ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY
STUDENT SURVEY-2002
PRIDE IN SCSU FOR UNIVERSITY
COMMUNICATIONS
A SCIENTIFIC TELEPHONE
SURVEY
CONDUCTED
FOR
UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS
ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY
BY
ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY
SURVEY
April 2002
St.
Cloud State University Survey
Social
Science Research Institute
College
of Social Sciences
As in the past, we asked a single question---proud to be an
SCSU student---for University Communications.
Table 2 shows the findings from this year and from 2001. This year the percent of respondents who are
always proud to be an SCSU student declined by 10 percent from
2001. Since the percent of respondents
who are usually proud to be an SCSU student increased by approximately
10 percent from last year and the remaining categories stayed the same, we have
concluded a shift of about 50 students occurred from the always proud
category to the usually proud category. An examination of the Greatest Challenges Table (see SCSU
Student Survey 2002 Report) might aid speculation on why this shift occurred.
An examination of Table 3 shows no differences between male and females in terms of pride as an SCSU student. Students who reside on campus are more likely to be always proud of their SCSU student status than are off campus residents. Similarly, students who are in their first years as an SCSU student are more likely to always be proud to be an SCSU student than are students who are more senior. The other category in class standing is composed mostly of graduate students. The trend is clear--as someone matures as an SCSU student, his or her pride in his or her student status diminishes. In terms of ethnic status, it is clear Caucasian students are more likely to always be proud to be an SCSU student compared to students of color. Almost twice the percent of Caucasian students compared to students of color are always proud. At the same time, more then twice the percent of students of color are not very often proud to be an SCSU student. Of the students included in the analysis, 401 reported to SCSU their race as Caucasian and 33 as students of color. Finally, American students are generally prouder than international students to be an SCSU student.
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Table 2: Proud to
be a SCSU Student |
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“Do you
always, usually, sometimes, not very often or never feel proud to be a
student at St. Cloud State University?” |
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2001 |
2002 |
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RESPONSE |
FREQUENCY |
PERCENT |
FREQUENCY |
PERCENT |
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Always |
203 |
39 |
153 |
29 |
|
Usually |
167 |
32 |
204 |
39 |
|
Sometimes |
124 |
24 |
129 |
24 |
|
Not very often |
16 |
3 |
28 |
5 |
|
Never |
7 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
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Don’t Know |
3 |
1 |
10 |
2 |
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Total |
520 |
100 |
529 |
100 |
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Table 3: Pride by
Demographic Indicators (2002) |
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Row Percent |
Always |
Usually |
Sometimes |
Not Very Often |
Never |
Don’t Know |
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Gender |
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Male |
30 |
38 |
26 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
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Female |
28 |
39 |
23 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
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Residence |
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|
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Off Campus |
27 |
39 |
24 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
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Dorm |
36 |
35 |
24 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
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Class Standing |
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Freshman |
36 |
36 |
24 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
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Sophomore |
31 |
30 |
31 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
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Junior |
28 |
38 |
23 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
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Senior |
25 |
39 |
28 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
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Other |
20 |
52 |
17 |
8 |
1 |
2 |
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Ethnic Status |
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Persons of Color |
15 |
43 |
24 |
12 |
3 |
3 |
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Caucasian |
29 |
41 |
23 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
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Citizenship |
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US |
29 |
39 |
24 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
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International |
26 |
28 |
32 |
8 |
2 |
4 |