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A total of 12,565 surveys were sent out to staff employees and 4,883 completed surveys were received for a response rate of 38.86%. The sample breakdowns on some main demographic categories are shown below:
The results of the descriptive analysis reveal that a majority of respondents are from the Twin Cities campus (89%), and from three main job categories: civil service (44%), P & A Staff (31%) and bargaining unit (25%). The majority of the respondents are female (67%), white (89%), with a college degree (70%), and working full-time (99%). The average age of employees is a little over 43 years, and they work over 42 hours a week on average. The respondents have been employed at the University of Minnesota for an average of approximately 12½ years and have spent close to 8 years in their current job.
| Highest Level of Education | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Less than a high school diploma | 0.1% |
| High school diploma or GED | 2.4% |
| High school plus technical training or apprentice | 5.7% |
| Some college | 16.6% |
| College graduate | 30.5% |
| Some graduate school | 12.0% |
| Graduate or professional degree | 31.7% |
| No response | 1.0% |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Protestant | 30.5% |
| Catholic | 21.8% |
| Other Christian religion | 12.1% |
| No response | 11.5% |
| None | 10.9% |
| Agnostic | 6.7% |
| Other non-Christian religion | 2.5% |
| Jewish | 1.9% |
| Buddhist | 1.1% |
| Muslim | 0.4% |
| Hindu | 0.2% |
| Taoist | 0.2% |
| LDS/Mormon | 0.2% |
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