FREQUENCIES, TABLES AND GRAPHS

SPRING 2007 SCSU STUDENT SURVEY OF CURRENTLY ENROLLED STUDENTS

CREATED 4/17/07 LAST REVISED 4/17/07

FIRST DRAFT—ADDITIONS AND CHANGES WILL OCCUR OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS

IV. Substantive Questions: Direction and Challenges Facing SCSU

Table 2: Right Direction or Wrong Track-2007
“I would like to start by asking you whether you think SCSU is on the right track or whether you think SCSU is going in the wrong direction?”
RESPONSE	FREQUENCY	PERCENT
Right Track	448	84
Wrong Direction	30	6
Don’t Know	52	10
Total	530	100

Table 3 Right Direction or Wrong Track 2002-2007 Comparison
Freq./Percent	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Right Track	411 – 78%	382 – 75%	417 – 83%	394 – 79%	419 – 84%
Wrong Direction	62 – 12%	69 – 13%	36 – 7%	54 – 11%	30 – 6%
Don’t Know	54 – 10%	64 – 12%	48 – 10%	52 – 10%	48 – 10%
Total	527 – 100%	515 – 100%	501 - 100%	500 – 100%	497 – 100%

Table 4: Greatest Challenge Facing SCSU
“What do you believe is the greatest challenge facing the St. Cloud State University community?”
RESPONSE	2004-PERCENT	2005-PERCENT	2006-PERCENT	2007- FREQUENCY	2007- PERCENT
Administration	1%	1%	1%	3	1%
Advising	1%	1%	2%	15	3%
Apathy	0%	1%	1%	1	0%
Building Better Facilities	1%	0%	1%	7	1%
Cheating	0%	0%	0%	0	0%
Civility/Friendliness	1%	1%	0%	6	1%
Courses/Major Options	4%	3%	1%	8	2%
Diversity/Race Relations	9%	12%	6%	33	6%
Enrollment Growth	2%	1%	1%	4	1%
Fees	0%	0%	0%	0	0%
Food Service	05	0%	0%	0	0%
Housing- on and off	1%	0%	1%	5	1%
Handicap Accessibility	0%	0%	0%	0	0%
Image	2%	3%	2%	3	1%
International Politics	0%	0%	0%	0	0%
International Faculty Language	0%	0%	0%	0	0%
Jobs for Graduates	1%	0%	1%	2	0%
Keeping Students Informed	1%	1%	0%	0	0%
Keeping up with Technology	1%	1%	1%	2	0%
Library Hours	0%	0%	1%	1	0%
Liberalism	0%	0%	0%	0	0%
Maintain Academic Rigor	2%	2%	1%	0	0%
Maintain Academic Options	0%	0%	0%	0	0%
Maintaining Academic Reputation	0%	4%	3%	18	3%
Maintain Overall Reputation	0%	0%	0%	0	0%
Maintain Rep/Quality Professors	4%	2%	1%	14	3%
Maintain Rep/Quality Students	2%	1%	1%	7	1%
Maintain Sports Reputation	1%	0%	0%	4	1%
Money for Departments	0%	0%	0%	0	0%
Nearly Open Enrollment	0%	0%	0%	0	0%
Not Enough Scholarships	0%	0%	0%	0	0%
Parking	28%	20%	13%	72	14%
Security	0%	0%	0%	0	0%
Social Influences	0%	0%	0%	0	0%
State Financial Support	4%	3%	1%	16	4%
Staying Affordable/Cost/Tuition	9%	12%	11%	85	16%
Student Drinking/Drug Use	4%	4%	8%	38	7%
Student Participation	0%	0%	0%	0	0%
Student-Teacher Ratio/Class size	0%	0%	0%	0	0%
Too Many Adjuncts	0%	0%	0%	0	0%
Too Much Homework	0%	0%	0%	0	0%
St. Cloud Community	1%	1%	2%	5	1%
Weather/River/Food	0%	0%	0%	0	0%
Other(friends, on-line classes, suits, study too much, student involvement, no tunnels)	7%	9%	13%	74	14%
Don’t Know	20%	20%	27%	105	20%
Total	100%	100%	100%	529	100%

Table 5: Proud to be a SCSU Student-2007
“Do you always, usually, sometimes, not very often, or never fell proud to be a student at St. Cloud State University?”
RESPONSE	FREQUENCY	PERCENT
Always	217	41
Usually	171	32
Sometimes	119	22
Not Very Often	11	2
Never	9	2
Don’t Know	3	1
Total	530	100

Table 6 Proud to be a SCSU Student 2005 - 2007 Comparison
Freq./Percent	2005	2006	2007
Always	159 – 32%	182 – 36%	217 – 41%
Usually	176 – 35%	176 – 35%	171 – 32%
Sometimes	129 – 25%	112 – 22%	119 – 22%
Not Very Often	26 – 5%	11 – 2%	11 – 2%
Never	9 – 2%	12 – 3%	9 – 2%
Don’t Know	3 – 1%	8 – 2%	3 – 1%
Total	502 – 100%	500 – 100%	530 – 100%

V. Substantive Questions: Networking Pages

This series of questions began with the introduction: Thanks, now we have questions about networking pages such as Facebook or Myspace.

Table 7: Own Networking Page
“Do you currently have your own social networking page such as Facebook or Myspace?”
Response	FREQUENCY	PERCENT
Yes	377	71
No	152	29
Total	529	100
Respondents, who answered no or refused to answer the question were skipped the remaining questions about social networking pages.

Table 8: Reasons use Networking Page
“What is the main reason you use your social networking page?” (open end question; respondents not read answer categories)
Response	FREQUENCY	PERCENT
Keep in touch with friends	328	87
To meet new people	18	5
To organize in groups	2	1
To view or show pictures	4	1
Academic related activities	3	1
To organize events	1	0
Music	1	0
Other	11	3
Don’t Know	9	2
Total	377	100

Table 9: Use of Networking Page
“About how often do you use your social network? Daily, once a week, or more, once a month or more, or never?”
Response	FREQUENCY	PERCENT
Daily	242	65
Once a week or more	95	25
Once a month or more	31	8
Never	8	2
Total	377	100

Table 10: Time using Networking Page
“When you log onto your social network, how long do you usually spend on it?”
Response	FREQUENCY	PERCENT
Under five minutes	88	23
Five to 29 minutes	231	61
30 minutes to one hour	45	12
More than one hour	11	3
Don’t Know	1	0
Total	376	100

Table 11: Use of Networking Page vs. Other Activities
“Have you ever put off other activities to use your social network?”
Response	FREQUENCY	PERCENT
Yes	142	38
No	229	61
Don’t Know	4	1
Total	376	100

VI. Substantive Questions: Gambling

This section of the survey began with the following introduction: Now here is a different set of questions.

Table 12: Casino to Gamble
“Have you ever been to a casino to gamble?”
Response	FREQUENCY	PERCENT
Yes	376	71
No	154	29
Total	530	100
Respondents, who answered no to the question were skipped to the question on social bets.

Table 13: How Often Visits a Casino to Gamble
“How often do you go to the casino to gamble?”
Response	FREQUENCY	PERCENT
Less than once a month	338	90
Once a month or more	27	7
Once a week	4	1
More than once a week	2	1
Don’t Know	4	1
Total	375	100

Table 14: Social Bet
“Have you ever made a social bet with friends or relatives for more than $5.00?”
Response	FREQUENCY	PERCENT
Yes	196	37
No	332	63
Don’t Know	2	0
Total	530	100
Respondents, who answered no and don’t know to the question were skipped the next question on how often make social bets.

Table 15: How Often Make Social Bets
“How often do you make social bets with friends or relatives?”
Response	FREQUENCY	PERCENT
Less than once a month	139	71
Once a month	38	20
Once a week	13	7
Daily	4	2
Total	194	100

Table 16: Lottery Games
“Have you ever played a state lottery game?”
Response	FREQUENCY	PERCENT
Yes	325	61
No	200	38
Don’t Know	4	1
Total	529	100

Table 17: Poker
“Have you ever played poker for money?”
Response	FREQUENCY	PERCENT
Yes	215	41
No	315	59
Total	530	100
Respondents, who answered no to the question were skipped the next question on location of poker play.

Table 18: Location of Poker Play
“Where do you play poker for money?”
Response	FREQUENCY	PERCENT
At the casino	16	7
With friends or family	140	65
Online	0	0
Multiple places	55	26
Other-volunteered	2	1
Don’t Know	2	1
Total	215	100

VII. Substantive Questions: Alcohol Use

This section of the survey began with the following introduction: Now we would like your views on some questions related to alcohol.

Table 19: Number of Days Consume Alcohol - 2007
“How many days during a typical week do you consume alcohol?”
Response	FREQUENCY	PERCENT
Zero	177	34
One	180	34
Two	86	16
Three	46	9
Four	17	3
Five	4	1
Six	4	1
Seven	4	1
Don’t Know	6	1
Total	525	100
Respondents, who answered zero, don’t know or refused to answer the question were skipped the remaining questions related to alcohol use. This was a different skip pattern then used in previous SCSU Surveys (see 2004 Spring Survey). Therefore the results are not compatible.

Table 20: Number of Days Consume Alcohol 1999, 2001, 2004, 2007 Compared
RESPONSES	1999 Percent	2001 Percent	2004 Percent	2007 Percent
Zero	13%	16%	7%	34%
One	41%	46%	43%	34%
Two	23%	27%	22%	16%
Three	14%	6%	16%	9%
Four	5%	2%	7%	3%
Five	4%	2%	1%	1%
Six	0%	1%	0%	1%
Seven	0%	0%	1%	1%
Don’t Know	na	na	3%	1%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%

Table 21: Number of Drinks per Consumption Episode-2007
“When you do consume alcohol, how many drinks do you usually consume? By drinks we mean a 12 oz beer, 7 oz. glass of wine or a 1 oz. shot of hard alcohol, either by itself or mixed with something else.”
Response	FREQUENCY	PERCENT
1	25	7
2	65	19
3	57	17
4	47	14
5	46	14
6	23	7
7	14	4
8	15	4
9	5	2
10	20	6
11	1	0
12	10	3
13	1	0
14	0	0
15	6	2
16	0	0
17	0	0
18	0	0
19	0	0
20 or More	3	1
Don’t Know	3	1
Total	341	100

Table 22: Number of Drinks per Consumption Episode 1999, 2001, 2004, 2007 Compared
RESPONSES	1999 Percent	2001 Percent	2004 Percent	2007 Percent
1	7%	8%	8%	7%
2	11%	19%	19%	19%
3	18%	21%	18%	17%
4	12%	12%	12%	14%
5	16%	11%	15%	14%
6	11%	10%	6%	7%
7	5%	2%	4%	4%
8	7%	6%	5%	4%
9	1%	2%	2%	2%
10	4%	4%	6%	6%
11	2%	0%	1%	0%
12	2%	3%	3%	3%
13	1%	0%	0%	0%
14	0%	0%	0%	0%
15	1%	1%	1%	2%
16	0%	0%	0%	0%
17	0%	0%	0%	0%
18	0%	0%	1%	0%
19	0%	0%	0%	0%
20 or more	0%	0%	0%	1%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%

Table 23: Male Binge Drinking
“During the past two weeks, have you consumed 5 or more drinks in a row?” (asked only of male respondents and only of those who indicated they consume alcohol in a typical week)
Response	FREQUENCY	PERCENT
Yes, 5 or more drinks	95	58
No, did not consume 5 or more drinks	67	41
Don’t Know	1	1
Total	164	100

Table 24: Male Binge Drinking 1999, 2001, 2004, 2007 Compared
RESPONSES	1999 Percent	2001 Percent	2004 Percent	2007 percent
Yes	58%	44%	66%	58%
No	42%	56%	34%	41%
Don’t Know	0%	0%	0%	1%
Total