North Carolina State University
2001-2002 Graduating Senior Survey:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons of
Student Goals and Intentions
This document reports survey data on gender and racial/ethnic differences in the respondents' assessment of student goals and intentions while attending NC State. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "2001-2002 Graduating Senior Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods, see "2001-2002 Graduating Senior Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile."
Goals and Objectives
Q Primary Goal/Objective
| All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
| Prep. for new career/profession (%) | 42.8% | 39.8% | 45.2% | 42.9% | 43.0% | 40.3% |
| Prep. for grad/prof school (%) | 35.6% | 44.4% | 28.5% | 37.2% | 34.7% | 43.8% |
| Bach. deg./certificate only (%) | 17.3% | 14.0% | 19.9% | 15.4% | 18.0% | 11.1% |
| Other (%) | 2.0% | 0.9% | 2.8% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 2.1% |
| Improve for current profession (%) | 1.9% | 0.6% | 3.0% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.1% |
| Courses for personal interest (%) | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% |
QAccomplishment of Goal/Objective
| All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
| Not accomplished (%) | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Partially accomplished (%) | 28.9% | 28.1% | 29.6% | 36.8% | 27.1% | 42.0% |
| Fully accomplished (%) | 70.6% | 71.8% | 69.6% | 62.6% | 72.4% | 57.3% |
Q Off-Campus Program
| All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
| Likelihood obtain degree at UNC campus (for off-camp prgms) | 19.6% | 15.6% | 21.3% | 21.4% | 20.5% | 15.0% |
| 4: Very likely (%) | ||||||
| 3: Probably (%) | 34.6% | 31.3% | 36.0% | 21.4% | 34.2% | 45.0% |
| 2: Probably not (%) | 15.0% | 9.4% | 17.3% | 28.6% | 16.4% | 0.0% |
| 1: Not likely (%) | 30.8% | 43.8% | 25.3% | 28.6% | 28.8% | 40.0% |
Post-Graduate Plans
Q Plans Following Graduation
| All | Women | Men | AfAm | White | Other | |
| Still seeking employment (%) | 38.0% | 37.7% | 38.3% | 40.6% | 37.9% | 36.1% |
| Graduate/prof. school full-time (%) | 20.9% | 24.2% | 18.3% | 19.4% | 20.7% | 25.7% |
| Don't know yet (%) | 12.4% | 13.3% | 11.6% | 9.7% | 12.4% | 14.6% |
| Have accepted a job (%) | 9.6% | 5.9% | 12.6% | 7.7% | 10.0% | 6.9% |
| Other (%) | 5.0% | 6.1% | 4.2% | 5.8% | 5.2% | 2.8% |
| G/P school part-time & work part-time (%) | 4.2% | 4.5% | 4.0% | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.2% |
| Continuing in current position (%) | 3.9% | 4.1% | 3.7% | 4.5% | 3.8% | 3.5% |
| Not seeking empl./not planning school (%) | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 0.7% |
| Entering military service (%) | 2.1% | 0.9% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 1.9% | 3.5% |
| Take more undergrad courses (%) | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.8% | 2.1% |
For more information on the 2001-2002 Graduating Senior 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: September, 2002
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