Survey Data Comparisons

Question	Response(s)	Alumni n=601	Employees n=1,518	Students n=603	Minority n=447
1. How informed would you consider yourself about what goes on at the University of North Dakota?	Very Informed	27%	39%	27%	22%
	Somewhat Informed	41	49	56	53
	A Little Informed	25	10	14	20
	Not At All Informed	6	1	2	5
	No Opinion	0	*	*	0
2. Where do you get most of your information about what goes on at UND?	Univ./Alumni Letter	68	29	2	8
	Dakota Student	na	5	45	36
	Administration	na	10	na	1
	Faculty/Staff	na	34	7	9
	Committees	na	2	na	1
	Family/Friends	11	2	25	23
	News Media	16	14	15	13
	Other Sources	4	na	6	9
	No Opinion	na	4	1	0
3. What is the nickname of the athletic teams of the University of North Dakota?	Fighting Sioux	76	91	67	68
	Sioux	24	8	29	25
	Other Name Mentioned	0	na	*	1
	Don't Know	0	1	3	6
	Refused	0	0	0	*
4. Overall, I am proud to (work at, have an affiliation with) the University of North Dakota.	Strongly Agree	90	65	na	na
	Mildly Agree	8	24	na	na
	Neutral	1	8	na	na
	Mildly Disagree	0	2	na	na
	Strongly Disagree	1	1	na	na
	No Opinion	0	*	na	na
	Refused	0	na	na	na
5. UND does a good job supporting American Indian programs.	Strongly Agree	67	63	64	43
	Mildly Agree	12	19	16	23
	Neutral	5	7	5	4
	Mildly Disagree	1	3	2	6
	Strongly Disagree	*	2	1	8
	No Opinion	15	6	13	16
	Refused	1	na	0	*
6. UND should be doing more to support American Indian programs.	Strongly Agree	na	14	19	38
	Mildly Agree	na	17	29	18
	Neutral	na	30	9	10
	Mildly Disagree	na	17	23	13
	Strongly Disagree	na	16	13	4
	No Opinion	na	7	7	17
	Refused	na	na	*	*

Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. * Less than one percent. na Not applicable.

Question	Response(s)	Alumni n=601	Employees n=1,518	Students n=603	Minority n=447
7. UND's use of the athletic teams nickname "Fighting Sioux" honors the University of North Dakota.	Strongly Agree	78%	51%	71%	37%
	Mildly Agree	9	13	20	17
	Neutral	5	11	3	6
	Mildly Disagree	2	5	2	9
	Strongly Disagree	5	19	3	25
	No Opinion	2	1	1	5
	Refused	0	na	*	*
8. UND's use of the athletic teams nickname "Fighting Sioux" honors the Sioux people. Minority Survey … honors the Lakota, Dakota, Nakota Nations.	Strongly Agree	71	47	58	25
	Mildly Agree	11	13	21	14
	Neutral	6	11	5	8
	Mildly Disagree	3	5	5	9
	Strongly Disagree	7	22	7	35
	No Opinion	2	2	4	9
	Refused	*	na	*	*
9. UND uses the athletic teams nickname in a respectful way.	Strongly Agree	85	61	81	41
	Mildly Agree	10	14	13	20
	Neutral	2	6	2	4
	Mildly Disagree	1	8	1	6
	Strongly Disagree	1	10	3	25
	No Opinion	1	1	1	4
	Refused	*	na	*	*
10. UND should change its athletic teams nickname if it offends American Indians.	Strongly Agree	16	28	16	48
	Mildly Agree	9	11	14	13
	Neutral	10	11	8	7
	Mildly Disagree	14	17	21	12
	Strongly Disagree	48	31	40	17
	No Opinion	2	2	1	4
	Refused	*	na	*	*
11. Generally speaking, the athletic teams nickname issue at UND is not that important.	Strongly Agree	30	13	18	18
	Mildly Agree	17	19	23	19
	Neutral	7	9	8	3
	Mildly Disagree	15	21	22	17
	Strongly Disagree	30	37	26	40
	No Opinion	2	1	3	3
	Refused	*	na	*	*
11a. Historically there has been an atmosphere that promotes discrimination against Native Americans at UND.	Strongly Agree	6	na	na	na
	Mildly Agree	2	na	na	na
	Neutral	3	na	na	na
	Mildly Disagree	12	na	na	na
	Strongly Disagree	71	na	na	na
	No Opinion	7	na	na	na
	Refused	*	na	na	na

Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. * Less than one percent. na Not applicable.

Question	Response(s)	Alumni n=601	Employees n=1,518	Students n=603	Minority n=447
12. American Indians at UND consider the athletic teams nickname "Fighting Sioux" to be a major issue.	Strongly Agree	na	41%	41%	61%
	Mildly Agree	na	26	22	14
	Neutral	na	12	9	5
	Mildly Disagree	na	12	9	6
	Strongly Disagree	na	4	4	5
	No Opinion	na	6	15	10
	Refused	na	na	*	*
13. UND's athletic opponents use the athletic teams nickname "Fighting Sioux" nickname in a respectful manner.	Strongly Agree	na	24	37	24
	Mildly Agree	na	19	23	10
	Neutral	na	14	8	5
	Mildly Disagree	na	15	12	10
	Strongly Disagree	na	20	11	35
	No Opinion	na	8	9	16
	Refused	na	na	*	*
14. UND should abide by Sioux tribal councils' requests and change the athletic teams nickname. Minority Survey … abide by Lakota, Dakota, Nakota Nations and change …	Strongly Agree	11	27	9	44
	Mildly Agree	8	9	8	13
	Neutral	8	11	7	9
	Mildly Disagree	10	16	23	9
	Strongly Disagree	59	35	50	18
	No Opinion	4	2	3	6
	Refused	0	na	*	*
15. If UND changes its athletic teams nickname I would reduce my financial contribution to support UND.	Strongly Agree	19	17	na	na
	Mildly Agree	4	7	na	na
	Neutral	10	19	na	na
	Mildly Disagree	11	4	na	na
	Strongly Disagree	51	38	na	na
	No Opinion	6	15	na	na
	Refused	1	na	na	na
16. The athletic teams nickname should be changed because it can be viewed as a human rights issue.	Strongly Agree	na	20	7	41
	Mildly Agree	na	10	10	14
	Neutral	na	12	7	6
	Mildly Disagree	na	16	23	13
	Strongly Disagree	na	41	51	20
	No Opinion	na	2	3	6
	Refused	na	na	*	*
17. It really doesn't matter one way or another to me what UND calls its athletic teams.	Strongly Agree	20	9	16	22
	Mildly Agree	11	9	12	12
	Neutral	6	8	4	4
	Mildly Disagree	17	23	21	15
	Strongly Disagree	45	49	46	44
	No Opinion	1	1	1	3
	Refused	1	na	*	*

Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. * Less than one percent. na Not applicable.

Question	Response(s)	Alumni n=601	Employees n=1,518	Students n=603	Minority n=447
18. Dropping the athletic teams "Fighting Sioux" nickname will have an overall positive effect on how UND is perceived nationally.	Strongly Agree	8%	20%	8%	34%
	Mildly Agree	6	11	7	12
	Neutral	6	11	7	8
	Mildly Disagree	15	19	22	17
	Strongly Disagree	61	36	50	23
	No Opinion	3	3	6	6
	Refused	1	na	*	*
19. The use of the athletic teams nickname "Fighting Sioux" perpetuates discrimination against American Indians.	Strongly Agree	na	18	5	31
	Mildly Agree	na	9	4	12
	Neutral	na	6	3	7
	Mildly Disagree	na	14	23	17
	Strongly Disagree	na	51	62	29
	No Opinion	na	2	3	4
	Refused	na	na	*	*
20. The decision to keep or change the athletic teams "Fighting Sioux" nickname should be made independent of anticipated gains or loses in alumni contributions.	Strongly Agree	62	38	42	58
	Mildly Agree	16	15	19	12
	Neutral	4	10	8	8
	Mildly Disagree	5	14	14	5
	Strongly Disagree	11	18	13	10
	No Opinion	2	4	4	7
	Refused	1	na	*	*
21. President Kupchella should find a solution to the controversy without changing the athletic teams nickname "Fighting Sioux".	Strongly Agree	64	41	62	35
	Mildly Agree	13	13	20	13
	Neutral	7	13	4	8
	Mildly Disagree	4	8	6	10
	Strongly Disagree	6	21	6	29
	No Opinion	4	3	2	5
	Refused	1	na	*	*
22. If UND changes its nickname I would be more inclined to support UND financially.	Strongly Agree	5	11	na	na
	Mildly Agree	2	7	na	na
	Neutral	9	18	na	na
	Mildly Disagree	10	9	na	na
	Strongly Disagree	72	43	na	na
	No Opinion	2	11	na	na
	Refused	2	na	na	na
23. There will be some hard feelings against American Indians if the athletic teams nickname is changed.	Strongly Agree	25	27	31	37
	Mildly Agree	22	36	30	26
	Neutral	11	13	7	4
	Mildly Disagree	12	11	15	13
	Strongly Disagree	21	9	11	15
	No Opinion	8	5	6	5
	Refused	1	na	*	*

Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. * Less than one percent. na Not applicable.

Question	Response(s)	Alumni n=601	Employees n=1,518	Students n=603	Minority n=447
24. There will be some hard feelings against President Kupchella if the athletic teams nickname is not changed.	Strongly Agree	21%	21%	21%	42%
	Mildly Agree	20	32	31	28
	Neutral	9	13	8	5
	Mildly Disagree	12	13	18	11
	Strongly Disagree	29	18	19	9
	No Opinion	10	4	3	5
	Refused	*	na	*	*
Alumni Survey Only Considering other issues facing Native American people, the Fighting Sioux nickname is not a major issue.	Strongly Agree	62	na	na	na
	Mildly Agree	16	na	na	na
	Neutral	6	na	na	na
	Mildly Disagree	3	na	na	na
	Strongly Disagree	9	na	na	na
	No Opinion	4	na	na	na
	Refused	*	na	na	na
Alumni Survey Only The nickname shouldn’t be changed just to quiet some people who cause a stir from time to time.	Strongly Agree	69	na	na	na
	Mildly Agree	10	na	na	na
	Neutral	3	na	na	na
	Mildly Disagree	3	na	na	na
	Strongly Disagree	12	na	na	na
	No Opinion	2	na	na	na
	Refused	1	na	na	na
Students Survey Only I have experienced an atmosphere at UND that promotes discrimination against American Indians	Strongly Agree	na	na	4	na
	Mildly Agree	na	na	2	na
	Neutral	na	na	2	na
	Mildly Disagree	na	na	11	na
	Strongly Disagree	na	na	80	na
	No Opinion	na	na	1	na
	Refused	na	na	*	na
Students Survey Only Have you ever attended a UND athletic event?	Yes	na	na	87	na
	No	na	na	13	na
What events have you attended?	Football	na	na	84	na
	Men’s Basketball	na	na	38	na
	Women’s Basketball	na	na	28	na
	Hockey	na	na	79	na
	Other	na	na	15	na
Have you attended more than five UND athletic events?	Yes	na	na	80	na
	No	na	na	20	na

Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. * Less than one percent. na Not applicable.

Question	Response(s)	Alumni n=601	Employees n=1,518	Students n=603	Minority n=447
Demographics
Age	Under 20	0%	0%	50%	25%
	21 – 30	8	14	43	47
	31 – 40	21	21	3	16
	41 – 50	26	36	2	8
	51 – 60	21	24	1	1
	Over 61	20	5	*	*
	Refused	4	na	1	2
Gender	Female	50	58	46	48
	Male	50	42	54	52
Years employed at UND	Less than 1 Year	na	9%	na	na
	1 – 5	na	26	na	na
	6 – 10	na	20	na	na
	11 - 15	na	17	na	na
	Over 16	na	29	na	na
	Refused	na	na	na	na
University Employment Position	Research	na	6	na	na
	Faculty	na	28	na	na
	Administrative	na	21	na	na
	Classified	na	24	na	na
	Support	na	15	na	na
	Other	na	6	na	na
Class level	Freshman	na	na	26	16
	Sophomore	na	na	24	19
	Junior	na	na	19	22
	Senior	na	na	25	22
	Over 5 Years	na	na	6	21
Race/Ethnicity	American Indian/Alaskan Native	na	na	*	53
	Asian/Pacific Islander American	na	na	1	17
	Black/African/Non-Hispanic American	na	na	*	11
	White/Non-Hispanic American	na	na	96	4
	Hispanic American	na	na	*	13
	Other	na	na	3	2
	Refused	na	na	*	1

Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding. * Less than one percent. na Not applicable.