North Carolina State University
2003-2004 Graduating Senior Survey:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons of
Senior Year Employment
and
Extracurricular Activities

This document reports survey data on gender and racial/ethnic differences in the respondents' involvement in extracurricular activities and employment during their senior year at NC State. Survey results for all respondents are provided in "2003-2004 Graduating Senior Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods, see "2003-2004 Graduating Senior Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile."

Employment During Academic Year | Number of Hours Worked Per Week | Job Relationship to Academic Major | Co-op/Internship Experience | Research with NCSU Faculty | Extracurricular Activities


Q Employment During Academic Year
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
No (%) 22.7 19.6 25.4 14.1 22.6 30.7
Yes - both on and off campus (%) 13.6 15.5 12.0 22.6 13.1 10.9
Yes - off campus (%) 49.3 51.3 47.4 39.0 51.1 40.6
Yes - on campus (%) 14.4 13.7 15.2 24.3 13.2 17.8


Q Average Number of Hours Worked Per Week This Academic Year (Among Employed Respondents, n=1,820)
  All Women Men Af. Am White Other
Avg hrs/wk - on campus job only 14.05 14.28 13.86 14.51 13.95 14.21
Avg hrs/wk - off campus job only 21.50 20.68 22.31 24.58 21.41 20.06
Avg hrs/wk - both on and off campus* 29.15 28.01 30.48 27.75 29.34 29.45
*among those respondents who reported working both on and off campus (n=321)

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Q Job Related to Academic Major?
On-campus job related to major/by choice All Women Men AfAm White Other
Directly related (%) 33.6 33.1 34.1 21.5 35.4 35.1
Somewhat related (%) 26.6 25.2 28.1 17.7 28.7 21.1
Not related (by choice) (%) 28.5 30.3 26.8 38.0 25.7 40.4
Not related (not by choice) (%) 11.3 11.5 11.0 22.8 10.3 3.5

Off-campus job related to major/by choice All Women Men AfAm White Other
Directly related (%) 26.3 22.4 30.2 19.0 27.2 23.0
Somewhat related (%) 23.8 25.9 21.7 25.0 23.9 21.0
Not related (by choice) (%) 30.1 33.2 27.1 32.0 29.9 31.0
Not related (not by choice) (%) 19.8 18.5 21.0 24.0 19.0 25.0


Q Co-op/Internship Experience
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
No (%) 59.8 56.1 63.1 56.8 60.1 58.9
Yes (%) 40.2 43.9 36.9 43.2 39.9 41.1

Q Job Contribution to Personal/Professional Growth
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Excellent (%) 67.5 65.6 69.6 56.6 69.0 63.9
3: Good (%) 27.2 29.2 25.1 39.5 26.4 24.1
2: Fair (%) 4.3 4.3 4.2 2.6 3.7 10.8
1: Poor (%) 1.0 0.8 1.1 1.3 0.9 1.2

Q Received Job Offer From Field Experience
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
No (%) 75.2 77.4 72.8 77.6 74.1 83.1
Yes (%) 24.8 22.6 27.2 22.4 25.9 16.9

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Q Participate in Research with NCSU Faculty
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
No (%) 80.9 78.4 83.1 79.4 81.1 80.4
Yes (%) 19.1 21.6 16.9 20.6 18.9 19.6

Q Research Experience's Contribution to Personal & Professional Growth
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
4: Excellent (%) 61.9 65.1 58.1 52.8 63.3 57.5
3: Good (%) 30.2 28.2 32.5 41.7 28.5 35.0
2: Fair (%) 5.7 5.0 6.4 5.6 5.8 5.0
1: Poor (%) 2.3 1.7 3.0 0.0 2.5 2.5

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Q Involvement with Campus Activities (percent of student category who participated in activity)
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
Involved in: Academic (Honors prgrm, etc.)
36.7
40.4
33.3
26.7
37.4
38.3
Involved in: Org/clubs related to major
51.8
57.3
46.9
56.1
52.0
46.6
Involved in: Honor/srvc/prof frat/sorority
27.3
32.6
22.5
23.9
28.2
22.3
Involved in: Residence hall council
7.9
8.4
7.3
26.7
6.2
7.3
Involved in: Social fraternity/sorority
14.6
15.7
13.6
8.9
15.7
8.7
Involved in: Intramural/rec sports/club team
39.0
29.8
47.4
27.8
41.5
25.2
Involved in: Varsity athletic teams
4.5
3.6
5.3
6.1
4.3
4.9
Involved in: Student government
4.1
4.1
4.2
8.3
3.8
3.4
Involved in: Student judicial board
0.9
0.8
1.0
1.7
0.8
1.5
Involved in: Union activities brd/stdnt media
4.6
5.1
4.1
15.6
3.6
3.9
Involved in: Visual/performing arts/music groups
7.3
8.3
6.3
13.3
7.0
4.4
Involved in: Minority student groups
8.2
9.1
7.2
50.6
1.6
34.0
Involved in: Religious/political/issue groups
17.7
18.4
17.1
18.9
18.2
12.1
Involved in: Other groups
9.2
8.8
9.5
12.2
9.1
7.3

 

Involvement with Campus Activities (percent of activity participants, by student group)
  All Women Men AfAm White Other
% in Survey Population who are...
 
47.6
52.5
7.6
83.7
8.7
of Activity Participants who are???
 
 
 
 
 
 
Org/clubs related to major (n=1,227)
51.8
52.6
47.4
8.2
83.9
7.8
Intramural/rec sports/club team (n=924)
39.0
36.3
63.7
5.4
89.0
5.6
Academic (Honors prgrm, etc.) (n=869)
36.7
52.4
47.6
5.5
85.4
9.1
Honor/srvc/prof frat/sorority (n=647)
27.3
56.7
43.3
6.6
86.2
7.1
Religious/political/issue groups (n=419)
17.7
49.4
50.6
8.1
85.9
6.0
Social fraternity/sorority (n=346)
14.6
51.2
48.8
4.6
90.2
5.2
Other groups (n=217)
9.2
45.6
54.4
10.1
82.9
6.9
Minority student groups (n=193)
8.2
53.4
46.6
47.2
16.6
36.3
Residence hall council (n=186)
7.9
51.1
48.9
25.8
66.1
8.1
Visual/performing arts/music groups (n=172)
7.3
54.7
45.3
14.0
80.8
5.2
Union activities brd/stdnt media (n=108)
4.6
52.8
47.2
25.9
66.7
7.4
Varsity athletic teams (n=106)
4.5
37.7
62.3
10.4
80.2
9.4
Student government (n=98)
4.1
46.9
53.1
15.3
77.6
7.1
Student judicial board (n=22)
0.9
40.9
59.1
13.6
72.7
13.6

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For more information on the 2003-2004 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, 2004

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