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34 th Annual Spring Student Survey

34 th Annual Spring Student Survey. St. Cloud State University Survey Research Center. Statement of Methodology. Who We Are. The SCSU Survey is an ongoing survey research extension of the Social Science Research Institute in the College of Social Sciences at St. Cloud State University.

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34 th Annual Spring Student Survey

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  1. 34th Annual Spring Student Survey St. Cloud State University Survey Research Center

  2. Statement ofMethodology

  3. Who We Are • The SCSU Survey is an ongoing survey research extension of the Social Science Research Institute in the College of Social Sciences at St. Cloud State University. • The Survey’s faculty directors are: • Dr. Steve Frank - Political Science • Dr. Ann Finan- Sociology • Dr. Monica Garcia-Perez - Economics • Dr. John Kulas- Psychology • Dr. Steven Wagner- Political Science • Dr. Sandrine Zerbib- Sociology

  4. Student Directors STUDENT SUPERVISING DIRECTORS Ms. Kim Kelly 4th Year Student, Political Science Major, Minnetonka, Minnesota Ms. Karen Stay Graduate Student, B.A. Anthropology, B.A. Sociology, B.S. Community Health, Cold Spring, Minnesota STUDENT TECHNICAL CONSULTANT Mr. Tazin Siddiquee Information System Major, Auckland, New Zealand

  5. ASSISTANT STUDENT SUPERVISING DIRECTOR Mr. Jake Smith 3rd Year Student, Political Science and German Majors, Albuquerque, New Mexico Mr. Ben Svendsen 3rd Year Student, History and Political Science Majors, Winona, Minnesota Survey Lab Student Directors Mr. Patrick Ilboudo 4th Year Student, Applied Statistics Major, Burkina Faso

  6. Student Callers and Ethics • The callers came from the classes of Drs. Zerbib, Finan and Hammes. • General training session. • Student callers signed a statement of ethics. • Student directors also sign a statement of ethics.

  7. SCSU Survey Lab • The SCSU Survey operates a Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) Lab on the St. Cloud State University campus. The CATI Lab is equipped with 19 interviewer stations. • The SCSU Survey is licensed to use Sawtooth Software’s Ci3 Questionnaire Authoring Version 5.0, a state-of-the-art windows-based computer-assisted interviewing package.

  8. Calling Equipment Computer with WinCati Program Mouse and Number Key Pad Headset with Microphone M-12 Plantronic VISTA Headset Control Box Chorded Push Button Phone

  9. The Calling • The sample was obtained from David Kosel, Center for Information Systems • Findings are based on telephone interviews with a representative sample of currently enrolled SCSU students. • Before calling began, the original sample was comprised of 2000 students, including 500 dorm residents and 1,500 off-campus residents. • The sample included both landline phones and cell phones. • Interviews were conducted from March 25th to April 2nd, 2014. • Calls were made at various times during the week (Sunday through Thursday, 4:30 to 9:30) to maximize contacts and ensure equal opportunities to respond.

  10. Sample Error • 502 respondents completed the survey. • The margin of sampling error for the complete set of weighted data is ±4 percent at the 95 percent confidence level. • Then analysis is made of sub-samples such as respondent gender, dorm residence, etc., the sample error may be larger.

  11. Cooperation and Response Rate • The cooperation rate for the survey was 76%. • The cooperation rate is determined by dividing the number of completed interviews (502), by the total of completed interviews, partial interviews, and refusals (total = 663). • The overall response rate for the survey was 30%. • The response rate is determined by dividing the number of completed interviews (502), by the total of completed interviews, partial interviews, refusals, non-contacts, plus 90% of the cases with unknown eligibility (total = 1654).

  12. The Pulse of SCSU St. Cloud State University Survey Research Center

  13. Do you think SCSU is on the right track or whether you think SCSU is going in the wrong direction? SCSU Survey: 2014 Student Spring Survey N=500

  14. Comparison to Previous Years

  15. What do you think is the biggest challenge facing the SCSU Community? SCSU Survey: 2014 Student Spring Survey N=351

  16. Biggest Challenge throughout the years

  17. Topics Covered in the Survey • Safety • SCSU Celebrate Weekends • KVSC • Food Assistance • Online Classes • Stress and Work • Volunteer and Service Learning • E-Cigarettes • Marijuana

  18. Safety Karen Stay

  19. On a scale of 1 to 5, how safe do you feel on campus at night, with 1 being very unsafe and 5 being very safe? SCSU Survey: 2014 Student Spring Survey N=468

  20. In which of the following areas on or around campus do you feel most concerned regarding your personal safety -North end of campus, which is the main dorm area -Central area, which would include Atwood and the Library area -Near South end, by the Education building, ECC, and Wick-Science building -Far South end, by the Hockey Center and Halenbeck -Student lots K and Q -The Coborn Plaza Apartments -Residential district between 5th avenue and 9thavenue -There is no area of concern for you

  21. 1% 1% 5% 19% - Residential District 3% 24%-No area of Concern 25% 19% 3% Don’t Know SCSU Survey: 2014 Student Spring Survey N=497

  22. Longitudinal Comparison ***=choice not given SCSU Survey: 2014 Student Spring Survey N=497

  23. Online Classes Kim Kelly

  24. Please let me know which of the following do you believe is true about on-campus classes versus on-line classes SCSU Survey: 2014 Student Spring Survey N=501

  25. Currently SCSU charges more per credit for online classes. Which of the following more reflects your position? SCSU Survey: 2014 Student Spring Survey N=493

  26. Considering how many online credits you have registered for…which of the following do you believe is true about on-campus classes versus on-line classes SCSU Survey: 2014 Student Spring Survey N=494

  27. Time Management and Stress Karen Stay

  28. How many hours would you say you spend working at a paid position in a typical week? Mean: 19.61 Median: 20 Std. Deviation: 14.456 SCSU Survey: 2014 Student Spring Survey N=491

  29. How many hours would you say you spend working at a paid position in a typical week? Mean: 19.61 Median: 20 Std. Deviation: 14.456 SCSU Survey: 2014 Student Spring Survey N=491

  30. How many hours would you say you spend socializing with friends in a typical week? Mean: 13.7 Median: 10 Std. Deviation: 15.343 SCSU Survey: 2014 Student Spring Survey N=489

  31. How many hours would you say you spend socializing with friends in a typical week? Mean: 13.7 Median: 10 Std. Deviation: 15.343 SCSU Survey: 2014 Student Spring Survey N=482

  32. Which of the following applies to you?During the past month, my life seems: Very Stressful, Somewhat Stressful, Occasionally Stressful, Not Stressful At All

  33. Would you say that the main source of stress in your life comes from: SCSU Survey: 2014 Student Spring Survey N=449

  34. Stress Level Reported per Stress Source SCSU Survey: 2014 Student Spring Survey N=450

  35. Stress Felt according to GPA group SCSU Survey: 2014 Student Spring Survey N=445

  36. Stress Felt based on Hours Worked SCSU Survey: 2014 Student Spring Survey N=450

  37. Noteworthy Points • There was no significant difference stress and dorm, international status, GPA, gender, hours worked.

  38. E-Cigarettes Kim Kelly

  39. Have you ever been in a classroom this semester where someone has used an e-cigarette? SCSU Survey: 2014 Student Spring Survey N=501

  40. Do you feel it is appropriate or inappropriate to use an e-cigarette in class? SCSU Survey: 2014 Student Spring Survey N=497

  41. Witnessing versus feelings of appropriateness SCSU Survey: 2014 Student Spring Survey N=484

  42. Value of appropriateness according to gender SCSU Survey: 2014 Student Spring Survey N=497

  43. Marijuana Jacob Smith Benjamin Svendsen

  44. Keeping in mind that all of you responses are confidential, have you, yourself ever happened to try marijuana? Percentage of Respondents 13% n=495

  45. Marijuana Use by Gender n=489

  46. Rate of Use and Stress Levels Rate of Use Percentage of Respondents n=494

  47. Marijuana Use and Number of Hours Spent Working At a Paid Position Percentage of Respondents Marijuana Use

  48. Noteworthy • Sophomores and Juniors reported highest rate of regular use at 17% • Over half of Sophomores and Juniors have never tried marijuana • 40% of Seniors say they have used marijuana but not within 30 days • More than 6 in 10 Freshmen report to have never used marijuana

  49. Do you think the use of marijuana should be made legal or not? Percentage of Respondents Yes, Legal No, Not Legal Don’t Know 9% 56% 35% SCSU Survey: 2014 Student Spring Survey N=491

  50. Rate of Use vs. View on Marijuana Legalization 2% 10% 10% 21% Percentage of Respondents 69% SCSU Survey: 2014 Student Spring Survey N=490 Rate of Use

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