50.0 3 10.0 30 100.0
CHASS 20 20.2 27 27.3 42 42.4 10 10.1 99 100.0
PAMS 7 26.9 5 19.2 11 42.3 3 11.5 26 100.0
COT 6 13.0 9 19.6 26 56.5 5 10.9 46 100.0
COM 7 7.4 22 23.2 53 55.8 13 13.7 95 100.0
FYC 13 27.7 9 19.1 19 40.4 6 12.8 47 100.0
TOTAL 153 17.2 263 29.5 394 44.2 82 9.2 892 100.0

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