NSSE 2019 Frequencies and Statistical Comparisons
Kentucky State University
First-Year Students Frequency Distributionsa Statistical Comparisonsb
Item wording or description Variable namec Valuesd Response options K-State HBCU Regional Like classification K-State Your first-year students compared with
Count % Count % Count % Count % Mean HBCU Regional Like classification
Providing care for dependents (children, parents, etc.) tmcarehrs 0 0 hrs 23 72 604 72 2,172 78 736 76 3.9 Mean Effect sizee Mean Effect sizee Mean Effect sizee
(Recoded version of tmcare created by NSSE. Values are estimated number of hours per week.) 3 1-5 hrs 3 8 73 9 231 10 91 9 3.2 .11 2.3 .27 2.9 .15
Commuting to campus (driving, walking, etc.) tmcommutehrs 0 0 hrs 14 42 379 40 1,090 40 453 45 7.2 7.5 -.03 3.9 .56 4.0 .47
(Recoded version of tmcommute created by NSSE. Values are estimated number of hours per week.) 3 1-5 hrs 8 25 144 19 1,012 39 325 35
8 6-10 hrs 3 11 38 5 94 4 36 4
13 11-15 hrs 0 0 48 7 62 3 37 4
18 16-20 hrs 1 3 26 3 43 2 17 3
23 21-25 hrs 0 0 9 1 20 1 8 1
28 26-30 hrs 0 0 3 0 6 0 5 0
33 More than 30 hrs 2 7 15 2 39 2 27 3
Total 32 100 816 100 2,667 100 957 100
8 6-10 hrs 3 10 87 12 313 11 83 9
13 11-15 hrs 0 0 74 10 129 5 41 4
18 16-20 hrs 4 12 49 6 61 2 23 3
23 21-25 hrs 0 0 25 3 32 1 12 2
28 26-30 hrs 0 0 11 1 10 0 3 0
33 More than 30 hrs 3 11 52 7 27 1 18 2
Total 32 100 821 100 2,674 100 958 100
reading 1 Very little 8 26 99 13 470 17 132 14 2.4 2.6 -.21 2.5 -.06 2.6 -.15
tmreadinghrs 5.4 5.5 .00 5.5 -.01 5.7 -.04
Of the time you spend preparing for class in a typical 7-day week, about how much is on assigned reading?
2 Some 7 24 274 34 1,050 38 362 38
3 About half 12 38 261 33 709 28 283 30
4 Most 2 7 127 13 341 13 128 13
5 Almost all 2 5 59 6 101 4 49 5
Total 31 100 820 100 2,671 100 954 100
(Continuous variable created by NSSE. Calculated as a proportion of tmprephrs based on reading, where Very little=.10; Some=.25;
About half=.50; Most=.75; Almost all=.90)