This document reports survey data on gender and racial/ethnic differences in respondents’ general background characteristics and interests. Specifically, results are presented for whether respondents plan to complete their degree at NC State and if they would choose this campus again, employment status, sense of belonging at NC State, involvement in campus activities, and perceptions of diversity at the University. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "1999 Sophomore Student Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods see "1999 Sophomore Student Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile."
Plans for Degree Completion | Choose NCSU Again | Student Employment | Sense of Belonging | Campus Diversity| Involvement in Campus Activities
Plans for Completing Degree at NC State
|
Plan to complete degree at NC State |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
Yes |
91.4% |
91.9% |
91.1% |
89.5% |
91.8% |
89.9% |
|
No |
1.9% |
2.6% |
1.4% |
4.8% |
1.5% |
2.5% |
|
Not sure |
6.7% |
5.6% |
7.5% |
5.7% |
6.7% |
7.6% |
|
Would still choose to attend NC State if could start over |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af.Am. |
White |
Other |
|
Yes |
73.0% |
73.3% |
72.7% |
53.3% |
75.2% |
71.3% |
|
No |
7.1% |
7.9% |
6.4% |
15.2% |
6.1% |
8.8% |
|
Not sure |
19.9% |
18.8% |
20.9% |
31.4% |
18.7% |
20.0% |
Hours Worked Per Week During Academic Year (Employed Respondents)
|
Average hours per week worked |
All (n=708) |
Female (n=340) |
Male (n=368) |
Af. Am. (n=86) |
White (n=576) |
Other (n=46) |
|
Less than 5 hrs/wk |
12.4% |
9.7% |
14.9% |
1.2% |
14.1% |
13.0% |
|
5-9 hrs/wk |
17.5% |
20.3% |
14.9% |
12.8% |
18.8% |
10.9% |
|
10-14 hrs/wk |
26.8% |
28.5% |
25.3% |
34.9% |
25.7% |
26.1% |
|
15-19 hrs/wk |
14.4% |
15.0% |
13.9% |
15.1% |
14.2% |
15.2% |
|
20-24 hrs/wk |
16.1% |
15.3% |
16.8% |
22.1% |
14.9% |
19.6% |
|
25-29 hrs/wk |
6.4% |
7.1% |
5.7% |
5.8% |
6.3% |
8.7% |
|
30-34 hrs/wk |
2.7% |
2.1% |
3.3% |
4.7% |
2.3% |
4.3% |
|
Greater than 34 hrs/wk |
3.7% |
2.1% |
5.2% |
3.5% |
3.8% |
2.2% |
Job Relation to Academic Major
|
Job relationship to academic major |
All (n=696) |
Female (n=338) |
Male (n=358) |
Af.Am. (n=85) |
White (n=565) |
Other (n=46) |
|
Directly related |
14.8% |
14.8% |
14.8% |
4.7% |
16.6% |
10.9% |
|
Somewhat related |
26.0% |
27.8% |
24.3% |
37.6% |
23.9% |
30.4% |
|
Not related |
59.2% |
57.4% |
60.9% |
57.6% |
59.5% |
58.7% |
Choice to Work in Unrelated Job
|
Job not related by choice |
All (n=409) |
Female (n=194) |
Male (n=215) |
Af.Am. (n=48) |
White (n=334) |
Other (n=27) |
|
Yes |
32.5% |
28.9% |
35.8% |
37.5% |
31.4% |
37.0% |
|
No |
67.5% |
71.1% |
64.2% |
62.5% |
68.6% |
63.0% |
Sense of Belonging at NC State
|
(Based on a scale where 4=’very’ 3=’moderately’ 2=’slightly’ and 1=’not at all’) |
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All |
Female |
Male |
Af.Am. |
White |
Other |
|
|
How important is it to experience a sense of belonging at NC State? |
3.15 |
3.29 |
3.04 |
3.08 |
3.16 |
3.11 |
|
To what extent do you experience a sense of community at NC State? |
2.94 |
2.97 |
2.92 |
3.01 |
2.93 |
2.96 |
Diversity Issues
|
Mean Ratings (Based on a scale where 4=’agree strongly’ 3=’agree somewhat’ 2=’disagree somewhat’ and 1=’disagree strongly’) |
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All |
Female |
Male |
Af.Am. |
White |
Other |
|
|
NC State is committed to help minorities succeed |
3.20 |
3.17 |
3.23 |
2.56 |
3.29 |
3.00 |
|
There is visible leadership to foster diversity |
2.69 |
2.76 |
2.64 |
2.45 |
2.72 |
2.63 |
|
People at NC State don’t treat each other with respect |
2.48 |
2.43 |
2.52 |
2.53 |
2.48 |
2.42 |
|
There is a lot of racial conflict on campus |
2.05 |
2.09 |
2.02 |
2.40 |
2.00 |
2.19 |
Involvement with Campus Activities (Percent of Students from Group Involved in Each Activity)
|
School Related Group |
All (N) |
Female (%) |
Male (%) |
Af.Am. (%) |
White (%) |
Other (%) |
|
Honor/service/professional fraternity/sorority |
425 |
44.5% |
30.0% |
43.4% |
35.9% |
32.5% |
|
Visual/performing arts/music groups |
412 |
26.9% |
41.7% |
24.5% |
36.9% |
28.85% |
|
Academic (Honors Program, etc.) |
395 |
38.4% |
30.2% |
23.6% |
35.0% |
32.5% |
|
Social fraternity/sorority |
246 |
26.3% |
17.0% |
10.4% |
22.6% |
16.3% |
|
Minority student groups |
222 |
20.2% |
18.0% |
27.4% |
18.3% |
16.3% |
|
Student judicial board |
138 |
11.4% |
12.1% |
3.8% |
13.1% |
6.3% |
|
Intramural/recreational sports, Club teams |
113 |
8.4% |
10.6% |
16.0% |
8.7% |
12.5% |
|
Varsity athletic teams |
95 |
10.0% |
6.7% |
24.5% |
6.4% |
7.5% |
|
Student government |
94 |
9.6% |
6.8% |
8.5% |
8.3% |
3.8% |
|
Organizations/clubs related to major |
91 |
9.8% |
6.2% |
17.9% |
6.6% |
8.8% |
|
Union activities board, Student media |
91 |
10.0% |
6.1% |
51.9% |
0.7% |
36.3% |
|
Religious/political/issue groups |
53 |
4.3% |
4.7% |
6.6% |
4.2% |
6.3% |
|
Residence hall council, IRC |
26 |
2.7% |
1.8% |
4.7% |
2.0% |
1.3% |
Involvement with Campus Activities (Percent of Participants in each Activity, by Group)
Female |
Male |
Af.Am. |
White |
Other |
|
|
% in Survey Population |
43.6% |
56.4% |
9.1% |
84.1% |
6.8% |
|
% in School Related Group |
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|
Honor/service/professional fraternity/sorority (n=425) |
53.4% |
46.6% |
10.8% |
83.1% |
6.1% |
|
Visual/performing arts/music groups (n-412) |
33.3% |
66.7% |
6.3% |
88.1% |
5.6% |
|
Academic (Honors Program, etc.) (n=395) |
49.6% |
50.4% |
6.3% |
87.1% |
6.6% |
|
Social fraternity/sorority (n=246) |
54.5% |
45.5% |
4.5% |
90.2% |
5.3% |
|
Minority student groups (n=222) |
46.4% |
53.6% |
13.1% |
81.1% |
5.9% |
|
Student judicial board (n=138) |
42.0% |
58.0% |
2.9% |
93.5% |
3.6% |
|
Intramural/recreational sports, Club teams (n=113) |
38.1% |
61.9% |
15.0% |
76.1% |
8.8% |
|
Varsity athletic teams (n=95) |
53.7% |
46.3% |
27.4% |
66.3% |
6.3% |
|
Student government (n=94) |
52.1% |
47.9% |
9.6% |
87.2% |
3.2% |
|
Organizations/clubs related to major (n=91) |
54.9% |
45.1% |
20.9% |
71.4% |
7.7% |
|
Union activities board, Student media (n=91) |
56.0% |
44.0% |
60.4% |
7.7% |
31.9% |
|
Religious/political/issue groups (n=53) |
41.5% |
58.5% |
13.2% |
77.4% |
9.4% |
|
Residence hall council, IRC (n=26) |
53.8% |
46.2% |
19.2% |
76.9% |
3.8% |
For more information on the 1999 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: February, 2000
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