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1998 Entering Transfer Student Survey:
Frequency Distributions of Survey Item #2


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:

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

           

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

           

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

           

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

           

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

           

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

           

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

           

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

           

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

           

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

           

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

           

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

           

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

           

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

           

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

           

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

           

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

           

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%


Mean Ratings by Gender and Race/Ethnicty
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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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