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1999 Graduating Senior Survey Data Tables:
Gender and Racial/Ethnic Comparisons
in 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 "1999 Graduating Senior Survey: All Respondents." For information about the survey and analysis methods, see " 1999 Graduating Senior Survey: Introduction, Methods, and Student Demographic Profile."

Goals and Objectives | Plans Following Graduation



Goals and Objectives for Attending NCSU

Goal/objective

All

Women

Men

AfAm

White

Other

Bach. deg./certif

18.3%

15.0%

20.9%

12.5%

19.4%

8.6%

Prep for grad sch

31.5%

37.1%

27.1%

30.4%

32.2%

22.4%

Prep for career

46.5%

44.9%

47.7%

55.4%

44.8%

62.1%

Improve for curr career

1.9%

1.2%

2.4%

1.8%

2.0%

0.0%

Courses for personal interest

0.4%

0.5%

0.4%

0.0%

0.4%

1.7%

Other

1.4%

1.2%

1.5%

0.0%

1.2%

5.2%

Survey item #24: Primary Goal/Objective (exact wording)
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Accomplishment of goal/objective

 

All

Women

Men

AfAm

White

Other

Fully accomplished

73.9%

76.4%

71.9%

63.2%

75.8%

58.3%

Partially accomplished

26.0%

23.3%

28.1%

36.8%

24.1%

41.7%

Not accomplished

0.1%

0.2%

0.0%

0.0%

0.1%

0.0%

Survey item #25: Accomplishment of Goal/Objective (exact wording)
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Plans following graduation

 

All

Women

Men

AfAm

White

Other

Dont know yet

9.2%

9.2%

9.2%

5.6%

9.5%

8.6%

Accepted a job

14.6%

11.7%

17.0%

16.7%

13.9%

22.4%

Continuing in current position

3.6%

3.2%

3.9%

5.6%

3.4%

5.2%

Graduate/prof. school full-time

20.2%

22.4%

18.5%

13.0%

21.3%

12.1%

G/P school pt & work pt

3.9%

6.0%

2.3%

11.1%

3.5%

3.4%

Take more undergrad courses

1.1%

1.5%

0.8%

1.9%

1.1%

0.0%

Still seeking employment

43.6%

43.3%

43.9%

44.4%

43.6%

43.1%

Not seeking empl./not plan school

2.3%

2.2%

2.3%

1.9%

2.4%

1.7%

Other

1.4%

0.5%

2.1%

0.0%

1.4%

3.4%

Survey item #27: Plans Following Graduation (exact wording)
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For more information on the 1999 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: April 2000

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