How much does your institution emphasize the following? (460 total respondents)
| Question Item | Count | Average | Standard Deviation | Very much (4) | Quite a bit (3) | Some (2) | Very little (1) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Discussing important social, economic, or political issues with others | 460 | 3.05 | 0.83 | 32% | 45% | 18% | 5% | 100% |
| b. Organizing activities focused on important social, economic, or political issues | 450 | 2.85 | 0.86 | 23% | 46% | 24% | 7% | 100% |
| c. Being an informed and active participant in campus, local, state, or national issues | 456 | 3.05 | 0.84 | 34% | 42% | 20% | 4% | 100% |
| d. Being involved in an organization or group focused on important social, economic, or political issues | 458 | 2.62 | 0.89 | 18% | 37% | 35% | 10% | 100% |
| e. Voting in campus, local, state, or national elections | 459 | 3.42 | 0.83 | 60% | 26% | 10% | 4% | 100% |
| f. Encouraging free speech and expression | 457 | 3.18 | 0.85 | 42% | 37% | 17% | 4% | 100% |
| g. Developing a sense of responsibility to the communities that matter to you | 457 | 3.17 | 0.80 | 40% | 40% | 18% | 2% | 100% |
How comfortable do you feel addressing important social, economic, or political issues in the following? (458 total respondents)
| Question Item | Count | Average | Std Dev | Very much (4) | Quite a bit (3) | Some (2) | Very little (1) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. In course assignments | 458 | 3.13 | 0.84 | 40% | 36% | 21% | 3% | 100% |
| b. In course discussions | 455 | 2.97 | 0.88 | 32% | 39% | 24% | 5% | 100% |
| c. Outside of class or in your community | 457 | 3.01 | 0.87 | 33% | 39% | 22% | 5% | 100% |
Select the response that best represents your ability to do the following: (458 total respondents)
| Question Item | Count | Average | Standard Deviation | Excellent (5) | 4 | 3 | 2 | Poor (1) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Help people work through disagreements with each other | 457 | 3.68 | 0.78 | 12% | 51% | 30% | 6% | 0% | 100% |
| b. Respond to conflicts that involve bias, discrimination, and prejudice | 453 | 3.45 | 0.80 | 7% | 42% | 41% | 9% | 1% | 100% |
| c. Lead a group in which people from different backgrounds feel welcomed and included | 458 | 3.88 | 0.90 | 26% | 44% | 22% | 7% | 1% | 100% |
| d. Participate in a constructive dialogue with someone who disagrees with you | 457 | 3.75 | 0.85 | 18% | 46% | 29% | 5% | 1% | 100% |
| e. Contribute to the health of communities that matter to you | 454 | 3.77 | 0.86 | 21% | 42% | 30% | 7% | 0% | 100% |
During the current school year, whether course-related or not, about how often have you done the following? (457 total respondents)
| Question Item | Count | Average | Standard Deviation | Very often (4) | Often (3) | Sometimes (2) | Never (1) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Informed yourself about campus or local issues | 457 | 2.88 | 0.79 | 24% | 41% | 33% | 2% | 100% |
| b. Informed yourself about state, national, or global issues | 447 | 3.27 | 0.77 | 45% | 37% | 16% | 1% | 100% |
| c. Discussed campus or local issues with others | 454 | 2.92 | 0.86 | 30% | 35% | 32% | 3% | 100% |
| d. Discussed state, national, or global issues with others | 453 | 3.20 | 0.81 | 43% | 37% | 18% | 2% | 100% |
| e. Raised awareness about issues, whether local or global | 455 | 2.34 | 0.94 | 16% | 20% | 47% | 17% | 100% |
| f. Volunteered time, money, or resources to support an issue, whether local or global | 452 | 2.09 | 0.88 | 9% | 17% | 48% | 26% | 100% |
| g. Asked others to address issues, whether local or global | 454 | 2.02 | 0.91 | 8% | 18% | 42% | 32% | 100% |
| h. Organized others to work on issues, whether local or global | 455 | 1.59 | 0.83 | 5% | 9% | 28% | 59% | 100% |
| i. Participated in research or a project for your community or the public good | 453 | 1.75 | 0.87 | 5% | 14% | 33% | 48% | 100% |