2000 Entering Transfer Student Survey Data Tables:
Frequency Distributions of Survey Item #2
(Factor Influence)
This document reports the frequency distributions by gender and race/ethnicity of survey item #2 of the Fall 2000 Entering Transfer Student Survey. The exact wording of the survey item is as follows:
To what extent did each of the following factors influence your decision to transfer to NC State? Using the scale below, please enter the number closest to your opinion for each factor listed.
Scale: 5=very strong influence, 4=strong influence, 3=moderate influence, 2=weak influence, 1=very weak influence, 0=not applicable
Note: "Not applicable" responses were excluded from the analyses.
Frequency Distributions of Survey Item #2
|
Factor |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
|
Academic reputation |
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|
Very strong influence |
28.5% |
24.0% |
32.7% |
51.8% |
26.3% |
29.5% |
|
Strong influence |
45.5% |
47.2% |
43.9% |
30.4% |
47.5% |
39.7% |
|
Moderate influence |
21.0% |
23.7% |
18.5% |
17.9% |
20.6% |
26.9% |
|
Weak influence |
2.2% |
2.7% |
1.7% |
0.0% |
2.5% |
1.3% |
|
Very weak influence |
2.8% |
2.4% |
3.2% |
0.0% |
3.1% |
2.6% |
|
Cost |
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|
Very strong influence |
13.7% |
16.1% |
11.5% |
20.4% |
13.3% |
12.5% |
|
Strong influence |
21.2% |
21.9% |
20.4% |
16.7% |
20.9% |
26.4% |
|
Moderate influence |
36.7% |
35.8% |
37.4% |
38.9% |
36.7% |
34.7% |
|
Weak influence |
16.6% |
13.6% |
19.4% |
14.8% |
16.7% |
16.7% |
|
Very weak influence |
11.9% |
12.5% |
11.3% |
9.3% |
12.3% |
9.7% |
|
Location |
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|
Very strong influence |
37.4% |
44.4% |
30.8% |
40.4% |
36.5% |
42.7% |
|
Strong influence |
29.6% |
29.4% |
29.8% |
28.1% |
30.9% |
20.0% |
|
Moderate influence |
22.4% |
18.7% |
26.0% |
24.6% |
21.9% |
25.3% |
|
Weak influence |
6.6% |
4.5% |
8.7% |
7.0% |
6.8% |
5.3% |
|
Very weak influence |
3.9% |
2.9% |
4.8% |
0.0% |
3.9% |
6.7% |
|
Size |
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|
Very strong influence |
6.3% |
5.7% |
6.7% |
11.8% |
5.7% |
6.9% |
|
Strong influence |
15.4% |
14.6% |
16.2% |
21.6% |
14.4% |
19.4% |
|
Moderate influence |
35.3% |
35.8% |
34.8% |
31.4% |
35.7% |
34.7% |
|
Weak influence |
23.8% |
25.2% |
22.4% |
23.5% |
24.0% |
22.2% |
|
Very weak influence |
19.3% |
18.6% |
19.9% |
11.8% |
20.3% |
16.7% |
|
Availability of program |
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|
Very strong influence |
35.0% |
37.8% |
32.5% |
48.1% |
34.8% |
28.0% |
|
Strong influence |
35.4% |
35.1% |
35.8% |
37.0% |
35.1% |
37.3% |
|
Moderate influence |
21.7% |
20.4% |
22.8% |
13.0% |
22.0% |
25.3% |
|
Weak influence |
4.3% |
3.8% |
4.8% |
1.9% |
4.6% |
4.0% |
|
Very weak influence |
3.5% |
3.0% |
4.1% |
0.0% |
3.6% |
5.3% |
|
Recommended |
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|
Very strong influence |
20.8% |
21.5% |
20.2% |
17.0% |
21.2% |
20.3% |
|
Strong influence |
25.0% |
26.7% |
23.6% |
19.1% |
25.1% |
28.8% |
|
Moderate influence |
26.7% |
27.0% |
26.4% |
34.0% |
26.0% |
27.1% |
|
Weak influence |
13.4% |
12.5% |
14.2% |
10.6% |
13.6% |
13.6% |
|
Very weak influence |
14.0% |
12.2% |
15.6% |
19.1% |
14.0% |
10.2% |
|
Number of hours transferred/credited |
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|
Very strong influence |
12.6% |
14.1% |
11.2% |
21.6% |
12.4% |
7.5% |
|
Strong influence |
21.1% |
23.9% |
18.5% |
19.6% |
20.3% |
29.9% |
|
Moderate influence |
31.2% |
32.0% |
30.5% |
33.3% |
30.9% |
32.8% |
|
Weak influence |
18.8% |
17.6% |
19.9% |
9.8% |
19.1% |
22.4% |
|
Very weak influence |
16.2% |
12.4% |
19.9% |
15.7% |
17.3% |
7.5% |
|
Level of support for my intended major |
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|
Very strong influence |
24.8% |
25.7% |
24.0% |
13.7% |
26.2% |
20.0% |
|
Strong influence |
32.0% |
29.3% |
34.5% |
35.3% |
31.5% |
34.3% |
|
Moderate influence |
30.4% |
32.1% |
28.9% |
43.1% |
29.0% |
34.3% |
|
Weak influence |
8.0% |
8.7% |
7.5% |
5.9% |
8.3% |
7.1% |
|
Very weak influence |
4.7% |
4.2% |
5.2% |
2.0% |
5.0% |
4.3% |
|
Facilities and resources available |
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|
Very strong influence |
20.2% |
20.8% |
19.7% |
26.9% |
19.6% |
20.3% |
|
Strong influence |
33.1% |
32.1% |
34.0% |
38.5% |
32.7% |
32.4% |
|
Moderate influence |
33.6% |
35.2% |
32.2% |
19.2% |
34.7% |
35.1% |
|
Weak influence |
8.8% |
8.6% |
9.0% |
13.5% |
8.5% |
8.1% |
|
Very weak influence |
4.3% |
3.3% |
5.1% |
1.9% |
4.5% |
4.1% |
|
Scholarships/financial aid available |
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|
Very strong influence |
7.8% |
9.0% |
6.6% |
12.2% |
7.0% |
10.7% |
|
Strong influence |
15.2% |
16.3% |
14.2% |
28.6% |
14.6% |
8.9% |
|
Moderate influence |
30.7% |
31.9% |
29.6% |
28.6% |
30.2% |
37.5% |
|
Weak influence |
26.9% |
27.2% |
26.6% |
24.5% |
26.9% |
28.6% |
|
Very weak influence |
19.5% |
15.6% |
23.0% |
6.1% |
21.3% |
14.3% |
|
Campus visit prior to orientation |
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|
Very strong influence |
10.6% |
11.6% |
9.7% |
21.2% |
9.7% |
11.1% |
|
Strong influence |
22.2% |
19.8% |
24.3% |
33.3% |
21.6% |
20.0% |
|
Moderate influence |
31.1% |
31.5% |
30.7% |
24.2% |
31.1% |
35.6% |
|
Weak influence |
15.2% |
16.4% |
14.2% |
12.1% |
15.2% |
17.8% |
|
Very weak influence |
20.8% |
20.7% |
21.0% |
9.1% |
22.3% |
15.6% |
|
Contact with a current student |
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|
Very strong influence |
17.6% |
20.1% |
15.4% |
21.1% |
17.9% |
11.1% |
|
Strong influence |
26.1% |
23.1% |
28.8% |
23.7% |
25.6% |
33.3% |
|
Moderate influence |
27.5% |
31.8% |
23.7% |
28.9% |
27.9% |
22.2% |
|
Weak influence |
14.4% |
16.7% |
12.4% |
18.4% |
14.2% |
13.3% |
|
Very weak influence |
14.4% |
8.3% |
19.7% |
7.9% |
14.4% |
20.0% |
|
Contact with a faculty or staff member |
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|
Very strong influence |
7.9% |
8.9% |
7.1% |
0.0% |
8.4% |
8.1% |
|
Strong influence |
13.1% |
13.4% |
12.9% |
8.7% |
11.7% |
29.7% |
|
Moderate influence |
26.0% |
27.2% |
24.9% |
30.4% |
26.4% |
18.9% |
|
Weak influence |
24.2% |
24.8% |
23.7% |
30.4% |
24.8% |
13.5% |
|
Very weak influence |
28.9% |
25.7% |
31.5% |
30.4% |
28.7% |
29.7% |
|
Contact with a graduate |
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|
Very strong influence |
13.5% |
12.0% |
14.9% |
12.0% |
13.9% |
10.8% |
|
Strong influence |
19.5% |
17.2% |
21.5% |
16.0% |
19.5% |
21.6% |
|
Moderate influence |
26.4% |
32.5% |
21.1% |
32.0% |
26.0% |
27.0% |
|
Weak influence |
18.0% |
18.7% |
17.4% |
24.0% |
17.5% |
18.9% |
|
Very weak influence |
22.6% |
19.6% |
25.2% |
16.0% |
23.1% |
21.6% |
|
Letter from outside admissions |
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|
Very strong influence |
4.5% |
4.5% |
4.4% |
15.4% |
2.8% |
13.3% |
|
Strong influence |
5.1% |
6.0% |
4.4% |
0.0% |
4.8% |
10.0% |
|
Moderate influence |
25.7% |
24.1% |
27.0% |
23.1% |
25.7% |
26.7% |
|
Weak influence |
22.3% |
27.1% |
18.2% |
38.5% |
20.9% |
26.7% |
|
Very weak influence |
42.5% |
38.3% |
45.9% |
23.1% |
45.8% |
23.3% |
|
Attendance at a College Fair |
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|
Very strong influence |
2.5% |
0.0% |
4.1% |
0.0% |
2.9% |
0.0% |
|
Strong influence |
5.9% |
4.3% |
6.9% |
12.5% |
6.3% |
0.0% |
|
Moderate influence |
19.7% |
18.1% |
20.7% |
25.0% |
18.8% |
26.1% |
|
Weak influence |
25.9% |
29.8% |
23.4% |
25.0% |
26.0% |
26.1% |
|
Very weak influence |
46.0% |
47.9% |
44.8% |
37.5% |
46.2% |
47.8% |
|
Publications from NC State |
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|
Very strong influence |
5.1% |
4.9% |
5.3% |
19.2% |
4.3% |
2.7% |
|
Strong influence |
8.5% |
5.4% |
11.0% |
15.4% |
8.0% |
8.1% |
|
Moderate influence |
31.8% |
34.1% |
30.0% |
42.3% |
29.5% |
45.9% |
|
Weak influence |
21.1% |
21.1% |
21.1% |
15.4% |
21.2% |
24.3% |
|
Very weak influence |
33.5% |
34.6% |
32.6% |
7.7% |
37.0% |
18.9% |
|
Extracurricular opportunities |
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|
Very strong influence |
9.0% |
7.8% |
10.0% |
25.7% |
7.8% |
7.8% |
|
Strong influence |
14.9% |
17.6% |
12.5% |
14.3% |
14.6% |
17.6% |
|
Moderate influence |
29.8% |
28.6% |
30.8% |
22.9% |
29.5% |
37.3% |
|
Weak influence |
20.6% |
19.6% |
21.5% |
20.0% |
20.5% |
21.6% |
|
Very weak influence |
25.8% |
26.5% |
25.1% |
17.1% |
27.6% |
15.7% |
|
Other |
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|
Very strong influence |
57.4% |
66.7% |
50.0% |
100.0% |
57.8% |
33.3% |
|
Strong influence |
16.7% |
20.8% |
13.3% |
0.0% |
15.6% |
33.3% |
|
Moderate influence |
3.7% |
0.0% |
6.7% |
0.0% |
4.4% |
0.0% |
|
Weak influence |
7.4% |
4.2% |
10.0% |
0.0% |
6.7% |
16.7% |
|
Very weak influence |
14.8% |
8.3% |
20.0% |
0.0% |
15.6% |
16.7% |
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