1997 Graduating Senior Survey: Profile of Respondents
Survey Respondents by Sex, Race, and College
| Females
| Males |
|
College |
White
| African- American | Other Minorities
|
White | African- American
| Other Minorities |
Total
|
| CALS | 102
10.2%
| 10
1.0%
| 8
0.8%
| 106
10.6%
| 2
0.2%
| 1
0.1%
| 229
22.9%
|
| CHASS | 78
7.8%
| 5
0.5%
| 1
0.1%
| 37
3.7%
| 4
0.4%
| 4
0.4%
| 129
12.9%
|
| DESIGN | 14
1.4%
| 0
0.0%
| 1
0.1%
| 24
2.4%
| 3
0.3%
| 0
0.0%
| 42
4.2%
|
| CEP | 35
3.5%
| 0
0.0%
| 0
0.0%
| 9
0.9%
| 1
0.1%
| 0
0.0%
| 45
4.5%
|
| COE | 36
3.6%
| 5
0.5%
| 10
1.0%
| 194
19.4%
| 6
0.6%
| 14
1.4%
| 265
26.5%
|
| CFR | 16
1.6%
| 1
0.1%
| 3
0.3%
| 45
4.5%
| 2
0.2%
| 2
0.2%
| 69
6.9%
|
| COM | 43
4.3%
| 9
0.9%
| 2
0.2%
| 50
5.0%
| 4
0.4%
| 3
0.3%
| 111
11.1%
|
| PAMS | 27
2.7%
| 0
0.0%
| 3
0.3%
| 30
3.0%
| 3
0.3%
| 1
0.1%
| 64
6.4%
|
| COT | 15
1.5%
| 0
0.0%
| 0
0.0%
| 28
2.8%
| 1
0.1%
| 1
0.1%
| 45
4.5%
|
| Total: | 366
36.6%
| 30
3.0%
| 28
2.8%
| 523
52.3%
| 26
2.6%
| 26
2.6%
| 999
100.0%
|
- Analyses revealed that the displayed proportions are representative
of the overall composition of the spring graduating senior class,
except as noted previously in CFR (over-represented) and CHASS
and DESIGN (under-represented).
- COE seniors comprised the largest group of senior survey respondents
(26.5%), followed by CALS (22.9%), CHASS (12.9%) and COM (11.1%).
DESIGN was the smallest academic unit (4.2%).
- Females were concentrated in CALS, CHASS and COM.
- Males were concentrated in COE, CALS, and COM.
- The highest concentration of African-American females was
in CALS and COM.
- African-American males were evenly represented throughout
all colleges.
- Females and males who comprised the 'other minority' racial
category were most likely to graduate from COE.
- White females comprised the majority of CHASS graduates.
- White males comprised the majority of COE graduates.
| Enter as freshman or transfer (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other Min. |
| Freshman | 75.1
| 72.4 | 77.0
| 83.0 | 75.0
| 68.5 |
| Transfer | 24.9
| 27.6 | 23.0
| 17.0 | 25.0
| 31.5 |
| Avg. hrs worked/week while at NC State (%) |
All | Female
| Male | Af. Am.
| White | Other Min.
|
| 35 > hours/week | 8.3
| 6.4 | 9.6
| 13.7 | 7.8
| 7.1 |
| 21-34 hours/week | 29.3
| 28.2 | 30.2
| 37.3 | 28.3
| 38.1 |
| 20 < hours/week | 62.4
| 65.4 | 60.2
| 49.0 | 63.9
| 54.8 |
| Primary reason for working (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other Min. |
| Basic survival needs | 47.0
| 44.3 | 49.4
| 69.0 | 45.7
| 45.7 |
| Academic expenses | 15.9
| 16.0 | 15.6
| 14.3 | 15.5
| 22.9 |
| Lifestyle enhancement | 15.3
| 14.8 | 15.9
| 2.4 | 16.7
| 5.7 |
| Personal needs/desires | 21.8
| 24.9 | 19.1
| 14.3 | 22.0
| 25.7 |
| NCSU job related to major (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other Min. |
| Directly related | 28.9
| 28.0 | 29.6
| 14.0 | 30.1
| 25.0 |
| Somewhat related | 31.9
| 32.8 | 31.2
| 42.0 | 31.1
| 32.5 |
| Not related | 39.3
| 39.3 | 39.3
| 44.0 | 38.8
| 42.5 |
| Not related by choice (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other Min. |
| Yes | 55.2
| 56.9 | 54.1
| 40.9 | 57.8
| 35.3 |
| No | 44.8 |
43.1 | 45.9
| 59.1 | 42.2
| 64.7 |
| Participated in co-op (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other Min. |
| Yes | 16.5
| 9.4 | 21.6
| 23.6 | 15.0
| 32.7 |
| No | 83.5 |
90.6 | 78.4
| 76.4 | 85.0
| 67.3 |
Gender: p<0.01; Ethnicity: p<0.01
| Co-op experience helped in getting job (%) |
All | Female
| Male | Af. Am.
| White | Other Min.
|
| Yes | 54.8
| 44.7 | 58.5
| 53.8 | 57.5
| 37.5 |
| No | 13.4 |
13.2 | 13.6
| 15.4 | 13.4
| 12.5 |
| Not Sure | 16.6
| 26.3 | 12.7
| 15.4 | 15.0
| 25.0 |
| No job yet | 15.3
| 15.8 | 15.3
| 15.4 | 14.2
| 25.0 |
| Job offer from co-op employer (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other Min. |
| Yes | 36.3
| 34.2 | 37.3
| 23.1 | 40.9
| 12.5 |
| No | 63.7 |
65.8 | 62.7
| 76.9 | 59.1
| 87.5 |
| Primary goal to attend NCSU (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other Min. |
| Bach. deg./certif. only | 19.5
| 18.4 | 20.2
| 15.1 | 20.0
| 14.8 |
| Bach. deg./prep. for further school | 31.2
| 38.1 | 26.0
| 32.1 | 30.6
| 37.0 |
| Bach. deg./prep. for career | 46.2
| 41.0 | 50.2
| 52.8 | 46.1
| 44.4 |
| Improve knowledge/skills/competencies |
1.4 | 0.7
| 1.8 | 0.0
| 1.4 | 1.9
|
| Courses for personal interest | 0.4
| 0.7 | 0.2
| 0.0 | 0.4
| 1.9 |
| Other | 1.4
| 1.0 | 1.6
| 0.0 | 1.5
| 0.0 |
Gender: p<0.01
| Accomplished primary goal (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other Min. |
| Fully accomplished | 76.6
| 76.8 | 76.6
| 56.6 | 79.1
| 59.3 |
| Partially accomplished | 22.9
| 22.7 | 22.8
| 41.5 | 20.9
| 33.3 |
| Not accomplished | 0.5
| 0.5 | 0.5
| 1.9 | 0.0
| 7.4 |
| Choose NCSU again (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other Min. |
| Yes | 88.2
| 88.2 | 88.4
| 76.4 | 89.6
| 79.2 |
| No | 11.8 |
11.8 | 11.6
| 23.6 | 10.4
| 20.8 |
| Choose major again (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other Min. |
| Yes | 74.4
| 72.1 | 76.3
| 67.3 | 75.6
| 64.2 |
| No | 25.6 |
27.9 | 23.7
| 32.7 | 24.4
| 35.8 |
| Plans following graduation (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other Min. |
| Don't know yet | 6.8
| 8.9 | 5.3
| 5.5 | 6.5
| 13.0 |
| Accepted position after graduation | 25.3
| 17.8 | 30.8
| 20.0 | 25.4
| 29.6 |
| Continuing in current position | 3.4
| 3.6 | 3.0
| 3.6 | 3.2
| 3.7 |
| Graduate/prof. school full-time | 17.2
| 21.0 | 14.5
| 5.5 | 18.1
| 14.8 |
| G/P school/work part-time | 3.1
| 3.6 | 2.7
| 9.1 | 2.5
| 5.6 |
| Still seeking employment | 34.6
| 35.9 | 33.8
| 49.1 | 34.1
| 29.6 |
| Not seeking empl./not plan school | 1.7
| 2.2 | 1.4
| 3.6 | 1.7
| 0.0 |
| Entering military service | 1.9
| 0.2 | 3.2
| 0.0 | 2.0
| 3.7 |
| Other | 6.0
| 6.7 | 5.3
| 3.6 | 6.4
| 0.0 |
Gender: p<0.01
| Number of graduate schools applied to (%) |
All | Female
| Male | Af. Am.
| White | Other Min.
|
| 1-2 | 59.6
| 58.5 | 61.2
| 53.8 | 60.8
| 50.0 |
| 3-4 | 25.7
| 28.5 | 22.4
| 38.5 | 24.9
| 21.4 |
| 5 or more | 14.7
| 13.1 | 16.4
| 7.7 | 14.3
| 28.6 |
| Number of graduate schools accepted at (%) |
All | Female
| Male | Af. Am.
| White | Other Min.
|
| 1-2 | 49.6
| 52.5 | 47.2
| 38.5 | 51.8
| 28.6 |
| 3-4 | 10.1
| 8.3 | 11.0
| 7.7 | 10.0
| 7.1 |
| 5 or more | 2.0
| 0.8 | 3.1
| 0 | 1.8
| 7.1 |
| Have not heard | 38.3
| 38.3 | 38.6
| 53.8 | 36.4
| 57.1 |
| Employment related to degree (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other Min. |
| Directly related | 67.1
| 67.0 | 67.4
| 75.0 | 67.0
| 65.0 |
| Somewhat related | 22.6
| 22.0 | 22.6
| 18.8 | 22.8
| 20.0 |
| Not related | 10.3
| 11.0 | 10.0
| 6.3 | 10.3
| 15.0 |
| Employment status (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other Min. |
| Full-time | 95.3
| 91.3 | 97.5
| 100.0 | 95.8
| 90.0 |
| Part-time | 4.7
| 8.7 | 2.5
| 0.0 | 4.2
| 10.0 |
| Nature of employment (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other Min. |
| Permanent | 81.5
| 66.3 | 88.5
| 87.5 | 81.8
| 75.0 |
| Temporary | 18.5
| 33.7 | 11.5
| 12.5 | 18.2
| 25.0 |
Gender: p<0.01
| Minimum ed. requirements for position (%) |
All | Female
| Male | Af. Am.
| White | Other Min.
|
| High School Diploma or less | 6.2
| 9.1 | 5.1
| 13.3 | 6.3
| 0.0 |
| Certificate/one year of college | 1.5
| 1.0 | 1.7
| 0.0 | 1.3
| 5.0 |
| Associate/two years of college | 6.5
| 10.1 | 5.1
| 6.7 | 7.0
| 0.0 |
| Bachelors Degree | 85.8
| 79.8 | 88.2
| 80.0 | 85.4
| 95.0 |
| Yearly salary (%) | All
| Female | Male
| Af. Am. | White
| Other Min. |
| Under $20,000 | 10.4
| 19.8 | 6.4
| 0.0 | 11.5
| 0.0 |
| $20,000-$24,999 | 15.4
| 20.8 | 13.1
| 14.3 | 15.1
| 21.1 |
| $25,000-$29,999 | 12.1
| 10.9 | 12.7
| 14.3 | 12.8
| 0.0 |
| $30,000-$34,999 | 16.9
| 10.9 | 19.5
| 28.6 | 16.4
| 15.8 |
| $35,000-$39,999 | 20.4
| 17.8 | 21.2
| 7.1 | 21.1
| 15.8 |
| $40,000-$44,999 | 15.4
| 12.9 | 16.5
| 28.6 | 14.8
| 15.8 |
| $45,000 or over | 9.5
| 6.9 | 10.6
| 7.1 | 8.2
| 31.6 |
Gender: p<0.01
Predicted Annual Salaries for Secured Post-Graduation Employment
| Predicted Salary (%) | CALS
| CHASS |
DESIGN |
CEP | COE
| CFR |
COM | PAMS
| COT |
| Under $20,000 | 23.0
| 33.3 |
20.0 | 14.3
| 1.5 |
5.7 | 12.9
| 21.1 |
0.0 |
| $20,000-$24,999 | 31.2
| 44.4 |
40.0 | 57.1
| 3.8 |
14.3 | 6.5
| 26.3 |
0.0 |
| $25,000-$29,999 | 23.0
| 11.1 |
10.0 | 28.6
| 4.5 |
11.4 | 29.0
| 10.5 |
4.4 |
| $30,000-$34,999 | 14.8
| 5.6 |
30.0 | 0.0
| 11.3 |
17.1 | 32.3
| 5.3 |
52.2 |
| $35,000-$39,999 | 6.6
| 0.0 |
0.0 | 0.0
| 32.3 |
8.6 | 16.1
| 21.1 |
39.1 |
| $40,000-$44,999 | 1.6
| 5.6 |
0.0 | 0.0
| 34.6 |
2.9 | 0.0
| 10.5 |
4.4 |
| $45,000 or over | 0.0
| 0.0 |
0.0 | 0.0
| 12.0 |
40.0 | 3.2
| 5.3 |
0.0 |
Note: n=337, p<0.01