North Carolina State University
Graduating Senior Survey Trends, 1995-2004:
Frequency Distributions for Select Items

Services for Students

Academic Services
Advising: Access to advisor Year
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 40.4 45.2 39.7 41.0 47.4 46.2 46.3
3: Good 34.3 35.0 37.3 35.1 33.9 33.5 33.4
2: Fair 19.7 13.6 16.0 16.2 12.4 13.6 14.0
1: Poor 5.5 6.2 7.1 7.8 6.3 6.6 6.3
Advising: Sufficient time w/ advisor 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 39.2 41.4 38.4 36.9 44.7 41.8 41.3
3: Good 32.9 34.5 35.0 33.1 31.8 32.7 34.0
2: Fair 21.4 17.7 18.6 18.8 15.3 16.7 17.0
1: Poor 6.6 6.4 8.1 11.3 8.2 8.8 7.7
Advising: Info. about degree requirements 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 40.2 41.5 39.6 40.2 45.8 41.6 42.8
3: Good 33.5 35.4 39.3 32.8 32.2 35.8 34.4
2: Fair 18.3 18.1 14.6 19.5 15.5 15.0 15.7
1: Poor 7.9 4.9 6.4 7.6 6.5 7.6 7.0
Advising: Knowledge of campus policies 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 33.1 35.4 34.6 35.0 39.0 35.4 36.7
3: Good 40.7 41.5 44.7 40.1 40.6 44.3 41.6
2: Fair 20.7 18.2 14.8 18.4 15.0 14.9 16.5
1: Poor 5.6 4.9 5.9 6.6 5.4 5.4 5.3
Academic advising services overall 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 35.9 38.4 36.2 35.5 43.4 38.5 40.1
3: Good 37.4 40.5 40.8 36.6 34.3 39.2 37.4
2: Fair 21.1 15.3 16.3 20.3 16.3 15.7 16.0
1: Poor 5.6 5.8 6.7 7.6 6.0 6.5 6.4
Research: Access to faculty in research 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent NA 28.2 31.1 27.1 30.5 32.3 33.3
3: Good NA 50.2 43.6 43.6 44.8 44.5 46.2
2: Fair NA 15.9 18.2 21.5 17.6 15.2 13.6
1: Poor NA 5.8 7.1 7.7 7.0 8.0 6.9
Research: Access to up-to-date facilities 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent NA 36.7 29.6 27.7 29.2 30.9 34.4
3: Good NA 45.5 46.4 42.9 45.3 46.9 46.2
2: Fair NA 13.9 17.2 20.7 17.3 15.8 14.9
1: Poor NA 4.0 6.8 8.7 8.2 6.4 4.4
Research support overall 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent NA 26.1 27.2 22.4 27.1 26.8 30.1
3: Good NA 56.8 51.0 51.0 50.6 53.3 52.4
2: Fair NA 14.0 16.9 22.3 17.7 15.7 14.2
1: Poor NA 3.2 5.0 4.3 4.6 4.1 3.4
Library: Lib. hours of operation 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 65.4 NA 73.0 NA 72.2 52.1 60.8
3: Good 31.1 NA 25.2 NA 25.5 38.2 34.1
2: Fair 3.4 NA 1.5 NA 2.0 7.3 4.2
1: Poor 0.1 NA 0.3 NA 0.3 2.4 0.9
Library access to databases/collections 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 46.9 NA 44.0 NA 51.0 48.9 52.8
3: Good 42.9 NA 47.7 NA 43.2 44.8 41.7
2: Fair 9.2 NA 7.6 NA 5.3 5.7 5.0
1: Poor 1.0 NA 0.7 NA 0.5 0.6 0.5
Library: Staff responsiveness 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 45.0 NA 43.4 NA 47.3 44.3 48.7
3: Good 41.4 NA 48.4 NA 45.4 47.6 44.7
2: Fair 12.6 NA 7.5 NA 6.1 6.9 5.7
1: Poor 1.0 NA 0.7 NA 1.1 1.2 0.8
Training to use library 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent NA NA 27.0 NA 29.9 29.1 34.8
3: Good NA NA 43.1 NA 41.5 42.3 41.2
2: Fair NA NA 22.4 NA 21.8 21.7 18.8
1: Poor NA NA 7.5 NA 6.8 6.9 5.2
Library services overall 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 46.2 NA 42.2 NA 48.0 41.7 47.8
3: Good 47.2 NA 53.6 NA 48.8 52.6 48.8
2: Fair 5.9 NA 3.8 NA 2.9 5.4 3.1
1: Poor 0.8 NA 0.4 NA 0.3 0.4 0.3
Technology: Access to Internet 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 70.3 78.3 70.5 70.3 68.1 71.9 74.8
3: Good 24.8 19.8 26.8 25.3 27.0 25.0 23.3
2: Fair 4.2 1.8 2.4 3.4 4.4 2.8 1.8
1: Poor 0.7 0.1 0.3 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.1
Technology: Hours for computer ctrs/labs/help desks 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 40.4 45.3 42.5 45.6 47.4 48.2 54.1
3: Good 41.2 39.7 45.9 41.2 40.5 41.2 38.4
2: Fair 13.9 11.6 9.5 10.8 10.0 8.4 6.3
1: Poor 4.5 3.4 2.1 2.4 2.1 2.2 1.1
Technology: Access to up-to-date facilities 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 44.6 51.7 46.3 44.7 45.8 48.7 51.5
3: Good 44.8 39.8 43.6 43.2 41.1 42.1 41.2
2: Fair 9.0 7.2 9.0 10.0 10.2 7.3 6.4
1: Poor 1.5 1.2 1.0 2.1 3.0 2.0 0.8
Technology: Access to trained staff for help 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 20.7 22.0 19.1 19.3 23.8 25.3 29.0
3: Good 39.0 43.3 39.5 40.0 40.1 44.4 43.5
2: Fair 31.3 26.2 31.6 31.0 27.0 23.1 23.1
1: Poor 9.0 8.5 9.8 9.7 9.1 7.2 4.4
Technology: Training classes 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 18.8 20.9 19.5 20.9 24.9 26.8 31.1
3: Good 42.5 48.5 44.8 44.0 45.6 47.7 44.2
2: Fair 29.4 21.7 27.3 27.5 21.8 18.7 18.6
1: Poor 9.4 8.9 8.4 7.6 7.8 6.9 6.1
Overall technology services 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 33.8 37.3 34.9 33.8 38.3 38.8 43.1
3: Good 54.7 53.9 56.1 54.5 50.7 53.6 51.4
2: Fair 10.5 8.7 8.0 10.3 9.7 6.4 5.0
1: Poor 1.0 0.1 1.0 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.5
Employment Assistance: Access to employment opportunities 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 46.3 NA 42.1 NA 39.1 34.3 34.5
3: Good 41.0 NA 44.4 NA 45.6 47.1 46.8
2: Fair 11.1 NA 10.9 NA 11.0 14.6 14.6
1: Poor 1.7 NA 2.7 NA 4.3 4.0 4.1
Employment Assistance: Resume preparation 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 38.3 NA 33.9 NA 34.2 32.1 35.3
3: Good 46.4 NA 49.8 NA 48.7 49.0 47.1
2: Fair 12.6 NA 12.6 NA 12.6 14.3 13.1
1: Poor 2.7 NA 3.7 NA 4.5 4.7 4.5
Employment Assistance: Interview preparation and skills 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 28.8 NA 27.0 NA 28.2 26.1 26.9
3: Good 47.2 NA 47.3 NA 48.4 46.2 45.7
2: Fair 18.1 NA 20.2 NA 16.9 20.4 20.2
1: Poor 5.9 NA 5.6 NA 6.5 7.3 7.2
Overall employment search assistance 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 31.3 NA 29.4 NA 29.7 26.8 28.0
3: Good 49.5 NA 55.4 NA 52.0 53.3 52.7
2: Fair 17.6 NA 12.3 NA 14.1 15.8 15.1
1: Poor 1.6 NA 2.9 NA 4.1 4.1 4.2
Career Services: Opportunity for career assistance 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent NA NA 40.2 39.5 35.3 31.7 36.4
3: Good NA NA 46.0 46.1 50.9 50.2 48.5
2: Fair NA NA 11.8 11.8 10.9 15.3 12.1
1: Poor NA NA 2.0 2.6 3.0 2.9 2.9
Career Services: Information on internships, etc. 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent NA NA 38.7 39.0 36.4 34.9 35.2
3: Good NA NA 42.8 42.0 44.7 43.8 44.7
2: Fair NA NA 14.4 14.4 14.1 16.5 15.5
1: Poor NA NA 4.1 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.6
Career Services: Information through computers/technology 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent NA NA 36.7 42.0 39.1 36.1 38.7
3: Good NA NA 47.2 45.7 48.1 49.1 46.4
2: Fair NA NA 13.5 10.3 10.7 12.5 12.8
1: Poor NA NA 2.6 2.0 2.1 2.4 2.1
Career Services: Resources to explore career options 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent NA NA 43.4 36.1 33.6 29.4 33.9
3: Good NA NA 45.6 45.6 48.7 48.5 44.5
2: Fair NA NA 9.7 14.4 13.5 17.7 17.8
1: Poor NA NA 1.3 3.9 4.2 4.4 3.8
Career services overall 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 28.5 NA 35.4 35.1 32.3 29.1 31.8
3: Good 55.5 NA 52.7 49.9 53.1 53.3 52.0
2: Fair 14.6 NA 9.7 12.7 11.8 15.3 14.0
1: Poor 1.4 NA 2.2 2.2 2.9 2.3 2.3
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Non-Academic Services
Registration process Year
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 31.3 32.8 37.3 NA 37.6 38.3 39.9
3: Good 51.4 50.5 46.3 NA 47.6 47.4 47.4
2: Fair 14.3 14.7 14.4 NA 12.9 11.9 10.9
1: Poor 3.0 1.9 2.0 NA 1.9 2.5 1.8
Personal safety on campus 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent NA 14.8 15.8 NA 19.6 18.6 20.4
3: Good NA 58.0 57.5 NA 60.9 58.8 59.8
2: Fair NA 21.7 23.0 NA 16.3 18.6 17.0
1: Poor NA 5.6 3.8 NA 3.3 4.0 2.7
University Planning and Placement services 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent NA 21.5 21.2 NA 11.6 11.0 14.8
3: Good NA 54.9 56.5 NA 60.7 57.4 57.7
2: Fair NA 20.1 20.1 NA 24.3 26.2 22.9
1: Poor NA 3.5 2.2 NA 3.4 5.4 4.6
College/dept placement assistance 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent NA 30.9 27.7 NA 24.9 22.0 26.9
3: Good NA 49.7 53.1 NA 54.8 56.5 54.8
2: Fair NA 14.0 15.2 NA 15.9 17.5 14.4
1: Poor NA 5.4 4.0 NA 4.4 4.0 3.9
Financial aid services 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 21.2 20.0 16.8 NA NA NA NA
3: Good 45.0 47.2 41.1 NA NA NA NA
2: Fair 24.1 20.7 28.4 NA NA NA NA
1: Poor 9.8 12.1 13.7 NA NA NA NA
Bookstore services and products 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent NA 15.4 13.4 NA 19.7 22.6 23.9
3: Good NA 53.0 56.7 NA 56.7 55.3 55.2
2: Fair NA 24.0 24.8 NA 19.7 19.1 17.7
1: Poor NA 7.7 5.1 NA 3.9 3.1 3.2
Residence life programs 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 13.4 14.8 12.2 NA 17.2 17.0 20.4
3: Good 46.5 46.2 45.8 NA 54.7 52.9 53.0
2: Fair 29.5 29.4 33.1 NA 21.4 23.4 21.7
1: Poor 10.6 9.6 8.8 NA 6.8 6.7 4.8
Campus food services 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 6.8 7.9 7.0 NA 8.1 9.4 9.9
3: Good 38.5 37.9 42.4 NA 42.8 45.3 49.6
2: Fair 38.5 39.5 35.5 NA 35.3 33.3 31.5
1: Poor 16.1 14.8 15.2 NA 13.8 12.0 9.0
Library services 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 46.2 37.0 34.7 NA 39.4 40.0 43.5
3: Good 47.2 52.8 56.1 NA 53.1 51.2 50.5
2: Fair 5.9 8.6 8.6 NA 6.9 8.0 5.3
1: Poor 0.8 1.5 0.6 NA 0.6 0.9 0.7
Campus health services 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 20.5 23.4 30.8 NA 33.1 31.0 31.6
3: Good 49.5 52.4 48.5 NA 47.3 48.2 49.5
2: Fair 21.4 19.1 15.8 NA 15.6 16.3 14.3
1: Poor 8.5 5.2 4.9 NA 4.0 4.4 4.6
Business office/cashier 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 18.4 15.8 11.3 NA 12.9 16.1 20.8
3: Good 53.1 56.7 57.0 NA 55.1 57.3 59.9
2: Fair 23.9 21.9 25.1 NA 22.7 19.7 15.7
1: Poor 4.5 5.6 6.6 NA 9.3 6.9 3.6
Campus counseling (not career) 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 27.3 23.4 27.0 NA 30.4 32.2 32.7
3: Good 44.5 49.3 50.2 NA 48.8 45.4 49.1
2: Fair 22.5 20.1 16.7 NA 16.9 16.3 13.0
1: Poor 5.7 7.2 6.0 NA 3.9 6.2 5.1
Co-curricular/recreational activities 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 45.7 41.7 41.8 NA 43.9 39.2 41.0
3: Good 43.0 48.6 47.4 NA 47.2 49.4 48.5
2: Fair 9.7 7.5 9.2 NA 7.8 10.0 9.2
1: Poor 1.6 2.2 1.6 NA 1.1 1.4 1.3
Community service projects 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 26.4 22.5 22.8 NA 34.3 31.6 34.5
3: Good 42.0 47.9 48.9 NA 47.9 50.2 49.6
2: Fair 23.8 21.6 22.1 NA 14.2 14.9 14.0
1: Poor 7.8 8.0 6.1 NA 3.6 3.3 1.9
Leadership skill development opport. 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 37.3 33.6 29.8 NA 35.1 33.0 34.9
3: Good 47.9 49.2 50.8 NA 47.8 49.8 49.1
2: Fair 11.9 14.1 16.8 NA 14.7 13.9 13.8
1: Poor 2.8 3.1 2.7 NA 2.3 3.2 2.2
Financial aid services: application/award 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent NA NA NA NA 24.2 28.6 32.3
3: Good NA NA NA NA 48.3 46.2 46.7
2: Fair NA NA NA NA 19.5 18.7 16.1
1: Poor NA NA NA NA 7.9 6.5 4.9
Financial aid services: disbursement 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent NA NA NA NA 21.2 29.8 34.2
3: Good NA NA NA NA 43.8 44.8 45.4
2: Fair NA NA NA NA 24.1 18.6 14.9
1: Poor NA NA NA NA 10.9 6.7 5.4
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Staff Responsiveness
Personal Safety staff Year
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent NA 19.6 18.0 NA 20.5 22.7 20.1
3: Good NA 49.3 50.9 NA 54.4 53.5 58.1
2: Fair NA 22.5 23.7 NA 19.0 18.0 17.1
1: Poor NA 8.6 7.4 NA 6.2 5.8 4.7
 University Planning & Placement staff 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent NA 26.2 24.6 NA 16.4 14.6 18.7
3: Good NA 50.9 53.6 NA 60.0 57.0 57.2
2: Fair NA 19.1 18.2 NA 18.8 23.1 19.6
1: Poor NA 3.8 3.5 NA 4.8 5.3 4.5
College/dept placement staff  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent NA 32.9 29.5 NA 28.3 28.0 31.3
3: Good NA 46.8 51.7 NA 52.5 49.2 49.4
2: Fair NA 15.8 15.1 NA 14.3 18.8 14.0
1: Poor NA 4.5 3.7 NA 4.9 4.0 5.2
Financial Aid staff  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 20.2 20.1 15.9 NA NA NA NA
3: Good 40.1 41.2 38.6 NA NA NA NA
2: Fair 25.0 23.7 28.3 NA NA NA NA
1: Poor 14.7 15.0 17.1 NA NA NA NA
Financial aid services: application/award staff 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent NA NA NA NA 22.1 25.2 27.8
3: Good NA NA NA NA 42.5 43.6 46.9
2: Fair NA NA NA NA 23.0 21.7 17.3
1: Poor NA NA NA NA 12.4 9.5 8.0
Financial aid services: disbursement staff 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent NA NA NA NA 19.0 24.3 29.0
3: Good NA NA NA NA 40.7 46.4 46.5
2: Fair NA NA NA NA 26.4 20.3 16.5
1: Poor NA NA NA NA 13.9 9.0 8.0
Bookstore staff 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent NA 15.8 15.7 NA 21.1 23.3 23.0
3: Good NA 51.3 55.7 NA 55.1 54.9 54.8
2: Fair NA 26.7 23.9 NA 19.3 18.6 18.2
1: Poor NA 6.3 4.7 NA 4.4 3.2 4.0
Residence life prgms staff  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 13.9 15.3 15.1 NA 19.8 19.7 23.1
3: Good 51.4 46.7 43.1 NA 53.8 49.3 49.8
2: Fair 23.4 26.3 30.6 NA 17.5 23.2 21.2
1: Poor 11.3 11.7 11.2 NA 9.0 7.8 5.9
Food service staff  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 10.5 11.8 12.3 NA 12.6 15.3 14.5
3: Good 38.3 37.8 40.2 NA 45.7 45.5 48.0
2: Fair 37.7 32.6 33.4 NA 29.7 27.9 28.1
1: Poor 13.4 17.9 14.2 NA 12.0 11.3 9.4
Library staff  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 45.0 37.7 37.2 NA 39.5 42.0 43.1
3: Good 41.4 49.4 50.4 NA 50.0 47.5 47.9
2: Fair 12.6 10.5 11.6 NA 8.9 9.2 7.9
1: Poor 1.0 2.4 0.9 NA 1.5 1.3 1.1
Campus health services staff  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 27.5 32.0 31.9 NA 34.4 35.7 36.5
3: Good 44.6 44.9 43.4 NA 44.9 44.8 45.8
2: Fair 19.6 17.3 18.6 NA 15.6 14.4 12.2
1: Poor 8.3 5.8 6.1 NA 5.1 5.2 5.4
Business office/cashier staff  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 18.4 15.6 11.0 NA 12.3 17.6 19.5
3: Good 48.0 53.0 51.0 NA 48.6 51.4 55.0
2: Fair 23.2 23.2 27.0 NA 24.0 20.8 17.1
1: Poor 10.4 8.2 11.0 NA 15.1 10.2 8.4
 Campus counseling center staff 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 24.6 30.8 32.5 NA 35.2 35.3 34.3
3: Good 43.9 39.7 41.1 NA 42.8 40.2 45.2
2: Fair 23.0 20.5 18.3 NA 15.7 15.6 11.0
1: Poor 8.6 9.0 8.1 NA 6.3 8.8 9.6
Registration process staff  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Excellent 29.1 29.2 30.1 NA 31.2 32.9 32.7
3: Good 53.3 52.1 49.3 NA 50.0 49.7 50.8
2: Fair 15.1 17.2 17.0 NA 15.5 13.7 13.7
1: Poor 2.6 1.5 3.5 NA 3.4 3.8 2.8
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Knowledge, Skills, and Personal Development

General Education Goals
Writing skills Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much 39.2 36.3 36.4 52.3 49.5 44.7 47.8 51.6 51.7 55.0
3: Somewhat 45.9 48.5 47.5 39.9 40.8 45.8 42.3 39.3 39.9 36.6
2: Very Little 12.7 13.3 13.0 7.1 8.6 8.6 8.5 7.8 7.4 7.3
1: Not at all 2.2 1.9 3.2 0.6 1.0 0.9 1.4 1.3 1.0 1.1
Speaking skills 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much 43.5 39.4 41.0 51.3 50.5 46.8 51.8 56.2 55.9 56.8
3: Somewhat 41.6 44.8 42.3 40.8 39.5 43.3 37.7 34.0 36.7 34.5
2: Very Little 12.6 13.2 14.6 7.0 8.5 8.3 9.0 8.4 6.5 7.5
1: Not at all 2.3 2.6 2.0 0.9 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.4 0.9 1.2
Listening skills 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much NA NA 36.0 50.5 46.1 45.6 48.0 51.7 54.0 53.4
3: Somewhat NA NA 47.2 41.3 43.4 44.0 42.4 38.8 36.7 37.7
2: Very Little NA NA 15.0 6.9 8.8 8.8 8.1 7.7 8.2 7.3
1: Not at all NA NA 1.8 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.1 1.7
Comprehension skills NA995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much 42.0 38.6 39.6 56.3 51.5 52.6 56.1 58.0 60.1 62.0
3: Somewhat 46.4 49.5 48.8 37.2 41.0 39.9 35.9 35.3 33.5 31.6
2: Very Little 9.8 10.7 10.2 5.8 6.2 6.3 6.7 5.4 5.6 5.6
1: Not at all 1.8 1.3 1.4 0.6 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.8 0.8
Using mathematics skills 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much 52.8 47.5 47.0 57.6 53.4 53.8 52.1 54.7 50.9 50.6
3: Somewhat 34.0 36.5 36.1 29.9 33.1 32.2 35.3 32.4 34.7 34.5
2: Very Little 11.0 13.3 14.1 11.2 11.0 12.6 10.7 11.4 12.5 12.7
1: Not at all 2.1 2.8 2.8 1.3 2.4 1.4 1.9 1.5 2.0 2.2
Applying scientific methods 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much 55.8 50.8 49.6 60.3 56.2 56.9 56.0 62.8 57.7 57.3
3: Somewhat 33.0 37.0 36.5 31.2 33.4 33.4 32.9 29.0 32.6 32.2
2: Very Little 9.3 10.4 11.7 7.7 9.0 8.6 9.4 7.0 8.6 8.9
1: Not at all 1.9 1.9 2.2 0.8 1.4 1.1 1.7 1.1 1.1 1.7
Enhancing analytic skills 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much 59.6 55.6 55.0 69.4 64.7 64.3 66.5 69.9 70.0 70.9
3: Somewhat 35.0 37.4 38.4 27.1 31.1 32.0 29.6 26.9 26.7 25.6
2: Very Little 4.8 5.5 5.6 3.4 3.9 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.9 3.1
1: Not at all 0.7 1.5 1.0 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.4
Developing computer skills 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much 54.5 55.9 58.6 66.0 68.6 67.5 65.3 65.9 61.7 62.1
3: Somewhat 30.4 31.3 31.1 27.6 24.7 25.9 26.2 27.5 30.2 28.6
2: Very Little 11.5 10.5 8.8 5.4 5.2 6.0 6.6 5.4 6.9 7.7
1: Not at all 3.6 2.4 1.5 1.0 1.5 0.6 1.8 1.2 1.2 1.5
Underst. diverse cultures/values 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much 28.1 26.6 29.6 41.0 34.2 39.4 43.5 48.5 51.6 53.5
3: Somewhat 41.4 44.1 39.6 41.7 45.8 42.5 38.9 37.0 33.9 32.2
2: Very Little 23.5 23.9 24.1 13.7 16.0 13.9 13.6 11.4 11.6 10.7
1: Not at all 7.0 5.3 6.7 3.6 3.9 4.3 4.0 3.2 2.9 3.5
Understand how sci/tech influence life 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much 48.1 46.9 46.5 57.8 61.3 56.7 58.8 60.4 58.6 58.9
3: Somewhat 39.2 41.3 42.1 35.5 31.0 36.6 33.7 32.0 34.5 33.7
2: Very Little 10.6 10.4 9.6 5.8 6.6 5.7 5.9 6.1 5.9 5.9
1: Not at all 2.2 1.4 1.9 0.9 1.2 1.0 1.6 1.5 1.1 1.5
Ability - critically analyze ideas/info 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much 52.6 53.7 52.0 69.2 64.5 64.8 65.1 64.9 65.6 66.6
3: Somewhat 40.4 40.6 40.6 28.3 31.0 32.2 30.3 30.8 30.1 29.6
2: Very Little 6.5 4.8 6.1 2.3 3.9 2.4 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.1
1: Not at all 0.6 0.9 1.2 0.2 0.6 0.6 1.2 0.7 0.8 0.7
Ability - plan/carry out projects indep. 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much 59.1 55.0 56.4 68.0 66.9 65.2 65.7 67.2 70.0 69.3
3: Somewhat 34.3 39.4 35.3 27.4 26.9 30.1 29.4 27.8 26.1 25.6
2: Very Little 5.0 4.5 6.6 3.6 5.1 3.9 3.4 3.6 3.0 3.9
1: Not at all 1.7 1.2 1.6 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.5 1.4 1.0 1.1

Personal Development Goals
Valuing learning as a lifelong process Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much 53.9 51.2 55.5 65.3 60.7 60.6 63.6 62.8 65.7 67.4
3: Somewhat 33.8 37.9 32.6 26.9 31.8 31.0 28.9 30.4 27.9 26.1
2: Very Little 9.3 8.0 8.9 6.0 5.6 6.5 5.7 4.8 4.5 4.8
1: Not at all 3.0 2.9 3.0 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.7
Ability - lead or guide others 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much 41.0 41.9 42.6 51.6 47.2 47.5 51.8 52.4 53.3 55.7
3: Somewhat 43.1 43.7 42.1 39.3 40.1 41.1 38.8 37.1 37.3 34.7
2: Very Little 11.8 12.2 12.7 7.0 10.1 8.7 7.0 8.1 7.2 7.7
1: Not at all 4.1 2.2 2.6 2.1 2.6 2.7 2.4 2.5 2.1 1.9
Ability - function as part of a team 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much 55.7 52.2 53.2 67.1 61.4 61.8 63.7 63.8 65.7 65.6
3: Somewhat 36.1 38.2 36.8 26.9 30.9 30.8 29.9 30.2 29.3 28.8
2: Very Little 6.7 8.2 8.6 4.7 6.4 6.1 4.6 4.9 3.9 4.2
1: Not at all 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.8 1.1 1.1 1.4
Commit. to personal health and fitness 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much 32.3 28.3 29.3 34.8 33.6 30.6 32.6 35.2 37.0 38.2
3: Somewhat 38.6 41.4 39.4 37.4 39.0 42.5 40.3 40.4 39.3 39.2
2: Very Little 22.3 23.0 22.2 21.3 21.6 19.7 21.2 18.8 18.2 17.6
1: Not at all 6.7 7.4 9.1 6.5 5.8 7.3 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.0
Taking responsibility for behavior 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much NA NA 46.3 54.2 51.7 51.0 58.7 57.0 60.6 61.7
3: Somewhat NA NA 32.0 30.8 32.6 32.9 28.5 29.7 28.2 27.2
2: Very Little NA NA 14.3 10.6 10.4 10.6 8.5 8.5 7.4 7.3
1: Not at all NA NA 7.4 4.4 5.3 5.6 4.3 4.8 3.8 3.9
Self-confidence 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much NA NA 40.2 50.5 49.7 47.3 52.7 52.2 54.1 54.5
3: Somewhat NA NA 43.5 36.6 36.4 39.3 35.3 34.6 33.6 33.4
2: Very Little NA NA 11.8 9.8 9.7 10.4 8.1 9.2 9.2 8.0
1: Not at all NA NA 4.5 3.1 4.2 3.1 3.9 4.0 3.1 4.1
Sense of personal identity 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much NA NA 40.8 52.2 47.4 47.9 52.9 53.7 56.5 56.9
3: Somewhat NA NA 39.6 33.5 35.7 36.3 32.4 31.7 31.1 30.4
2: Very Little NA NA 14.1 10.1 11.4 11.4 10.4 9.5 8.6 8.5
1: Not at all NA NA 5.5 4.2 5.6 4.4 4.4 5.0 3.8 4.2
Independence and self-reliance 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much NA NA 52.1 64.1 60.8 62.0 64.3 65.1 67.1 68.5
3: Somewhat NA NA 34.9 26.7 29.5 28.3 27.8 26.8 25.1 23.4
2: Very Little NA NA 9.6 6.6 6.7 6.2 5.1 5.0 5.2 5.6
1: Not at all NA NA 3.4 2.5 3.0 3.6 2.9 3.0 2.6 2.5
Potential for success 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much NA NA 51.8 67.3 65.3 64.3 65.3 65.5 65.1 67.7
3: Somewhat NA NA 39.1 27.5 29.6 30.4 28.3 28.1 28.6 25.8
2: Very Little NA NA 6.5 4.1 3.4 3.6 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.6
1: Not at all NA NA 2.6 1.1 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.9
Coping with change 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much NA NA 44.4 56.0 51.6 53.1 56.7 57.6 60.7 59.9
3: Somewhat NA NA 40.8 33.9 36.9 36.6 32.3 32.0 29.4 30.4
2: Very Little NA NA 11.1 7.6 8.2 7.2 8.1 7.3 7.4 7.2
1: Not at all NA NA 3.7 2.5 3.2 3.1 2.9 3.1 2.5 2.4
Ability to handle stress 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much NA NA 40.6 54.5 50.8 53.5 52.6 54.7 55.1 56.3
3: Somewhat NA NA 38.0 31.6 33.1 33.4 33.4 31.2 31.2 30.8
2: Very Little NA NA 14.4 10.2 10.3 9.1 10.0 9.8 10.0 9.4
1: Not at all NA NA 7.0 3.7 5.8 3.9 4.0 4.2 3.6 3.5
Personal growth 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much NA NA NA 66.6 60.5 61.1 62.8 65.7 66.9 67.9
3: Somewhat NA NA NA 28.2 32.9 32.0 30.1 27.9 26.9 26.1
2: Very Little NA NA NA 4.3 4.9 4.5 5.1 4.4 4.6 4.6
1: Not at all NA NA NA 0.9 1.7 2.5 2.0 2.1 1.7 1.5
Time management 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much NA NA NA NA 57.2 58.3 58.0 59.3 60.3 61.5
3: Somewhat NA NA NA NA 32.8 32.7 31.7 30.2 29.6 29.6
2: Very Little NA NA NA NA 7.3 6.8 7.5 8.0 8.0 6.7
1: Not at all NA NA NA NA 2.6 2.3 2.8 2.5 2.2 2.2
Self-discipline 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much NA NA NA NA 59.4 59.2 60.2 60.3 60.8 62.8
3: Somewhat NA NA NA NA 31.9 32.0 31.6 30.6 30.6 29.8
2: Very Little NA NA NA NA 6.3 6.2 5.5 6.4 6.4 5.0
1: Not at all NA NA NA NA 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.2 2.4
Recognize/act upon ethical principles 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much 29.3 26.7 29.4 37.8 33.3 35.3 41.9 44.0 48.2 50.7
3: Somewhat 43.1 45.8 42.7 41.7 45.6 44.4 40.2 39.3 37.7 35.0
2: Very Little 19.5 21.1 21.9 15.5 17.4 16.4 13.3 12.1 10.7 10.4
1: Not at all 8.1 6.4 5.9 4.9 3.7 4.0 4.5 4.5 3.4 3.9
Exercising public resp./comm svc. 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much 22.8 16.3 23.3 26.9 25.4 25.1 25.4 30.1 28.8 32.6
3: Somewhat 39.4 37.8 38.2 41.0 39.6 40.5 45.1 43.7 47.9 44.7
2: Very Little 26.3 35.3 27.3 23.7 26.3 25.6 22.8 19.5 18.0 16.3
1: Not at all 11.5 10.6 11.2 8.4 8.6 8.8 6.7 6.7 5.4 6.3

World View Goals
Ability - work with diverse backgrounds Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much 39.3 39.5 41.2 55.0 50.4 52.3 54.6 57.9 58.1 58.3
3: Somewhat 45.1 44.2 40.1 34.5 39.3 35.7 36.0 31.6 33.2 32.2
2: Very Little 12.4 13.2 14.7 8.0 8.7 9.8 6.7 7.6 6.3 7.1
1: Not at all 3.2 3.2 4.0 2.4 1.6 2.2 2.7 2.8 2.4 2.5
Dev. tolerance for divergent views 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much 35.0 31.5 34.2 46.3 39.1 44.0 48.4 50.1 53.4 54.3
3: Somewhat 43.4 46.8 44.1 40.6 45.4 41.2 39.1 38.2 35.2 33.8
2: Very Little 16.4 17.0 16.5 10.3 11.4 11.6 9.5 8.7 8.9 8.7
1: Not at all 5.2 4.7 5.2 2.9 4.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.4 3.2
Appreciating racial & sexual equality 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much 24.6 20.2 26.0 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
3: Somewhat 40.0 41.8 37.5 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
2: Very Little 23.2 27.3 24.9 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
1: Not at all 12.2 10.7 11.7 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Valuing racial equity 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much NA NA NA 33.4 28.5 32.1 35.0 37.8 39.2 40.1
3: Somewhat NA NA NA 38.4 41.6 38.9 40.5 40.2 40.1 39.0
2: Very Little NA NA NA 19.7 21.2 21.3 17.7 15.5 15.0 14.2
1: Not at all NA NA NA 8.4 8.6 7.8 6.8 6.5 5.7 6.6
Valuing gender equity 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much NA NA NA 33.6 29.2 33.1 35.9 38.0 41.4 41.5
3: Somewhat NA NA NA 40.1 41.6 39.5 40.7 40.4 38.9 38.0
2: Very Little NA NA NA 18.7 21.1 19.9 16.6 15.5 14.6 14.0
1: Not at all NA NA NA 7.5 8.2 7.6 6.8 6.2 5.1 6.4
Advancing appreciation of the arts 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much 18.4 18.3 19.0 22.1 22.4 23.2 25.5 28.2 30.3 34.2
3: Somewhat 31.4 31.0 29.8 35.9 32.0 36.1 36.5 37.6 38.2 35.3
2: Very Little 30.3 34.1 32.5 29.6 29.4 28.6 26.3 23.8 23.0 21.4
1: Not at all 19.9 16.5 18.7 12.4 16.2 12.2 11.7 10.4 8.4 9.1
Understand issues/problems facing world 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much 24.4 23.5 26.9 36.4 37.8 34.7 35.4 41.6 43.3 45.5
3: Somewhat 43.7 45.5 42.8 42.9 42.6 43.4 43.4 40.1 40.0 38.1
2: Very Little 23.1 24.3 24.0 16.8 16.1 17.4 16.9 13.9 13.5 13.0
1: Not at all 8.8 6.6 6.3 3.9 3.5 4.5 4.3 4.4 3.2 3.4
Understand present as relates to hist. 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
4: Very Much 21.1 22.1 23.3 31.1 31.6 31.6 34.5 38.3 40.0 42.9
3: Somewhat 43.8 45.8 43.5 45.9 48.8 46.1 45.0 43.3 42.8 39.7
2: Very Little 25.1 25.1 25.5 18.8 15.8 18.9 16.7 13.6 14.1 13.8
1: Not at all 10.1 7.0 7.7 4.3 3.8 3.5 3.8 4.7 3.1 3.6
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