Student Survey at St. Cloud State University

Annual Student Survey conducted by St. Cloud State University Survey Research Center, providing valuable insights into student opinions and experiences through ongoing research. Learn about the methodology and purpose behind the 35th Annual Spring Survey conducted by the center.

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1. 35thAnnual Spring Student Survey St. Cloud State University Survey Research Center

2. Statement Statement of of Methodology Methodology

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. Jim Cottrill 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 LEAD STUDENT SUPERVISING DIRECTOR Mr. Ben Svendsen Senior, History and Political Science Majors, Winona, Minnesota ASSISTANT STUDENT SUPERVISING DIRECTOR Ms. Megan Kalk 3rdYear Student, Sociology and International Relations Majors, Onamia, Minnesota STUDENT TECHNICAL CONSULTANT Ms. Irina Nishat Information System Major, Auckland, New Zealand

5. Student Directors STUDENT SUPERVISING DIRECTORS Ms. Maria Mueller 2ndYear Student, Political Science and International Relations Majors, Dover, Minnesota Mr. Brian Dean 4thYear Student, Applied Sociology Major, Bloomington, Minnesota LAB DIRECTOR Ms. Karen Stay Graduate Student, B.A. Anthropology, B.A. Sociology, B.S. Community Health, Cold Spring, Minnesota

6. Student Callers and Ethics The callers came from the classes of Drs. Zerbib, Finan, Cottrill and Robinson. Everyone underwent a general training session. Student callers signed a statement of ethics. Student directors also sign a statement of ethics. As part of ethics practices, students of the sample were notified via email one week before calling that they may be contacted by the Survey Center.

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 6.0, 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 Corded 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 2200 students, including 600 dorm residents and 1,600 off-campus residents. The sample included both landline phones and cell phones. Interviews were conducted from February 15th to February 19th, 2015. 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 505 respondents completed the survey. The margin of sampling error for the complete set of weighted data is 4.4 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 74%. The cooperation rate is determined by dividing the number of completed interviews (508), by the total of completed interviews, partial interviews, and refusals (total = 687). The overall response rate for the survey was 29%. The response rate is determined by dividing the number of completed interviews (508), by the total of completed interviews, partial interviews, refusals, non-contacts, plus 90% of the cases with unknown eligibility (total = 1779).

12. Demographics and Completions

13. Standing First Year Sophomore 18 Junior Senior Graduate Special Percent 13 Sex Female Male Percent 52 48 Resident Status Resident Non-Resident Percent 83 17 20 28 14 7 Ethnicity American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Latino/a or Chicano/a Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander International White Two or More Races Percent 1 6 6 3 1 Age Under 18 18-19 20-21 22-24 25-29 30-34 35+ Percent 4 23 26 22 11 5 8 8 72 3 Source: Analytics & Institutional Research 1/27/2015

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

15. I would like to start by asking whether you think SCSU is on the right track or whether you think SCSU is going in the wrong direction? Percent of Respondents 82% 100% 80% 60% 40% 9% 9% 20% 0% Right Track Wrong Direction Don't Know N=501 SCSU Survey: 2015 Student Spring Survey

16. Comparison to Previous Years Pulse Right Track Wrong Direction Don t Know 10% 2007 84% 6% 2008 87% 5% 2009 90% 3% 2010 84% 7% 2011 73% 13% 2012 79% 9% 2013 83% 8% 2014 88% 5% 2015 82% 9% 8% 7% 9% 14% 12% 9% 7% 9%

17. What do you think is the biggest challenge facing the SCSU community? Percent of Respondents 100% 80% 60% 40% 6% 6% 7% 8% 9% 20% 0% N=505 SCSU Survey: 2015 Student Spring Survey

18. Biggest Challenge Throughout the Years 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Budget/State Support 13% 26% 5% Cost/Tuition 12% 11% 16% 7% 7% 12% 12% 16% 9% 8% 6% Diversity/Race Relations 12% 6% 6% 12% 8% 8% 10% 6% 9% 7% Drink/Drug Use 4% 8% 7% 4% 4% 6% 10% 10% 5% 8% Library Hours 4% Parking 20% 13% 14% 12% 8% 6% 6% Safety 5% 11% 12% 10% 9% Other 25% 6%

19. Topics Covered in the Survey Safety Law Enforcement Time Management Alternate Transportation Stress Alcohol Use Tobacco Policy Marijuana

20. Safety and Law Enforcement Megan Kalk and Maria Muelller

21. 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? Percent of Respondents 100% 80% 60% 45% 40% 20% 28% 20% 2% 5% 0% Very Unsafe Very Safe N=459 SCSU Survey: 2015 Student Spring Survey

22. Level of Safety Felt at Night by age. 100% 80% 60% 82% 40% 76% 76% 72% 70% 20% 24% 21% 21% 20% 5% 14% 3% 9% 8% 0% 0% 18-20 21-25 26-30 31-39 40+ N=451 Neutral Unsafe Safe SCSU Survey: 2015 Student Spring Survey

23. Level of Safety Felt at Night by Ethnicity. 100% 80% 60% 92% 40% 75% 72% 71% 69% 20% 23% 21% 19% 16% 0% 10% 9% 7% 8% 8% 0% White Latino/a Black or African American Asian Unknown/mixed N=458 Neutral Unsafe Safe SCSU Survey: 2015 Student Spring Survey

24. Level of Safety Felt at Night by Sex 100% 85% 80% 60% 60% 40% 28% 13% 20% 3% 12% 0% Male Female Neutral Unsafe Safe N=460 SCSU Survey: 2015 Student Spring Survey

25. 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 -Residential district between 5th avenue and 9th avenue -There is no area of concern for you

26. 2% 2% 4% 16% - Residential District 4% 22%-No area of Concern 23% 4% Never been to campus 17% 6% Don t Know SCSU Survey: 2015 Student Spring Survey N=503

27. Longitudinal Comparison 2010 5% 5% 8% 17% 18% N/A 16% 27% 5% 2011 4% 6% 6% 16% 19% 2% 20% 19% 8% 2012 5% 5% 5% 19% 17% 2% 20% 20% 7% 2013 5% 6% 6% 19% 19% 3% 19% 19% 4% 2014 1% 5% 3% 25% 19% 1% 19% 24% 3% 2015 2% 4% 4% 23% 17% 2% 16% 26% 6% North End Central Area Near South End Far South End Lots K & Q Coborn Plaza Residential District No Area of Concern Don t Know

28. How much confidence do you have in police officers in your community to not use excessive force on suspects? Percent of Respondents 100% 80% 60% 44% 40% 26% 20% 17% 0% 8% 5% A great deal Quite a lot Some Very little Don't Know N=501 SCSU Survey: 2015 Student Spring Survey

29. Confidence in Police Officers to Not Use Excessive Force by Ethnicity 60% 40% 50% 50% 46% 20% 37% 33% 32% 32% 26% 25% 23% 23% 19% 18% 18% 17% 15% 15% 8% 7% 6% 0% Unknown/ Mixed Latino/a Asian Black or African American Very little White A great deal Quite a lot Some N=476 SCSU Survey: 2015 Student Spring Survey

30. Confidence in Police Officers to Not Use Excessive Force by Age 60% 60% 55% 51% 43% 42% 40% 32% 29% 21% 20% 18% 18% 17% 17% 20% 15% 13% 13% 10% 10% 9% 7% 0% 40+ 31-39 26-30 21-25 18-20 A great deal Quite a lot Some Very little N=468 SCSU Survey: 2015 Student Spring Survey

31. Confidence in Police Officers to Not Use Excessive Force by Sex No significant difference between sexes was found 49% of males had a great deal of confidence compared with 44% of females 7% of males had very little confidence compared with 9% for females N=477 SCSU Survey: 2015 Student Spring Survey

32. How Much Confidence Do You, Yourself, Have In Law Enforcement? Percent of Respondents 100% 80% 60% 41% 31% 40% 21% 20% 6% 1% 0% N=504 A great deal Quite a lot Some Very little Don't Know SCSU Survey: 2015 Student Spring Survey

33. Confidence in Law Enforcement by Sex 6% 7% 100% 20% 21% Very little 80% Some Quite a lot 28% 34% 60% A great deal 40% 43% 39% 20% 0% N=500 Male Female SCSU Survey: 2015 Student Spring Survey

34. Confidence in Law Enforcement by Ethnicity 60% 47% 43% 40% 40% 36% 32% 31% 30% 30% 29% 27% 24% 21% 21% 21% 20% 20% 15% 10% 7% 7% 5% 0% Unknown/ Mixed Latino/a Asian Black or African American Some White A great deal Quite a lot Very little N=499 SCSU Survey: 2015 Student Spring Survey

35. Confidence in Law Enforcement by Age 60% 50% 44% 41% 40% 39% 40% 35% 33% 31% 30% 28% 23% 23% 22% 20% 13% 13% 10% 9% 8% 6% 3% 0% 0% 40+ 30-39 26-30 Some 21-25 18-20 N=494 A great deal Quite a lot Very little Don't know SCSU Survey: 2015 Student Spring Survey

36. Noteworthy Asian students reported having some of the least confidence in police to NOT use excessive force, with 48% having only some or very little confidence. Generally, males and females did NOT differ in their confidence in police, and confidence in police to NOT use excessive force. SCSU Survey: 2015 Student Spring Survey

37. Stress and Time Management Karen Stay

38. During the past six months my life seems: Very Stressful, Somewhat Stressful, Occasionally Stressful or Not Stressful At All Percent of Respondents 5% 23% 30% Very Stressful Somewhat Stressful Occasionally Stressful Not Stressful At All 42% N=503 SCSU Survey: 2015 Student Spring Survey

39. How Females and Males Categorize their Stress 8% 3% Not Stressful At All 21% 40% Occasionally Stressful Female Male 48% 35% Somewhat Stressful 28% 17% Very Stressful 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% N=503 SCSU Survey: 2015 Student Spring Survey

40. Level of Stress felt by GPA group 100% 80% 60% 0-1.99 2-2.99 3-3.5 3.5-4 49% 43% 41% 35% 38% 36% 31% 40% 26% 26% 22% 19% 14% 20% 8% 5% 4% 3% 0% Very Stressful Somewhat Stressful Occasionally Stressful SCSU Survey: 2015 Student Spring Survey Not Stressful At All N=454

41. Main source of stress in your life comes from School Demands, Work Demands, Family Demands or Social Demands 100% 80% 74% 70% 68% 60% Females Males Overall 40% 18% 20% 14% 10% 10% 9% 8% 7% 7% 6% 0% School Demands Work Demands Family Demands Social Demands N=465 SCSU Survey: 2015 Student Spring Survey

42. Level of Stress Felt and Stressor Identified 100% 80% 56% School Demands Work Demands Family Demands Social Demands 60% 50% 43% 39% 34% 34% 40% 27% 27% 23% 23% 22% 22% 20% 0% Very Stressful Somewhat Stressful Occaaionally Stressful N=465 SCSU Survey: 2015 Student Spring Survey

43. Stress felt based on Student Status 100% 80% 67% 56% Less than Half Time Half Time 3/4 Time Full Time Over-ride 60% 45% 41% 40% 33% 33% 32% 30% 33% 27% 23% 22% 21% 20% 15% 11% 6% 5% 0% 0% 0% 0% Very Stressful Somewhat Stressful Occasionally Stressful Not Stressful At All N=503 SCSU Survey: 2015 Student Spring Survey

44. Students who said School Demands based on Student Status Percent of Respondents 1% 2% 6% 8% 0 Credits Less than 1/2 Time 1/2 Time 3/4 Time Full Time More than Full Time 7% 76% N=329 SCSU Survey: 2015 Student Spring Survey

45. How Students Spend Their Time CREDHRS Number of credits registered for Spring HRSWORK Number of hours would you say you spend working at paid or unpaid job per week HRSOC Number of hours spent socializing with friends CREDHRS HRSWORK N 503 Mean 12.13 Median 13.00 HRSOC 499 12.09 10.00 500 19.22 20.00 The amount of stress felt by students has increased slightly since last year. SCSU Survey: 2015 Student Spring Survey

46. How Students Spend Their Time 100% Hours Working Hours Socializing Student Status 80% 2% Less than Half Time Half Time 61% 9% 60% 10% 3/4 Time 8% 40% 26% Full Time 22% 22% 20% 71% 20% 13% 12% More than Full Time 8% 7% 3% 3% 3% 0% N=503 0 1-10 Hours 11-20 Hours 21-30 Hours 31-40 Hours 41-100 Hours Hours Work N=500, Social N=499 SCSU Survey: 2015 Student Spring Survey

47. Alternate Transportation Benjamin Svendsen

48. During the 2014-2015 school year, how often do you use alternative transportation to reach your destination? 12% 28% Never Almost Never Sometimes Most of the Time All the Time 23% 16% 20% N=505 SCSU Survey: 2015 Student Spring Survey

49. Alternate Transportation Use by Gender 31% Most/All the Time 40% Female Male 17% Sometimes 24% 52% Never/Almost Never 36% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% N=506 Percentage of Respondents SCSU Survey: 2015 Student Spring Survey

50. When you are not using a car, how do you usually get where you are going? 2% Other <1% Taxi 2% Rideshare/Carpool Inline <1% Skates/Rollerblades <1% Skateboard/Longboard 27% Bus 61% Walk/Run 6% Bike 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Percentage of Respondents N=362 SCSU Survey: 2015 Student Spring Survey

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