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)
*among those respondents who
reported working both on and off campus (n=321)
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
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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
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 |
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 |
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)
For more information on the 2003-2004
Graduating Senior Survey contact: Posted: September, 2004 Return to
2003-2004 Graduating Senior Survey Table of Contents Page
All
Women
Men
AfAm
White
Other
% in Survey
Population who are...
of Activity
Participants who are???
Org/clubs
related to major (n=1,227)
Intramural/rec sports/club team (n=924)
Academic (Honors prgrm, etc.) (n=869)
Honor/srvc/prof
frat/sorority (n=647)
Religious/political/issue groups (n=419)
Social fraternity/sorority (n=346)
Other groups (n=217)
Minority student groups (n=193)
Residence hall council (n=186)
Visual/performing
arts/music groups (n=172)
Union activities brd/stdnt media (n=108)
Varsity athletic teams (n=106)
Student government (n=98)
Student judicial board (n=22)
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