CIRP College Senior Survey 2014

2017 College Senior Survey
CIRP Theme
Civic Engagement: Participation, Awareness, and Values
Graduating Seniors

Civic Engagement: Participation, Awareness, and Values relates to the levels of engagement and satisfaction with community and volunteer work during college, as well as items that reflect future orientation towards volunteer and community service.
See also — CIRP Constructs: Social Agency, Civic Awareness, Civic Engagement, Pluralistic Orientation.

Graduating Seniors

Men

Women

Construct

Montclair State University

Your Inst

Comp 1

Comp 2

Your Inst

Comp 1

Comp 2

Your Inst

Comp 1

Comp 2

Are you currently registered to vote?
Yes

87.7%

88.7%

87.6%

84.0%

88.1%

86.5%

88.9%

88.2%

Demonstrated for a cause (e.g., boycott, rally, protest)
Frequently / Occasionally

16.2%

23.5%

30.4%

13.5%

22.0%

25.8%

17.0%

24.0%

33.0%

Civic
Engagement

Mean

1.22

1.28

1.36

1.19

1.27

1.30

1.22

1.29

1.39

Standard deviation

0.53

0.55

0.58

0.52

0.54

0.55

0.53

0.55

0.59

Significance

Effect size

-0.11

-0.24

-0.15

-0.20

-0.13

-0.29

Helped raise money for a cause or campaign
Frequently / Occasionally

43.6%

42.0%

58.8%

43.2%

38.5%

56.0%

43.8%

43.1%

60.5%

Civic
Engagement

Mean

1.62

1.57

1.76

1.51

1.49

1.71

1.66

1.59

1.79

Standard deviation

0.78

0.74

0.72

0.65

0.67

0.71

0.82

0.75

0.73

Significance

Effect size

0.07

-0.19

0.03

-0.28

0.09

-0.18

Publicly communicated your opinion about a cause (e.g., blog, email, petition)
Frequently / Occasionally

51.2%

50.0%

56.5%

45.9%

48.8%

53.7%

52.7%

50.4%

58.1%

Civic
Engagement

Mean

1.72

1.69

1.74

1.62

1.66

1.68

1.75

1.70

1.78

Standard deviation

0.79

0.77

0.74

0.76

0.75

0.72

0.80

0.78

0.75

Significance

Effect size

0.04

-0.03

-0.05

-0.08

0.06

-0.04

Please indicate your agreement with each of the following statements. This institution has contributed to my:

Understanding of the problems facing your community
Strongly agree / Agree

76.6%

77.6%

82.7%

80.0%

77.3%

83.2%

75.5%

77.7%

82.3%

Civic
Awareness

Mean

2.96

3.04

3.08

2.89

3.01

3.09

2.98

3.05

3.08

Standard deviation

0.70

0.77

0.71

0.63

0.80

0.71

0.72

0.76

0.70

Significance

Effect size

-0.10

-0.17

-0.15

-0.28

-0.09

-0.14

Understanding of national issues
Strongly agree / Agree

75.9%

78.1%

81.8%

68.6%

73.3%

82.1%

78.3%

79.7%

81.7%

Civic
Awareness

Mean

2.91

3.04

3.05

2.74

2.96

3.06

2.96

3.06

3.05

Standard deviation

0.71

0.76

0.70

0.66

0.82

0.71

0.72

0.73

0.69

Significance

Effect size

-0.17

-0.20

-0.27

-0.45

-0.14

-0.13

Understanding of global issues
Strongly agree / Agree

77.1%

75.0%

77.8%

71.4%

69.3%

75.1%

79.0%

76.9%

79.4%

Civic
Awareness

Mean

2.95

2.98

2.99

2.83

2.88

2.95

2.99

3.01

3.02

Standard deviation

0.72

0.80

0.74

0.79

0.86

0.76

0.70

0.78

0.73

Significance

Effect size

-0.04

-0.05

-0.06

-0.16

-0.03

-0.04

For the activities listed below, please indicate how often you engaged in each during the past year.

Performed volunteer or community service work
Frequently / Occasionally

60.6%

70.1%

73.5%

61.8%

58.8%

66.9%

60.2%

73.8%

77.1%

Civic
Engagement

Mean

1.83

1.96

1.93

1.82

1.72

1.81

1.83

2.03

2.00

Standard deviation

0.77

0.75

0.68

0.76

0.69

0.66

0.78

0.75

0.68

Significance

Effect size

-0.17

-0.15

0.14

0.02

-0.27

-0.25

Discussed politics
Frequently / Occasionally

73.0%

82.5%

87.3%

88.2%

84.7%

88.8%

67.9%

81.8%

86.4%

Mean

1.91

2.12

2.22

2.03

2.19

2.25

1.86

2.10

2.20

Standard deviation

0.66

0.68

0.65

0.52

0.68

0.64

0.70

0.67

0.66

Significance

***

Effect size

-0.31

-0.48

-0.24

-0.34

-0.36

-0.52

Worked on a local, state, or national political campaign
Frequently / Occasionally

9.5%

8.9%

10.6%

11.7%

9.0%

11.9%

8.8%

8.9%

9.8%

Civic
Engagement

Mean

1.13

1.11

1.12

1.15

1.10

1.14

1.12

1.11

1.12

Standard deviation

0.41

0.37

0.38

0.44

0.33

0.39

0.41

0.38

Significance

Effect size

0.05

0.03

0.15

0.03

0.00

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statements:

I am interested in seeking information about current social and political issues
Strongly agree / Agree

48.1%

60.8%

71.6%

61.3%

63.7%

72.0%

43.8%

59.9%

71.3%

Civic
Engagement

Mean

2.40

2.67

2.90

2.71

2.73

2.90

2.31

2.66

2.89

Standard deviation

0.98

0.89

0.90

0.87

0.99

1.00

0.90

Significance

***

Effect size

-0.28

-0.56

-0.02

-0.22

-0.35

-0.64

Rate yourself on each of the following traits as compared with the average person your age.

Ability to see the world from someone else's perspective
Highest 10% / Above average

80.4%

83.4%

83.9%

80.0%

82.7%

82.3%

80.6%

83.6%

84.8%

Pluralistic
Orientation

Mean

4.14

4.21

4.15

4.29

4.24

4.15

4.10

4.20

4.15

Standard deviation

0.80

0.77

0.71

0.79

0.81

0.76

0.80

0.75

0.68

Significance

Effect size

-0.09

-0.01

0.06

0.18

-0.13

-0.07

Tolerance of others with different beliefs
Highest 10% / Above average

77.1%

83.5%

81.8%

77.2%

81.6%

80.7%

77.1%

84.1%

82.6%

Pluralistic
Orientation

Mean

4.10

4.22

4.14

4.06

4.23

4.14

4.11

4.22

4.13

Standard deviation

0.84

0.79

0.75

0.87

0.86

0.79

0.83

0.76

0.72

Significance

Effect size

-0.15

-0.05

-0.20

-0.10

-0.14

-0.03

Openness to having my own views challenged
Highest 10% / Above average

62.7%

66.3%

67.0%

62.9%

76.4%

72.3%

62.7%

63.1%

64.1%

Pluralistic
Orientation

Mean

3.80

3.88

3.87

3.83

4.08

3.98

3.79

3.82

3.80

Standard deviation

0.89

0.87

0.81

0.98

0.84

0.82

0.87

0.79

Significance

Effect size

-0.09

-0.30

-0.18

-0.03

-0.01

Ability to discuss and negotiate controversial issues
Highest 10% / Above average

68.0%

70.1%

71.0%

65.7%

76.3%

77.5%

68.6%

68.2%

67.3%

Pluralistic
Orientation

Mean

3.85

3.94

3.91

4.16

4.10

3.83

3.87

3.85

Standard deviation

0.99

0.94

0.85

0.98

0.90

0.84

1.00

0.94

0.85

Significance

Effect size

-0.10

-0.11

-0.28

-0.23

-0.04

-0.02

Rate yourself on each of the following traits as compared with the average person your age.

Ability to work cooperatively with diverse people
Highest 10% / Above average

88.2%

90.4%

87.6%

85.7%

88.2%

85.8%

88.9%

91.0%

88.5%

Pluralistic
Orientation

Mean

4.37

4.42

4.31

4.29

4.39

4.29

4.39

4.43

4.32

Standard deviation

0.79

0.71

0.86

0.78

0.74

0.77

0.69

0.68

Significance

Effect size

-0.07

0.08

-0.13

0.00

-0.06

0.10

Indicate the importance to you personally of each of the following:

Influencing social values
Essential / Very important

58.8%

63.7%

58.6%

62.9%

55.9%

53.2%

57.6%

66.0%

61.7%

Civic
Engagement
----
Social
Agency

Mean

2.76

2.78

2.67

2.89

2.63

2.57

2.72

2.82

2.73

Standard deviation

0.93

0.90

0.89

0.99

0.94

0.91

0.88

Significance

Effect size

-0.02

0.10

0.26

0.34

-0.11

-0.01

Helping others who are in difficulty
Essential / Very important

81.5%

84.2%

83.4%

85.7%

79.4%

77.9%

80.3%

85.7%

86.6%

Social
Agency

Mean

3.23

3.26

3.22

3.39

3.16

3.10

3.18

3.29

Standard deviation

0.74

0.76

0.75

0.74

0.82

0.79

0.74

0.71

Significance

Effect size

-0.04

0.01

0.28

0.37

-0.15

Participating in a community action program
Essential / Very important

36.7%

46.5%

45.3%

42.8%

38.4%

39.6%

34.8%

49.0%

48.5%

Social
Agency

Mean

2.24

2.41

2.42

2.36

2.23

2.30

2.21

2.47

2.49

Standard deviation

0.97

0.98

0.93

1.13

0.99

0.93

0.92

0.98

0.92

Significance

Effect size

-0.17

-0.19

0.13

0.06

-0.27

-0.30

Indicate the importance to you personally of each of the following:

Helping to promote racial understanding
Essential / Very important

50.8%

55.4%

52.0%

46.5%

43.8%

45.4%

52.2%

59.0%

55.7%

Social
Agency

Mean

2.58

2.64

2.58

2.64

2.37

2.44

2.57

2.73

2.66

Standard deviation

0.97

1.01

0.95

1.03

1.05

0.96

0.95

0.98

0.94

Significance

Effect size

-0.06

0.00

0.26

0.21

-0.16

-0.10

Keeping up to date with political affairs
Essential / Very important

45.0%

49.7%

55.7%

46.4%

52.7%

57.2%

44.6%

48.8%

54.9%

Civic
Engagement
----
Social
Agency

Mean

2.46

2.54

2.65

2.64

2.60

2.69

2.40

2.51

2.63

Standard deviation

1.00

0.99

0.94

0.95

0.93

1.02

1.01

0.94

Significance

Effect size

-0.08

-0.20

0.04

-0.05

-0.11

-0.24

Becoming a community leader
Essential / Very important

43.2%

46.4%

49.3%

39.3%

43.2%

49.7%

44.5%

47.4%

49.1%

Social
Agency

Mean

2.48

2.43

2.51

2.54

2.38

2.52

2.47

2.44

2.51

Standard deviation

0.98

1.03

0.96

1.07

1.03

0.96

1.03

0.96

Significance

Effect size

0.05

-0.03

0.16

0.02

0.03

-0.04