This document reports the frequency distributions by gender and race/ethnicity of survey item #2 of the Fall 1998 Entering Transfer Student Survey. The exact wording of the survey item is as follows:
Frequency Distributions of Survey Item #2
Factor |
All |
Female |
Male |
Af. Am. |
White |
Other |
Academic reputation |
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Very weak influence |
1.6% |
1.2% |
2.0% |
0.0% |
1.8% |
0.0% |
Weak influence |
2.4% |
2.8% |
2.0% |
0.0% |
2.3% |
4.2% |
Moderate influence |
25.5% |
27.1% |
24.1% |
16.6% |
26.5% |
19.1% |
Strong influence |
37.6% |
37.2% |
38.0% |
30.0% |
38.1% |
36.1% |
Very strong influence |
32.6% |
31.5% |
33.7% |
53.3% |
30.9% |
40.4% |
Cost |
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Very weak influence |
12.3% |
10.5% |
13.9% |
3.7% |
12.6% |
13.9% |
Weak influence |
14.5% |
14.8% |
14.2% |
14.8% |
14.5% |
13.9% |
Moderate influence |
32.7% |
31.5% |
33.7% |
40.7% |
31.7% |
39.5% |
Strong influence |
23.0% |
24.6% |
21.5% |
7.4% |
24.1% |
18.6% |
Very strong influence |
17.3% |
18.4% |
16.4% |
33.3% |
16.8% |
13.9% |
Location |
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Very weak influence |
5.6% |
4.1% |
7.1% |
3.3% |
6.0% |
2.2% |
Weak influence |
7.3% |
5.7% |
8.8% |
6.6% |
7.6% |
4.5% |
Moderate influence |
20.0% |
16.6% |
23.0% |
13.3% |
20.3% |
20.4% |
Strong influence |
25.2% |
23.7% |
26.6% |
20.0% |
24.1% |
43.1% |
Very strong influence |
41.6% |
49.6% |
34.3% |
56.6% |
41.8% |
29.5% |
Size |
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Very weak influence |
20.9% |
21.2% |
20.6% |
13.7% |
21.3% |
20.5% |
Weak influence |
23.8% |
26.6% |
21.2% |
20.6% |
23.9% |
25.6% |
Moderate influence |
32.5% |
32.0% |
33.0% |
41.3% |
31.8% |
35.8% |
Strong influence |
15.7% |
12.8% |
18.4% |
10.3% |
15.8% |
17.9% |
Very strong influence |
6.8% |
7.0% |
6.6% |
13.7% |
6.9% |
0.0% |
Availability of program |
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Very weak influence |
2.4% |
1.9% |
3.0% |
0.0% |
2.6% |
2.1% |
Weak influence |
4.7% |
4.7% |
4.8% |
0.0% |
5.4% |
0.0% |
Moderate influence |
21.2% |
20.7% |
21.6% |
26.9% |
20.2% |
30.4% |
Strong influence |
30.9% |
28.7% |
33.0% |
26.9% |
31.1% |
30.4% |
Very strong influence |
40.5% |
43.7% |
37.5% |
46.1% |
40.5% |
36.9% |
Recommended |
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Very weak influence |
12.2% |
10.2% |
14.1% |
9.5% |
12.8% |
6.9% |
Weak influence |
13.1% |
13.3% |
13.0% |
0.0% |
14.3% |
6.9% |
Moderate influence |
28.0% |
27.3% |
28.6% |
42.8% |
27.8% |
23.2% |
Strong influence |
23.6% |
23.9% |
23.3% |
28.5% |
22.4% |
34.8% |
Very strong influence |
22.8% |
25.0% |
20.8% |
19.0% |
22.6% |
27.9% |
Number of hours transferred/credited |
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Very weak influence |
20.1% |
19.5% |
20.7% |
0.0% |
21.2% |
18.1% |
Weak influence |
18.4% |
16.3% |
20.4% |
8.3% |
19.5% |
11.3% |
Moderate influence |
33.9% |
34.1% |
33.7% |
50.0% |
33.2% |
34.0% |
Strong influence |
16.8% |
18.4% |
15.2% |
12.5% |
16.3% |
25.0% |
Very strong influence |
10.5% |
11.4% |
9.7% |
29.1% |
9.6% |
11.3% |
Level of support for my intended major |
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Very weak influence |
4.1% |
3.9% |
4.3% |
0.0% |
4.2% |
4.4% |
Weak influence |
7.7% |
8.5% |
7.0% |
3.8% |
8.4% |
2.2% |
Moderate influence |
31.7% |
34.0% |
29.5% |
38.4% |
32.2% |
22.2% |
Strong influence |
29.5% |
26.2% |
32.6% |
26.9% |
29.3% |
33.3% |
Very strong influence |
26.8% |
27.2% |
26.4% |
30.7% |
25.7% |
37.7% |
Facilities and resources available |
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Very weak influence |
3.5% |
2.8% |
4.0% |
3.4% |
3.4% |
4.1% |
Weak influence |
9.1% |
10.8% |
7.6% |
3.4% |
9.5% |
8.3% |
Moderate influence |
32.2% |
33.0% |
31.5% |
37.9% |
31.1% |
41.6% |
Strong influence |
33.1% |
29.4% |
36.5% |
27.5% |
34.4% |
20.8% |
Very strong influence |
21.8% |
23.7% |
20.1% |
27.5% |
21.3% |
25.0% |
Scholarships/financial aid available |
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Very weak influence |
21.5% |
21.3% |
21.7% |
7.6% |
23.0% |
12.5% |
Weak influence |
22.4% |
19.3% |
25.2% |
7.6% |
22.8% |
27.5% |
Moderate influence |
29.8% |
31.3% |
28.4% |
50.0% |
29.1% |
25.0% |
Strong influence |
15.9% |
15.8% |
16.0% |
23.0% |
15.4% |
17.5% |
Very strong influence |
10.2% |
12.0% |
8.5% |
11.5% |
9.5% |
17.5% |
Campus visit prior to orientation |
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Very weak influence |
17.9% |
18.2% |
17.6% |
25.0% |
17.9% |
14.2% |
Weak influence |
18.6% |
17.7% |
19.3% |
18.7% |
19.1% |
10.7% |
Moderate influence |
32.2% |
32.4% |
32.0% |
31.2% |
32.8% |
25.0% |
Strong influence |
19.3% |
19.7% |
18.9% |
6.2% |
18.9% |
32.1% |
Very strong influence |
11.8% |
11.6% |
11.9% |
18.7% |
11.1% |
17.8% |
Contact with a current student |
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Very weak influence |
14.3% |
14.7% |
13.9% |
6.2% |
15.5% |
3.0% |
Weak influence |
14.5% |
12.3% |
16.3% |
12.5% |
14.0% |
21.2% |
Moderate influence |
28.6% |
27.1% |
29.9% |
43.7% |
27.1% |
39.3% |
Strong influence |
22.6% |
25.2% |
20.4% |
18.7% |
23.4% |
15.1% |
Very strong influence |
19.8% |
20.4% |
19.2% |
18.7% |
19.7% |
21.2% |
Contact with a faculty or staff member |
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Very weak influence |
24.0% |
23.0% |
25.0% |
11.1% |
26.2% |
10.7% |
Weak influence |
23.7% |
25.0% |
22.7% |
22.2% |
24.1% |
21.4% |
Moderate influence |
27.7% |
26.2% |
28.9% |
27.7% |
26.9% |
35.7% |
Strong influence |
15.9% |
14.1% |
17.6% |
16.6% |
14.6% |
28.5% |
Very strong influence |
8.4% |
11.5% |
5.6% |
22.2% |
8.0% |
3.5% |
Contact with a graduate |
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Very weak influence |
23.1% |
21.9% |
24.3% |
16.6% |
23.4% |
22.7% |
Weak influence |
14.2% |
15.8% |
12.7% |
16.6% |
13.8% |
18.1% |
Moderate influence |
26.9% |
25.6% |
28.1% |
41.6% |
26.6% |
22.7% |
Strong influence |
19.4% |
20.1% |
18.7% |
16.6% |
18.9% |
27.2% |
Very strong influence |
16.2% |
16.4% |
16.0% |
8.3% |
17.0% |
9.0% |
Letter from someone other than Admissions Office |
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Very weak influence |
34.8% |
35.6% |
34.1% |
11.1% |
37.0% |
21.0% |
Weak influence |
28.2% |
27.8% |
28.5% |
44.4% |
27.6% |
26.3% |
Moderate influence |
24.4% |
22.6% |
26.1% |
33.3% |
23.0% |
36.8% |
Strong influence |
6.2% |
8.6% |
3.9% |
0.0% |
5.6% |
15.7% |
Very strong influence |
6.2% |
5.2% |
7.1% |
11.1% |
6.5% |
0.0% |
Attendance at a College Fair |
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Very weak influence |
43.0% |
41.2% |
44.3% |
12.5% |
46.6% |
15.3% |
Weak influence |
25.2% |
25.0% |
25.4% |
37.5% |
24.8% |
23.0% |
Moderate influence |
19.3% |
20.0% |
18.8% |
25.0% |
18.1% |
30.7% |
Strong influence |
8.6% |
8.7% |
8.4% |
12.5% |
7.2% |
23.0% |
Very strong influence |
3.7% |
5.0% |
2.8% |
12.5% |
3.0% |
7.6% |
Publications from NC State |
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Very weak influence |
29.3% |
28.0% |
30.5% |
11.1% |
31.0% |
20.0% |
Weak influence |
25.9% |
24.8% |
26.8% |
22.2% |
26.2% |
25.0% |
Moderate influence |
31.9% |
35.0% |
29.4% |
50.0% |
30.7% |
35.0% |
Strong influence |
10.6% |
10.1% |
11.0% |
11.1% |
10.0% |
20.0% |
Very strong influence |
2.0% |
1.9% |
2.1% |
5.5% |
1.9% |
0.0% |
Extracurricular opportunities |
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Very weak influence |
21.6% |
24.4% |
18.9% |
0.0% |
22.9% |
17.2% |
Weak influence |
17.8% |
17.6% |
18.1% |
21.0% |
18.0% |
13.7% |
Moderate influence |
32.6% |
29.8% |
35.3% |
47.3% |
31.1% |
44.8% |
Strong influence |
17.4% |
16.2% |
18.5% |
21.0% |
17.2% |
17.2% |
Very strong influence |
10.3% |
11.7% |
9.0% |
10.5% |
10.6% |
6.8% |
For more information on the 1998 Entering Transfer 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: December, 1999
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