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)