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2006-2007 Graduating Senior Survey:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons of Campus Climate
(Frequency Distributions)

This document reports the frequency distributions by gender and race/ethnicity of survey item #21 of the "2006-2007 Graduating Senior Survey." A table comparing mean ratings is available in "2006-2007 Graduating Senior Survey: Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons of Campus Climate."

Exact wording of question: How would you assess the campus climate for the following groups of students?


Rate campus climate for women NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
5: Strongly Supportive % 51.7 51.9 51.6 42.3 53.3 45.1
4: Mildly Supportive % 29.6 28.3 31.0 38.1 28.8 29.2
3: Neutral % 17.2 18.7 15.5 17.5 16.5 23.6
2: Mildly Nonsupportive % 1.3 0.9 1.7 2.1 1.1 1.5
1: Strongly Nonsupportive % 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.5
Total N 2391 1257 1134 189 2007 195

Rate campus climate for men NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
5: Strongly Supportive % 57.3 52.5 62.7 60.4 57.8 49.2
4: Mildly Supportive % 19.5 22.1 16.5 19.3 19.1 23.6
3: Neutral % 20.4 21.2 19.4 18.7 20.0 26.2
2: Mildly Nonsupportive % 1.9 2.7 1.1 1.1 2.1 1.0
1: Strongly Nonsupportive % 0.9 1.4 0.3 0.5 1.0 0.0
Total N 2389 1257 1132 187 2007 195

Rate campus climate for African Americans NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
5: Strongly Supportive % 48.3 46.8 50.0 30.4 51.2 35.4
4: Mildly Supportive % 28.7 29.0 28.4 35.3 27.3 36.4
3: Neutral % 19.1 20.2 17.8 17.9 18.7 23.6
2: Mildly Nonsupportive % 3.2 3.3 3.1 13.6 2.1 4.1
1: Strongly Nonsupportive % 0.7 0.7 0.7 2.7 0.5 0.5
Total N 2383 1253 1130 184 2004 195

Rate campus climate for other ethnic minorities NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
5: Strongly Supportive % 40.7 40.5 40.9 21.3 43.6 29.2
4: Mildly Supportive % 31.4 30.5 32.4 34.6 31.0 32.8
3: Neutral % 23.2 24.2 22.0 31.9 21.6 30.3
2: Mildly Nonsupportive % 3.9 3.8 4.1 11.2 3.0 6.2
1: Strongly Nonsupportive % 0.8 1.0 0.6 1.1 0.7 1.5
Total N 2384 1254 1130 188 2001 195

Rate campus climate for international students NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
5: Strongly Supportive % 44.1 44.4 43.8 24.2 47.1 32.3
4: Mildly Supportive % 29.0 28.1 30.1 33.9 28.7 27.7
3: Neutral % 23.1 24.1 22.1 33.3 21.5 30.3
2: Mildly Nonsupportive % 3.0 2.6 3.5 8.1 2.1 8.2
1: Strongly Nonsupportive % 0.7 0.9 0.4 0.5 0.6 1.5
Total N 2379 1251 1128 186 1998 195

Rate campus climate for students with disabilities NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
5: Strongly Supportive % 41.9 41.5 42.3 29.8 43.9 32.5
4: Mildly Supportive % 29.0 30.7 27.0 31.9 28.9 27.3
3: Neutral % 24.8 24.3 25.3 29.3 23.5 34.5
2: Mildly Nonsupportive % 3.9 3.0 4.9 9.0 3.4 4.6
1: Strongly Nonsupportive % 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.5 1.0
Total N 2382 1249 1133 188 2000 194

Rate campus climate for gay and lesbian students NCSU Men Women AfAm White Other
5: Strongly Supportive % 25.4 24.9 25.9 17.0 26.9 17.4
4: Mildly Supportive % 23.4 22.3 24.7 21.8 23.9 20.0
3: Neutral % 34.5 34.2 34.7 43.1 32.8 43.6
2: Mildly Nonsupportive % 11.7 11.7 11.7 12.8 11.4 13.3
1: Strongly Nonsupportive % 5.1 6.9 3.0 5.3 5.0 5.6
Total N 2385 1253 1132 188 2002 195
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For more information on the 2006-2007 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: December, 2007. Updated: September, 2008.

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