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.

SENSE OF BELONGING AT NC STATE

Importance of sense of community at NC State (%)

ALL

FEMALE

MALE

AF. AM.

WHITE

OTHER

Not at all

5.6

2.7

8.1

0.0

5.8

10.4

Slightly import

18.1

15.2

20.6

24.7

17.1

22.4

Mod. important

37.8

38.9

36.9

42.7

37.5

35.8

Very important

38.5

43.2

34.5

32.6

39.6

31.3


Experience sense of community at NC State (%)

ALL

FEMALE

MALE

AF. AM.

WHITE

OTHER

Not at all

6.8

5.4

7.9

2.2

6.8

12.1

Small extent

23.6

22.1

24.9

30.3

22.9

24.2

Some extent

49.5

50.5

48.6

56.2

49.2

43.9

Great extent

20.2

21.9

18.6

11.2

21.1

19.7


DIVERSITY ISSUES

NC State committed to helping min students (%)

ALL

FEMALE

MALE

AF. AM.

WHITE

OTHER

Disagree strongly

1.5

2.2

0.9

8.0

0.7

1.6

Disagree somewhat

7.2

7.1

7.3

30.7

4.2

9.4

Agree somewhat

57.5

58.7

56.5

45.5

57.4

75.0

Agree strongly

33.8

31.9

35.3

15.9

37.7

14.1


NC State leadership fosters diversity on campus (%)

ALL

FEMALE

MALE

AF. AM.

WHITE

OTHER

Disagree strongly

17.2

15.8

18.2

28.8

16.5

10.2

Disagree somewhat

29.5

30.2

28.9

33.8

29.3

25.4

Agree somewhat

44.2

45.5

43.0

36.3

43.8

59.3

Agree strongly

9.2

8.4

9.8

1.3

10.4

5.1


People at NC State don’t respect each other (%)

ALL

FEMALE

MALE

AF. AM.

WHITE

OTHER

Disagree strongly

16.3

14.3

18.0

8.0

17.7

9.1

Disagree somewhat

37.9

38.2

37.7

35.2

37.7

43.9

Agree somewhat

34.2

36.5

32.2

42.0

33.1

37.9

Agree strongly

11.6

11.1

12.1

14.8

11.5

9.1


Lot of racial conflict on campus (%)

ALL

FEMALE

MALE

AF. AM.

WHITE

OTHER

Disagree strongly

29.4

26.1

32.1

14.3

32.0

15.9

Disagree somewhat

43.0

45.8

40.7

40.5

42.7

50.8

Agree somewhat

22.4

22.0

22.8

36.9

20.8

23.8

Agree strongly

5.1

6.2

4.3

8.3

4.5

9.5



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