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NDSU Student Food Security Survey: Spring, 2016
Jeremy Penn, Director, Student Affairs Assessment Daisy Boatey, Graduate Research Assistant
Greg Lardy, Professor, Animal Science
Executive Summary Introduction The NDSU Student Food Security Survey is one component of NDSU’s commitment to the Presidents United to Solve Hunger Campaign (http://www.pushtosign.org). The purpose of the survey was to better understand NDSU students’ food security and hunger and to identify possible strategies for improving students’ access to the kinds of foods they want to eat. Data Collection and Response Rate The survey was administered in classes during the spring, 2016 semester. This data collection method was selected because the survey administrators desired an accurate representation of food security and needs.
A total of 1,203 students completed one or more items on the survey. We estimate the response rate for this voluntary, in-class survey to be over 80%. Key Findings Most NDSU students had enough of the kinds of food they want to eat (57%). A substantial number of NDSU students had enough to eat but not always the kinds
of food they wanted (38%) and some NDSU students sometimes (5%) or often (<1%) did not have enough to eat.
Students who sometimes or often did not have enough to eat indicated the largest challenges were not enough time to cook (66%), not enough money for food (53%), kinds of food I want are not available (39%), good quality of food not available (36%), and too hard to get to the store (31%).
26% of respondents said they sometimes or often worried about whether my food would run out before I got money to buy more.
35% of respondents said they couldn’t afford to eat balanced meals. 8% of respondents who had a child or children living with them said the child /
children often or sometimes were not eating enough because I just couldn’t afford enough food.
11% of respondents were hungry during the last 12 months but didn’t eat because they couldn’t afford enough food.
Over half of the students who didn’t always have the kinds of food they wanted or who sometimes or often didn’t have enough to eat said it negatively impacted their academic success.
Few students made use of community food resources, such as Great Plains Food Bank (2%), Dorothy Day House (1%), WIC program (1%), Food stamps (2%), food from private organizations (3%), or emergency food pantry (1%). However, 5% said they had received food from friends or relatives.
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Only 70% of respondents use a car as their primary mode of transportation. 67% of respondents had an average monthly income of $1,000 or less. 51% of respondents said low cost dining plans at the NDSU dining centers would be
very helpful for their personal food situation. 29% of respondents said having grocery items for purchase on campus would be
very helpful for their personal food situation. 20% of respondents said free or inexpensive transportation to a specialty food store
would be very helpful for their personal food situation. Next Steps The results from this survey should be shared broadly and discussed to consider how NDSU can better support students’ food needs. In particular, NDSU could consider making grocery items available on campus, exploring low-cost dining options, transportation to specialty food stores, and increasing students’ awareness of community food resources.
Table of Contents Executive Summary ........................................................................................................ 1
Introduction .................................................................................................................. 1
Data Collection and Response Rate ............................................................................ 1
Key Findings ................................................................................................................ 1
Next Steps .................................................................................................................... 2
Results Tables ................................................................................................................ 3
Food Security ............................................................................................................... 3
Food Security and Children .......................................................................................... 9
Food Insecurity and Adults ......................................................................................... 13
Impact of Food Insecurity ........................................................................................... 15
Use of Food Resources .............................................................................................. 19
Demographics ............................................................................................................ 23
Helpfulness of various Improvement Options ............................................................. 33
Open-Ended Responses ............................................................................................ 37
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Results Tables Food Security Table 1. Which of these statements best describes the food eaten by you in the last 12
months? (All Students.)
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
I always have enough to eat and the kinds of
food I want 686 57.0 57.0
I have enough to eat but not always the kinds
of food I want 453 37.7 94.7
Sometimes I don't have enough to eat 60 5.0 99.7
Often I don't have enough to eat 4 .3 100.0
Total 1203 100.0
Table 2. Which of these statements best describes the food eaten by you in the last 12
months? (Students who did not report having an NDSU meal plan.)
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
I always have enough to eat and the kinds of
food I want 601 57.8 57.8
I have enough to eat but not always the kinds
of food I want 382 36.7 94.5
Sometimes I don't have enough to eat 53 5.1 99.6
Often I don't have enough to eat 4 .4 100.0
Total 1040 100.0
Table 3. Please indicate how frequently you do not have enough to eat. (Only asked to
students who sometimes or often didn’t have enough to eat.)
Frequency Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid
Once a month or less 12 18.8 18.8
A few times a month 32 50.0 68.8
A few times a week 17 26.6 95.3
Daily or almost daily 3 4.7 100.0
Total 64 100.0
Missing
Missing 444
System 695
Total 1139
Total 1203
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Table 4. Here are some reasons why people don't always have enough to eat / don't always
have the kinds of...-Not enough money for food. (Only asked to students who didn’t always
have the kinds of foods they wanted or who sometimes or often didn’t have enough to eat.)
Frequency Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid
Yes 270 53.0 53.0
No 239 47.0 100.0
Total 509 100.0
Missing
Missing 238
Does Not Apply (paper only) 5
System 451
Total 694
Total 1203
Table 5. Here are some reasons why people don't always have enough to eat / don't always
have the kinds of...-Too hard to get to the store. (Only asked to students who didn’t always
have the kinds of foods they wanted or who sometimes or often didn’t have enough to eat.)
Frequency Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid
Yes 158 31.0 31.0
No 351 69.0 100.0
Total 509 100.0
Missing
Missing 238
Does Not Apply (paper only) 5
System 451
Total 694
Total 1203
Table 6. Here are some reasons why people don't always have enough to eat / don't always
have the kinds of...-On a diet. (Only asked to students who didn’t always have the kinds of
foods they wanted or who sometimes or often didn’t have enough to eat.)
Frequency Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid
Yes 132 26.0 26.0
No 376 74.0 100.0
Total 508 100.0
Missing
Missing 238
Does Not Apply (paper only) 6
System 451
Total 695
Total 1203
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Table 7. Here are some reasons why people don't always have enough to eat / don't always
have the kinds of...-No working stove or other cooking appliances available. (Only asked to
students who didn’t always have the kinds of foods they wanted or who sometimes or often
didn’t have enough to eat.)
Frequency Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid
Yes 50 9.8 9.8
No 459 90.2 100.0
Total 509 100.0
Missing
Missing 238
Does Not Apply (paper only) 5
System 451
Total 694
Total 1203
Table 8. Here are some reasons why people don't always have enough to eat / don't always
have the kinds of...-Not able to cook or eat because of health problems. (Only asked to
students who didn’t always have the kinds of foods they wanted or who sometimes or often
didn’t have enough to eat.)
Frequency Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid
Yes 13 2.6 2.6
No 495 97.4 100.0
Total 508 100.0
Missing
Missing 238
Does Not Apply (paper only) 6
System 451
Total 695
Total 1203
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Table 9. Here are some reasons why people don't always have enough to eat / don't always
have the kinds of...-Don't know how to cook. (Only asked to students who didn’t always
have the kinds of foods they wanted or who sometimes or often didn’t have enough to eat.)
Frequency Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid
Yes 91 17.9 17.9
No 418 82.1 100.0
Total 509 100.0
Missing
Missing 238
Does Not Apply (paper only) 5
System 451
Total 694
Total 1203
Table 10. Here are some reasons why people don't always have enough to eat / don't always
have the kinds of...-Kinds of food I want are not available. (Only asked to students who didn’t
always have the kinds of foods they wanted or who sometimes or often didn’t have enough to
eat.)
Frequency Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid
Yes 199 39.2 39.2
No 309 60.8 100.0
Total 508 100.0
Missing
Missing 238
Does Not Apply (paper only) 6
System 451
Total 695
Total 1203
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Table 11. Here are some reasons why people don't always have enough to eat / don't always
have the kinds of...-Good quality of food not available. (Only asked to students who didn’t
always have the kinds of foods they wanted or who sometimes or often didn’t have enough to
eat.)
Frequency Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid
Yes 183 36.0 36.0
No 325 64.0 100.0
Total 508 100.0
Missing
Missing 238
Does Not Apply (paper only) 6
System 451
Total 695
Total 1203
Table 12. Here are some reasons why people don't always have enough to eat / don't always
have the kinds of...-Not enough time to cook. (Only asked to students who didn’t always have
the kinds of foods they wanted or who sometimes or often didn’t have enough to eat.)
Frequency Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid
Yes 338 66.4 66.4
No 171 33.6 100.0
Total 509 100.0
Missing
Missing 238
Does Not Apply (paper only) 5
System 451
Total 694
Total 1203
Table 13. During the last 12 months, how frequently did the following occur?-I worried
whether my food would run out before I got money to buy more.
Frequency Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid
Often 33 2.8 2.8
Sometimes 272 22.9 25.6
Never 885 74.4 100.0
Total 1190 100.0
Missing System 13
Total 1203
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Table 14. During the last 12 months, how frequently did the following occur?-The food that
I bought just didn't last and I didn't have money to get more.
Frequency Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid
Often 31 2.6 2.6
Sometimes 202 17.0 19.6
Never 954 80.4 100.0
Total 1187 100.0
Missing System 16
Total 1203
Table 15. During the last 12 months, how frequently did the following occur?-I couldn't afford
to eat balanced meals.
Frequency Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid
Often 97 8.2 8.2
Sometimes 312 26.4 34.5
Never 775 65.5 100.0
Total 1184 100.0
Missing System 19
Total 1203
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Food Security and Children Table 16. During the last 12 months, have you had a child or children (18 years old
and younger) living with you?
Frequency Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid
Yes, all of the time 61 5.1 5.1
Yes, some of the time 26 2.2 7.3
No 1110 92.7 100.0
Total 1197 100.0
Missing System 6
Total 1203
Table 17. During the last 12 months, how frequently did each of the following occur for the
child / children living with you?-I relied on only a few kinds of low-cost food to feed the child
/ children because I was running out of money to buy food. (Only asked to those who had a
child 18 years old and younger living with them some or all of the time.)
Frequency Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid
Often 7 8.9 8.9
Sometimes 9 11.4 20.3
Never 63 79.7 100.0
Total 79 100.0
Missing
Missing 426
N/A (No CHILDREN: paper
only) 6
System 692
Total 1124
Total 1203
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Table 18. During the last 12 months, how frequently did each of the following occur for the
child / children living with you?-I couldn't feed the child / children a balanced meal because I
couldn't afford that. (Only asked to those who had a child 18 years old and younger living with
them some or all of the time.)
Frequency Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid
Often 3 3.8 3.8
Sometimes 9 11.4 15.2
Never 67 84.8 100.0
Total 79 100.0
Missing
Missing 426
N/A (No CHILDREN: paper only) 5
System 693
Total 1124
Total 1203
Table 19. During the last 12 months, how frequently did each of the following occur for the
child / children living with you?-The child / children were not eating enough because I just
couldn't afford enough food. (Only asked to those who had a child 18 years old and younger
living with them some or all of the time.)
Frequency Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid
Often 1 1.3 1.3
Sometimes 5 6.4 7.7
Never 72 92.3 100.0
Total 78 100.0
Missing
Missing 426
N/A (No CHILDREN: paper only) 5
System 694
Total 1125
Total 1203
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Table 20. During the last 12 months, did any of the following events occur for the child /
children who lived with you?-Did you ever cut the size of the child / children's meals
because there wasn't enough money for food?
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Yes 5 6.2 6.2
No 76 93.8 100.0
Total 81 100.0
Missing
Missing 426
N/A (NO CHILDREN: paper only) 4
System 692
Total 1122
Total 1203
Table 21. During the last 12 months, did any of the following events occur for the
child / children who lived with you?-Did the child / children ever skip meals because
there wasn't enough money for food?
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Yes 1 1.3 1.3
No 79 98.8 100.0
Total 80 100.0
Missing
Missing 426
N/A (NO CHILDREN: paper
only) 4
System 693
Total 1123
Total 1203
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Table 22. During the last 12 months, did any of the following events occur for the child /
children who lived with you?-Was / were the child / children ever hungry but you just
couldn't afford more food?
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Yes 2 2.5 2.5
No 77 97.5 100.0
Total 79 100.0
Missing
Missing 426
N/A (NO CHILDREN: paper only) 4
System 694
Total 1124
Total 1203
Table 23. During the last 12 months, did any of the following events occur for the child /
children who lived with you?-Did the child / children ever not eat for a whole day because
there wasn't enough money for food?
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Yes 1 1.3 1.3
No 79 98.8 100.0
Total 80 100.0
Missing
Missing 426
N/A (NO CHILDREN: paper only) 4
System 693
Total 1123
Total 1203
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Food Insecurity and Adults Table 24. During the last 12 months:-Did you or other adults in your home ever cut the size of
your meals or skip meals because there wasn't enough money for food? (Consider ONLY
adults that share food expenses with you.)
Frequency Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid
Yes 99 8.3 8.3
No 1090 91.7 100.0
Total 1189 100.0
Missing System 14
Total 1203
Table 25. During the last 12 months:-Did you ever eat less than you felt you should because
there wasn't enough money to buy food?
Frequency Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid
Yes 158 13.3 13.3
No 1032 86.7 100.0
Total 1190 100.0
Missing System 13
Total 1203
Table 26. During the last 12 months:-Were you ever hungry but didn't eat because you couldn't
afford enough food?
Frequency Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid
Yes 132 11.1 11.1
No 1055 88.9 100.0
Total 1187 100.0
Missing System 16
Total 1203
Table 27. During the last 12 months:-Did you lose weight because you didn't have enough
money for food?
Frequency Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid
Yes 74 6.2 6.2
No 1114 93.8 100.0
Total 1188 100.0
Missing System 15
Total 1203
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Table 28. During the last 12 months:-Did you or other adults in your home ever not eat for a
whole day because there wasn't enough money for food? (Consider ONLY adults that share
food expenses with you.)
Frequency Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid
Yes 35 3.0 3.0
No 1151 97.0 100.0
Total 1186 100.0
Missing System 17
Total 1203
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Impact of Food Insecurity Table 29. Please indicate the extent to which your level of access to the kinds of foods you
want to eat has impacted you in the following areas:-Academic success. (Only asked to
students who didn’t always have the kinds of food they wanted or who sometimes or often
didn’t have enough to eat.)
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
No impact 228 49.2 49.2
Small negative impact 202 43.6 92.9
Large negative impact 33 7.1 100.0
Total 463 100.0
Missing
Missing 238
N/A (I have enough of the kind of
food I want to eat: paper only) 48
System 454
Total 740
Total 1203
Table 30. Please indicate the extent to which your level of access to the kinds of foods you
want to eat has impacted you in the following areas:-Ability to participate in activities or events
outside the classroom. (Only asked to students who didn’t always have the kinds of food they
wanted or who sometimes or often didn’t have enough to eat.)
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
No impact 277 59.8 59.8
Small negative impact 150 32.4 92.2
Large negative impact 36 7.8 100.0
Total 463 100.0
Missing
Missing 238
N/A (I have enough of the kind of
food I want to eat: paper only) 47
System 455
Total 740
Total 1203
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Table 31. Please indicate the extent to which your level of access to the kinds of foods you
want to eat has impacted you in the following areas:-Interest in or ability to find part-time work
on- or off-campus. (Only shown to students who didn’t always have the kinds of food they
wanted or who sometimes or often didn’t have enough to eat.)
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
No impact 333 72.5 72.5
Small negative impact 96 20.9 93.5
Large negative impact 30 6.5 100.0
Total 459 100.0
Missing
Missing 238
N/A (I have enough of the kind of
food I want to eat: paper only) 51
System 455
Total 744
Total 1203
Table 32. Please indicate the extent to which your level of access to the kinds of foods you
want to eat has impacted you in the following areas:-My ability to volunteer or participate in
service learning activities. (Only shown to students who didn’t always have the kinds of food
they wanted or who sometimes or often didn’t have enough to eat.)
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
No impact 334 72.9 72.9
Small negative impact 99 21.6 94.5
Large negative impact 25 5.5 100.0
Total 458 100.0
Missing
Missing 238
N/A (I have enough of the kind of
food I want to eat: paper only) 51
System 456
Total 745
Total 1203
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Table 33. Do you know any students at NDSU who have experienced the following situations?
-Considered leaving NDSU before graduation because of a low level of access to food. (Only
asked to students who said they always have enough to eat and the kinds of food they want.)
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
No, I don't know any students
who have experienced this 654 96.0 96.0
Yes, I know few students who
have experienced this 19 2.8 98.8
Yes, I know many students who
have experienced this 8 1.2 100.0
Total 681 100.0
Missing
Missing 229
System 293
Total 522
Total 1203
Table 34. Do you know any students at NDSU who have experienced the following situations?
-Had a negative impact on academic performance because of a low level of access to food.
(Only asked to students who said they always have enough to eat and the kinds of food they
want.)
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
No, I don't know any students
who have experienced this 620 91.0 91.0
Yes, I know few students who
have experienced this 50 7.3 98.4
Yes, I know many students who
have experienced this 11 1.6 100.0
Total 681 100.0
Missing
Missing 229
System 293
Total 522
Total 1203
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Table 35. Do you know any students at NDSU who have experienced the following situations?
-Skipped meals on a regular basis because of an inability to pay for food. (Only asked to
students who said they always have enough to eat and the kinds of food they want.)
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
No, I don't know any students
who have experienced this 569 83.7 83.7
Yes, I know few students who
have experienced this 94 13.8 97.5
Yes, I know many students who
have experienced this 17 2.5 100.0
Total 680 100.0
Missing
Missing 229
System 294
Total 523
Total 1203
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Use of Food Resources Table 36. During the last 12 months, how frequently did you make use of the following food
resources?-Great Plains Food Bank
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Often 9 .8 .8
Sometimes 11 .9 1.7
Never 1169 98.3 100.0
Total 1189 100.0
Missing System 14
Total 1203
Table 37. During the last 12 months, how frequently did you make use of the following food
resources?-NDSU Food Bank (now located at the Lutheran Student Center)
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Often 8 .7 .7
Sometimes 9 .8 1.4
Never 1171 98.6 100.0
Total 1188 100.0
Missing System 15
Total 1203
Table 38. During the last 12 months, how frequently did you make use of the following food
resources?-Dorothy Day House
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Often 7 .6 .6
Sometimes 6 .5 1.1
Never 1173 98.9 100.0
Total 1186 100.0
Missing System 17
Total 1203
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Table 39. During the last 12 months, how frequently did you make use of the following food
resources?-Benefits from the WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) program
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Often 13 1.1 1.1
Sometimes 2 .2 1.3
Never 1174 98.7 100.0
Total 1189 100.0
Missing System 14
Total 1203
Table 40. During the last 12 months, how frequently did you make use of the following food
resources?-Food stamps (including a food stamp voucher, or cash grants from the state for
food)
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Often 7 .6 .6
Sometimes 13 1.1 1.7
Never 1168 98.3 100.0
Total 1188 100.0
Missing System 15
Total 1203
Table 41. During the last 12 months, how frequently did you make use of the following food
resources?-Received food from other private organizations, such as churches
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Often 9 .8 .8
Sometimes 23 1.9 2.7
Never 1159 97.3 100.0
Total 1191 100.0
Missing System 12
Total 1203
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Table 42. During the last 12 months, how frequently did you make use of the following food
resources?-Received emergency food from friends or relatives
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Often 13 1.1 1.1
Sometimes 41 3.5 4.5
Never 1133 95.5 100.0
Total 1187 100.0
Missing System 16
Total 1203
Table 43. During the last 12 months, how frequently did you make use of the following food
resources?-Churches United for the Homeless
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Often 6 .5 .5
Sometimes 7 .6 1.1
Never 1173 98.9 100.0
Total 1186 100.0
Missing System 17
Total 1203
Table 44. During the last 12 months, how frequently did you make use of the following food
resources?-Emergency Food Pantry
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Often 7 .6 .6
Sometimes 4 .3 .9
Never 1170 99.1 100.0
Total 1181 100.0
Missing System 22
Total 1203
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Table 45. During the last 12 months, how frequently did you make use of the following food
resources?-Other:
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Often 4 .4 .4
Sometimes 10 1.1 1.6
Never 875 98.4 100.0
Total 889 100.0
Missing System 314
Total 1203
Table 46. During the last 12 months, how frequently did you make use of the following food
resources?-Other:-TEXT
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
1192 99.1 99.1
Charism food shelf 1 .1 99.2
Dining center 1 .1 99.3
Mom and dad 1 .1 99.3
Money from relatives to buy food 1 .1 99.4
NA 1 .1 99.5
NDSU dining employee meal
benefits. 1 .1 99.6
NDSU dining halls 1 .1 99.7
Parents 3 .2 99.9
Parents house 1 .1 100.0
Total 1203 100.0
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Demographics Table 47. Which one of the following best describes your preferred dietary habits?
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Omnivore (eat both plants and
animals) 1110 93.4 93.4
Omnivore (eat both plants and
animals but NO dairy) 33 2.8 96.2
Vegan (will not eat animal
products) 3 .3 96.5
Vegetarian (no meat, poultry,
fish) 13 1.1 97.6
Vegetarian (but will eat fish) 7 .6 98.1
Vegetarian (will eat all animal
products except red meat) 11 .9 99.1
Other: 11 .9 100.0
Total 1188 100.0
Missing System 15
Total 1203
Table 48. Do you follow a religious diet?
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
No 1121 94.8 94.8
Yes, Kosher (Judaism) 1 .1 94.8
Yes, Halal (Islam) 19 1.6 96.4
Yes, lactovegetarian (Hinduism or
Buddhism) 14 1.2 97.6
Yes, no alcohol or caffeine
(Mormonism) 3 .3 97.9
Other: 25 2.1 100.0
Total 1183 100.0
Missing System 20
Total 1203
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Table 49. Are you on any kind of special health restrictions that affect your food choices?
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
No 982 82.8 82.8
Yes, for a medical condition 43 3.6 86.4
Yes, for weight loss 62 5.2 91.7
Yes, for personal health reasons 81 6.8 98.5
Yes, for other reason: 18 1.5 100.0
Total 1186 100.0
Missing System 17
Total 1203
Table 50. Please rate your access to foods in the Fargo / Moorhead Community which fit your
ethnic, cultural, medical, or religious preferences or requirements.
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Very good 624 61.4 61.4
Adequate 268 26.4 87.7
Fair 94 9.2 97.0
Poor 25 2.5 99.4
Very Poor 6 .6 100.0
Total 1017 100.0
Missing
Does not apply 169
System 17
Total 186
Total 1203
Table 51. In general, would you say your health is:
Frequency Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid
Very good 353 29.7 29.7
Good 686 57.8 87.5
Fair 135 11.4 98.9
Poor 12 1.0 99.9
Very Poor 1 .1 100.0
Total 1187 100.0
Missing System 16
Total 1203
25
Table 52. What mode of transportation do you primarily use?
Frequency Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid
Car 834 70.2 70.2
Bike 11 .9 71.1
Walk 229 19.3 90.4
Bus 77 6.5 96.9
Other: 37 3.1 100.0
Total 1188 100.0
Missing System 15
Total 1203
Table 53. Where do you typically purchase food?
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Warehouse store (e.g., Sam's
Club, Costco) 78 6.6 6.6
Grocery store or grocery
discounter (e.g., Family Fare,
Walmart, Hornbacher's)
979 82.7 89.3
Convenience store or gas station
(e.g. Caseys, Sta-Mart, Holiday) 10 .8 90.1
Specialty food store (e.g.,
farmer's market, ethnic food
store, etc.)
4 .3 90.5
Other: 113 9.5 100.0
Total 1184 100.0
Missing System 19
Total 1203
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Table 54. What is your average total living expense per month? If you have dependents (i.e.,
children living with you, a spouse, etc.) include their expenses.
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
0 - $500 379 32.6 32.6
$501 - $1,000 499 42.9 75.5
$1,001 - $1,500 129 11.1 86.6
$1,501 - $2,000 55 4.7 91.3
$2,001 - $2,500 47 4.0 95.4
$2,501 - $3,000 34 2.9 98.3
$3,001 or more 20 1.7 100.0
Total 1163 100.0
Missing System 40
Total 1203
Table 55. What is your average monthly income? If you have dependents (i.e., children living
with you, a spouse, etc.) who contribute to living expenses, include their income. Include
financial support from family members, work study, or personal income but do not count loans
or scholarships.
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
0 - $500 453 39.5 39.5
$501 - $1,000 310 27.0 66.5
$1,001 - $1,500 172 15.0 81.4
$1,501 - $2,000 50 4.4 85.8
$2,001 - $2,500 43 3.7 89.5
$2,501 - $3,000 42 3.7 93.2
$3,001 or more 78 6.8 100.0
Total 1148 100.0
Missing System 55
Total 1203
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Table 56. Approximately what percent of your income comes from your family members
(including extended family)?
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
0% 478 41.5 41.5
1% - 25% 288 25.0 66.4
26% - 50% 124 10.8 77.2
51% - 75% 116 10.1 87.3
76% - 100% 147 12.7 100.0
Total 1153 100.0
Missing System 50
Total 1203
Table 57. Please select the student classification that best describes you.
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Freshman (less than 27 credits
completed) 245 21.0 21.0
Sophomore (27 - 59 credits
completed) 218 18.7 39.8
Junior (60 - 89 credits completed) 238 20.4 60.2
Senior (90 or more credits
completed) 185 15.9 76.1
Graduate student or Professional
student 273 23.5 99.6
Non-degree seeking 5 .4 100.0
Total 1164 100.0
Missing System 39
Total 1203
Table 58. Are you an international student?
Frequency Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid
Yes 109 9.4 9.4
No 1050 90.6 100.0
Total 1159 100.0
Missing System 44
Total 1203
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Table 59. What is the highest level of education completed by either of your parents (or those
who raised you)?
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Did not finish high school 24 2.1 2.1
High school diploma or G.E.D. 149 12.8 14.9
Attended college, but did not
complete degree 120 10.3 25.2
Associate's degree (A.A., A.S.,
etc.) 182 15.6 40.8
Bachelor's degree (B.A., B.S.,
etc.) 449 38.6 79.4
Master's degree (M.A., M.S., etc.) 180 15.5 94.8
Doctoral or professional degree
(Ph.D., J.D., M.D., etc.) 46 4.0 98.8
Do not know 14 1.2 100.0
Total 1164 100.0
Missing System 39
Total 1203
Table 60. Which of the following statements best describes your online, commuter, or local
student status this semester?
Frequency
Valid
Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
I live on campus 448 38.6 38.6
I commute less than 10 miles to
campus 594 51.1 89.7
I commute 11 to 50 miles to campus 99 8.5 98.2
I commute more than 50 miles to
campus 14 1.2 99.4
I am an online student 7 .6 100.0
Total 1162 100.0
Missing System 41
Total 1203
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Table 61. Do you live in one of the NDSU Residence Halls? Do not include the NDSU
apartments (such as Bison Court, University Village, or Niskanen expansion).
Frequency Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid
Yes 354 49.8 49.8
No 357 50.2 100.0
Total 711 100.0
Missing System 492
Total 1203
Table 62. Do you have an NDSU Dining Meal Plan for the NDSU Dining Halls?
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
No 337 67.4 67.4
Yes, 5-meal plan 34 6.8 74.2
Yes, 7-meal plan 94 18.8 93.0
Yes, meal block plan 34 6.8 99.8
Yes, commuter lunch plan 1 .2 100.0
Total 500 100.0
Missing System 703
Total 1203
Table 63. How would you describe your ethnicity?
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Hispanic or Latino/a 36 3.1 3.1
Not Hispanic or Latino/a 1123 96.9 100.0
Total 1159 100.0
Missing System 44
Total 1203
Table 64. What is your race? Select all that apply. -White
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Not selected 142 12.3 12.3
Selected 1013 87.7 100.0
Total 1155 100.0
Missing System 48
Total 1203
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Table 65. What is your race? Select all that apply. -Black or African American
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Not selected 1116 96.6 96.6
Selected 39 3.4 100.0
Total 1155 100.0
Missing System 48
Total 1203
Table 66. What is your race? Select all that apply. -Asian
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Not selected 1041 90.1 90.1
Selected 114 9.9 100.0
Total 1155 100.0
Missing System 48
Total 1203
Table 67. What is your race? Select all that apply. -American Indian or Alaska Native
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Not selected 1139 98.6 98.6
Selected 16 1.4 100.0
Total 1155 100.0
Missing System 48
Total 1203
Table 68. What is your race? Select all that apply. -Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid Not selected 1155 100.0 100.0
Missing System 48
Total 1203
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Table 69. What is your sex or current gender? Select all that apply. -Male
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Not selected 564 48.5 48.5
Selected 598 51.5 100.0
Total 1162 100.0
Missing System 41
Total 1203
Table 70. What is your sex or current gender? Select all that apply. -Female
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Not selected 598 51.5 51.5
Selected 564 48.5 100.0
Total 1162 100.0
Missing System 41
Total 1203
Table 71. What is your sex or current gender? Select all that apply. -TransMale/Transman
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Not selected 1161 99.9 99.9
Selected 1 .1 100.0
Total 1162 100.0
Missing System 41
Total 1203
Table 72. What is your sex or current gender? Select all that apply. -
TransFemale/Transwoman
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Not selected 1160 99.8 99.8
Selected 2 .2 100.0
Total 1162 100.0
Missing System 41
Total 1203
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Table 73. What is your sex or current gender? Select all that apply. -Genderqueer
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Not selected 1161 99.9 99.9
Selected 1 .1 100.0
Total 1162 100.0
Missing System 41
Total 1203
Table 74. What is your sex or current gender? Select all that apply. -Additional Category
(please state):
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Not selected 1160 99.8 99.8
Selected 2 .2 100.0
Total 1162 100.0
Missing System 41
Total 1203
Table 75. What is your sex or current gender? Select all that apply. -Additional Category
(please state):-TEXT
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
1201 99.8 99.8
I like checking boxes 1 .1 99.9
third gender 1 .1 100.0
Total 1203 100.0
Table 76. Are you a full-time or part-time student?
Frequency Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid
Full-time 1097 94.7 94.7
Part-time 62 5.3 100.0
Total 1159 100.0
Missing System 44
Total 1203
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Helpfulness of various Improvement Options
Table 77. Please indicate the extent to which the following items would be helpful for improving
your personal food situation if they were to be made available. If your personal food situation
does not need improvement, select “does not apply.” -Grocery items for purchase on campus
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Very helpful (5) 217 28.7 28.7
4 186 24.6 53.4
3 162 21.5 74.8
2 85 11.3 86.1
Not at all helpful (1) 105 13.9 100.0
Total 755 100.0
Missing
Does not apply 387
System 61
Total 448
Total 1203
Table 78. Please indicate the extent to which the following items would be helpful for improving
your personal food situation if they were to be made available. If your personal food situation
does not need improvement, select “does not apply.” -Help or counseling on developing a food
budget
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Very helpful (5) 76 11.2 11.2
4 108 15.9 27.1
3 186 27.4 54.6
2 152 22.4 77.0
Not at all helpful (1) 156 23.0 100.0
Total 678 100.0
Missing
Does not apply 464
System 61
Total 525
Total 1203
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Table 79. Please indicate the extent to which the following items would be helpful for improving
your personal food situation if they were to be made available. If your personal food situation
does not need improvement, select “does not apply.” -Help or counseling on healthy eating
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Very helpful (5) 126 16.9 16.9
4 148 19.9 36.8
3 202 27.2 64.0
2 148 19.9 83.9
Not at all helpful (1) 120 16.1 100.0
Total 744 100.0
Missing
Does not apply 396
System 63
Total 459
Total 1203
Table 80. Please indicate the extent to which the following items would be helpful for improving
your personal food situation if they were to be made available. If your personal food situation
does not need improvement, select “does not apply.” -Help or support learning how to cook
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Very helpful (5) 144 18.7 18.7
4 172 22.4 41.1
3 196 25.5 66.6
2 134 17.4 84.0
Not at all helpful (1) 123 16.0 100.0
Total 769 100.0
Missing
Does not apply 367
System 67
Total 434
Total 1203
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Table 81. Please indicate the extent to which the following items would be helpful for improving
your personal food situation if they were to be made available. If your personal food situation
does not need improvement, select “does not apply.” -Free or inexpensive transportation to a
specialty food store (e.g., an ethnic food market)
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Very helpful (5) 131 20.3 20.3
4 111 17.2 37.6
3 134 20.8 58.4
2 100 15.5 73.9
Not at all helpful (1) 168 26.1 100.0
Total 644 100.0
Missing
Does not apply 495
System 64
Total 559
Total 1203
Table 82. Please indicate the extent to which the following items would be helpful for improving
your personal food situation if they were to be made available. If your personal food situation
does not need improvement, select “does not apply.” -Referrals to food resources (e.g., the
Food Bank) in the Fargo-Moorhead area
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Very helpful (5) 74 12.3 12.3
4 87 14.5 26.8
3 140 23.3 50.2
2 112 18.7 68.8
Not at all helpful (1) 187 31.2 100.0
Total 600 100.0
Missing
Does not apply 540
System 63
Total 603
Total 1203
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Table 83. Please indicate the extent to which the following items would be helpful for improving
your personal food situation if they were to be made available. If your personal food situation
does not need improvement, select “does not apply.” -Low-cost dining plan at the NDSU dining
centers
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Very helpful (5) 420 51.3 51.3
4 164 20.0 71.3
3 124 15.1 86.4
2 49 6.0 92.4
Not at all helpful (1) 62 7.6 100.0
Total 819 100.0
Missing
Does not apply 323
System 61
Total 384
Total 1203
Table 84. Please indicate the extent to which the following items would be helpful for improving
your personal food situation if they were to be made available. If your personal food situation
does not need improvement, select “does not apply.” -Help or support in purchasing medically
necessary foods
Frequency Valid Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Valid
Very helpful (5) 106 18.3 18.3
4 96 16.6 34.9
3 143 24.7 59.7
2 90 15.6 75.3
Not at all helpful (1) 143 24.7 100.0
Total 578 100.0
Missing
Does not apply 562
System 63
Total 625
Total 1203
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Open-Ended Responses Table 85. What else could NDSU do to support your access to enough of the kind of food you want to eat? Figure 1. Word Cloud for Open-Ended Responses.
Figure 2. Word Associations for Open-Ended Responses.
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Figure 3. Word Wheel for Open-Ended Responses.
Verbatim Responses
Frequency
787 24 hour dinning 1
24/7 dining centers 1
A bus for the students to go to the grocery store or grocery discounter like Walmart. As far as I know, we have no bus go there.
1
A grocery store closer to campus. 1
A grocery store in the campus would be great! 1
A grocery store on campus, (not an expensive one, real prices) would be stellar
1
A low cost on campus grocery store would be beneficial. 1
A market (like grocery market) open in ndsu because going out to buy is hard.
1
Access to free food 1
Add halal food to the NDSU dinning plan. And lower the cost because it's too expensive for us
1
Add in a dinning center in Barry hall 1
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Advertise ways to get assistance to foods. I didn't know a majority of the places on the list that could help students/people in general about getting food.
1
All full-time students get 1 meal a day free from NDSU dining facilities during finals week.
1
Allow cheaper ways to go into the dinning center. 1
Allow faculty/staff to purchase dining center meal plans. grad/phd students.
1
Allow to-go food to be taken from dining halls 1
Allow us to take food out of the dining centers 1
Although I do have adequate access to food, an on-campus grocery store could greatly benefit students without access to transportation. Based on relationships I have with students with dietary restrictions, there is not enough access to gluten free option on campus.
1
At events have items besides pizza, I would rather eat something healthier with less carbs.
1
Better buffet 1
Better educate everyone where their food comes from and how it is grown and raised.
1
Better fruits and Vegetables and less fatty foods 1
Better/healthier dining services gluten free options whole grains less refined sugars, fats, salts
1
Bring me the groceries 1
Bring more fast food restaurants near campus for a wider variety. 1
Bring more variety and les foods that are processed, breaded and fried. Please have strawberries and healthy foods with variety. Honeydew melon(and others) don't have a lot of nutrients.
1
Build a grocery store 1
Busing at earlier hours 1
Buy better quality/tasting fruits and vegetables and make the meals more than everything fried and fatty
1
Cafeteria in the building in the department 1
Change dining meals 1
Change the food costs. 1
Change the way the dinning center meal plans work. It's a lot of money for people who don't need to eat all day long. I would of rather preferred to purchase "x" amount of meal vs. having to buy a 7 day or 5 day unlimited plan. It is also horrible to makethe RA's pay for a 5 or 7 day meal plan. They should be able to get the option of paying for "x" amount of meals per week or not even have to have a meal plan.
1
Cheap dining center membership 1
Cheap dining plans for people such as myself who have a family, are married and live off campus, go to school full time and work.
1
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Cheap meal plans 1
Cheap meals 1
Cheap,healthy food 1
Cheaper 1
Cheaper dining center 1
cheaper dining plan 1
Cheaper food 1
Cheaper food options 1
Cheaper food plan or more flexible plans 1
Cheaper food. Yum yum yum 1
cheaper healthy food 1
Cheaper meal plans 1
Cheaper meal plans is the best thing they could do. 1
Cheaper on campus good costs 1
Cheaper passes to dinning centers 1
Cheaper student meals with no purchase of the meal plan. $10 is ridiculous to eat on campus.
1
chipotle on campus 1
Create healthy organic or whole foods store or place to eat whether it's a dining center, a store in the union. Burgers, pizza, panda express, are not necessarily the healthiest.
1
Cut down on student fees so then we have more money to spend on healthier food, not just ramen.
1
Decrease the prices, put a Starbucks close to campus 1
Different meals at the dining center 1
Dining center be open past 10:30 1
Dining center plans are expensive. 1
Dining center plans to resturants in union 1
Direct busses to hornbachers 1
Discount meal plans. 1
Discount to stores for being NDSU student. 1
Discounted meal plans 1
Does not apply to me 1
DOES NOT APPLY! 1
Does not apply. 1
Don't serve different Mexican foods at the same time on the same day at all the dining centers.
1
Endorse cannibalism 1
Expense is the biggest problem. There is food available but I cannot afford it.
1
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Extend the dining centers hours to start earlier and end later 1
Food giveaways 1
Food kiosks in the Union once or twice every semester would be a good idea. Students can come in and get free plate.
1
Food plans cost less 1
Food stamps 1
For food on campus, don't make the prices ridiculously high like at the bookstore.
1
For freshman, it is very easy to get food especially if you have a meal plan. You could offer less expensive meal plans to upper class man so they had the opportunity to eat
1
Free food 4
Free food always 1
Free food to students not in the resident halls 1
Free meal plans 1
Get fruit in the dining centers other than grapefruit and canteloupe. 1
get more healthy options!! 1
Get more spices 1
Give inexpensive, balanced recipes for healthy meals. 1
give us ways to earn money to buy groceries 1
Graduate studies, 100 mile commute, does not apply to me. 1
Grain, meat, vegetables 1
Grocery closer to campus 1
Grocery store on campus that's affordable. Cheaper meal plans at the dining centers so that I don't have to waste time cooking or grocery shopping.
1
Grocery store on campus would be nice. 1
Has the restaurants at the union 1
Have a bigger variety of fresh fruits 1
Have a cheaper meal plan. $10 is not helpful 1
Have a day where the hotlines options on the dining center menu is selected by a student vote.
1
Have a grocery store close to campus or on campus 1
Have a grocery store on campus. 1
Have a grocery store that is close to campus and is safe for students 1
Have a ndsu dinning center that provided a well balanced meal that was reasonably priced. Doesn't need to be the all you can eat option that we have now. Something that would fill a person up with fruit and veggies for around 5-6 dollars.
1
Have a small grocery store with basic items at a reasonable price 1
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Have a store on campus with actual fruits, vegetables, and items that can be used to make dinner instead of a basic snack store.
1
Have a suggestion box at the dining centers 1
Have access/availability of more fresh produce in campus stores at a reasonable price
1
Have an a-la-carte option available in the dining center! The food options here are shit! I'm a healthy eater and the only thing I will eat is the bananas and apples at the coffee shop in the union! Otherwise I bring my own.
1
Have cheaper food available on campus. It's rather expensive to eat meals on campus. Not everyone can afford it.
1
Have dining centers available 24/7 for self serve, Im almost always working when not in class and can't access the dining center.
1
Have grilled chicken in dining hall as option 1
Have healthier dining options downstairs in the union 1
Have healthier foods. The mainline food is so unhealthy and gives students the freshman 15
1
Have healthier meals, salads prepared, better quality meat, vegetables, esparagus
1
Have healthy options like avocado 1
Have more dining centers have gluten-free areas and not just the Residence dining center.
1
Have more fruits and vegetables in the dining center. 1
Have more general meals like burgers and tacos on the weekend when there is only one dining center open
1
Have more options on campus, like places to buy groceries 1
have one dining center serve food later, like say 11pm instead of 8pm 1
Having a grocery store with fresh foods and a kitchen to cook in would be great. Along with a lower cost dining plan or lower cost dining plans included in tuition.
1
Having a less expensive dining center option would be awesome. If we could just have access to soup and sandwiches for a cheaper price would be great.
1
Having a small good priced grocery like store. That would save me so much time. Or having a low cost dining plan because those are so expensive.
1
Having healthy options for cheap on campus 1
Having meal plans that suite commuters, also lower the prices of food on campus because it is expensive.
1
having people that have money have a way to donate foods 1
Healthy eating counseling 1
Healthy grocery options available on campus would be helpful. Lower cost dining center meals would be beneficial
1
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Healthy hot-lunch 1
Healthy vending machines 1
Help students create healthy meal plans and budgets. 1
host a farmers market on campus 1
I am good. 1
I am sorry. i should not have taken this survey. I hate surveys 1
I believe Ndsu is doing enough for me 1
I can't think of anything at the moment 1
I can't think of anything else that help at this time. 1
I cannot think of anything else NDSU can do to help with my own personal access to food. For others, it might be helpful to have more direct transportation to and from grocery stores in the area like Target, Walmart, Family Fare, and/or Hornbacher's.
1
I feel that NDSU should have more fresh fruit and vegetable options made available to students who do not live on campus. The dining centers could have a la carte access to their salad bars, fruits, and veggies, etc. - I have noted that these make it extrmely easy to eat fully and well, but the fresh food options available outside of these settings is lacking.
1
I get enough to eat 1
I get my own food. No need to have NDSU help. I am fine. 1
I have access to food I want to eat 1
I have enough food to eat and have no trouble with groceries. 1
I have no problems getting the food that I want. 1
I have plenty of food and budget accordingly for my groceries. 1
I honestly do not have issues accessing food. I eat well and have the ability to eat food when i find it necessary.
1
I like the access to food I have, both on-campus and at home, they satisfy any needs I may have.
1
I like the idea of having a low cost meal plan. The NDSU dining center has a lot of options, but i can get a good meal anywhere else for $10
1
I like the low cost dining plan option . There is an issue I think with spending money on the expensive block plan. If there is a way to lower that I think more people will be more willing to purchase one of those plans.
1
I personally don't eat often on campus because my schedule allows me to eat all meals at home, so I don't have an opinion on this matter.
1
I personally have no problem. 1
I really think that having grocery store items for sale on campus would help to make eating healthier and eating enough during the day much easier. It is hard to get enough of the right foods when you have to be on campus for an entire day. I also think tat a low cost food plan would help with this as well.
1
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I support myself and do not need any help. 1
I think adding a few more restaurants and food options for students to purchase during the lunch our would be a good start. Also make it more affordable for students to eat at the dining center on a random basis. Most kids do not eat more then one plate o food and charging them like they are going to eat four makes it warmer expensive then it needs to be and keeps them from getting access to the healthy good food we already have offered on campus.
1
I think for traditional students, their answers would be different. I like all of the resources above for traditional students are great.
1
I think fresher fruit would be helpful. I know Jewish friends that would like turkey bacon due to their religious diet.
1
I think most people are okay. 1
I think NDSU should have its own small grocery store available to students.
1
I think that forcing first year students to live on campus is a problem because it forces them to at least pay for dining center food, which is really expensive, and doesn't give them the best opportunity to choose their foods.
1
I think the dining centers have lots of food variety to eat from. They do a good job with different choices but they have the same menu every week.
1
I think the idea of lowering the price at the dining center would be great for off campus students. It would be nice to eat lunch there becuase I could get a balanced meal for a good price rather than going to the union and having to spend a lot of money o get food. For example, I like salad, but to spend $7 on a huge salad at the union isn't the most appropriate when I would be fine with half that amount for half the price.
1
I typically bring food from home because it is expensive to buy food on campus from dining centers or in the union.
1
I would like to mention that I take out student loans large enough to help support my living expenses in addition to my tuition/fees. That is the only way I can afford what I do.
1
I would love a lower price for the dining plan...I believe that most students are very hungry most of the time due to the fact that they don't want to spend money on food, but don't buy a dining plan because it is too expensive. However, if the price werelowered for the dining pan, more students would buy them.
1
I would say that if NDSU gave discounts on food then I would go more often to NDSU dining center. However they already have pretty affordable prices.
1
I wouldn't use them. 1
I'm fairly self reliant so not a whole lot 1
I'm good 1
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I'm good. 1
I'm not sure, but for me I can just go to the store it's not a big deal or hassel. Money also isn't a problem for me but I couldn't say that for other people so food isn't an issue.
1
Idk 2
If the above items are made available, that will be enough for the kind of food we want to eat.
1
If the campus had its own grocery store for students and had it at discounted prices.
1
If there is more variety of food, (rice etc) that we can buy other than burgers and sandwiches that will be grateful.
1
If there was a grocery store with walking distance to campus. If there was cheaper food.
1
improve dinning center!!! 1
Improve the quality of food in dining centers. 1
Include a greater variety of non meat meal options, especially high protein plant foods.
1
Include foods from different cultures at the dining centers to as an oriental bar of some sorts.
1
Include traditional variety food stuffs 1
Increase stipend. Lower health insurance fee. Small canteen at department.
1
It has to be on campus. NDSU should promote alternatives. -$7 for a sub/burger you still are hungry make food affordable. NDSU already is making tuition unaffordable. ON Campus low cost food!
1
It seems like a problem of not having enough people with greek/mediteranean heritage at NDSU or in Fargo. Perhaps recruit more?
1
It would be helpful if dining passes were cheaper. 1
It would be nice if one of the vendors on campus served healthy breakfast options like breakfast burritos instead of just doughnuts in the union.
1
It's fine 1
Its all up there 1
Just lower prices and help students eat healthier 1
Just lowering costs would help. 1
Just promote well balanced meal choices. 1
Just the low cost dining plan. 1
Keep dining centers open later 1
Keep meal plans cheap, offer more information on food budget 1
Keeping a huge variety 1
Less fried potatoes products 1
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Less meal plan costs. 1
less tuition fee, no differentital tuition fee 1
Longer hours at the dining center 1
Love the idea of teaching how to eat healthy affordable meals! It'd be cool to have it as an online resource to do weekly meal prep etc with an estimated price!
1
low cost meal plans that are a time by time basis. so, 250 meals a semester type plan
1
Lower cost meal plan 1
Lower cost of dining plans for students who cannot afford it because it is fairly expensive.
1
Lower cost of meals plans and a small grocery store, not junk food. 1
Lower dining center costs 1
Lower dining costs 1
Lower food costs 1
Lower meal plan prices 1
Lower meal plan- meal plan costs more than room and board or tuition! Provide more info about food resources
1
Lower meals plans or tuition. 1
lower prices 1
Lower prices of dining halls 1
Lower prices on all things. 1
LOWER PRICES! 1
Lower the cost at dining centers. Block plans are outrageous 1
Lower the cost of block plans 1
Lower the cost of dining center 1
Lower the cost of dining passes it's rediculously expensive 1
Lower the meal plan prices! 1
lower the meal prices 1
Lower the price of dining centers. Extend bus running times especially between 6-8pm!
1
Lower the price of the meal plans 1
lower tuition 1
Lower tuition 3
Lower Tuition 1
Lower tuition or block plan so I can buy more meals for roughly the same price.
1
Lower tuition will help in general 1
lower vending machine costs. 1
Maintain a wide variety of foods. 1
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Make block meal plans at the dining center cheaper when buying in bulk.
1
Make cheaper dining plans for people who live off campus and have to stay on campus all day. It is expensive and unhealthy to eat in the fast food stores in the union. Right now it is still less expensive to eat at the stores in the union then at the dinig center .
1
Make dining centers better 1
Make dining centers more universal 1
Make food cheaper on Campus 1
Make freaking tuition less and we will be able to buy our own damn food.
1
Make healthier food available on campus or close to campus 1
Make it known more that NDSU has a food pantry, I didn't know that we had one, and I'm sure it would be helpful for those who need it and don't know about it.
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Make meal plans more affordable 1
Make more options available at the dining centers 1
Make our dining plans more healthy! Hot food line isn't always the best for your body. Inexpensive transportation / pamphlet to ethnic grocery stores in the area would be INCREDIBLE! Also, teaching students how to eat healthy and cook on there own would b OUTSTANDING. There's a far greater number of students who admit they don't know how to cook than we realize, and that shouldn't be the case! College students aren't always willing to learn how to cook, and a cooking initiative would be great to see on capus for freshman. I'm so passionate about it, that id even volunteer myself, and I know of a few other people that would as well! This would be one outstanding step away from US obesity.
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Make really good cookies like the ones from high school. 1
Make sure there is always enough food available in the dining centers throughout the day so everyone has fair choices.
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Make the dining centers cheaper, it's way to expensive to eat there. 1
Make the dining centers more affordable, I would be able to afford a well balanced meal for lunches instead of grabbing a slice of pizza in the union because it is so much cheaper.
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MAKE THE FOOD CHEAPER. OMG IT'S A RIP OFF TO BUY FOOD ON CAMPUS
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Make the food less expensive. 1
make the meal plan not so expensive so when kids that have to pay for everything don't have to worry about starving cause the food plan is way over priced.
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Make the meal plans cheaper 1
Make the meal plans more affordable and not only available to on campus students, make them available for all students
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Make tuition cheaper so I have more money for food. 1
Making it easier for students to access the gluten free/dietary restriction room in the RDC would be beneficial. Not all students have a documented case for the change. An example is for a student with Crohn's disease who chooses to eliminate gluten for halth purposes, but does not have a physicians signature or assessment to give dining services.
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Making the meal plan less expensive 1
Maybe allow surveys of new food to add. 1
Maybe include a trip to hornbachers in the bus routes? 1
Maybe plan group trips to stores, like rent a bus to take a group to a grocery store.
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meal plan on campus to cost less 1
Meat 1
More bus lines to the grocery store 1
More dietary restricted foods 1
More dinnings 1
More food like pizza 1
more fresh fruit 1
More fruits in the dining halls, preferably not canned. 1
More grocery store around NDSU 1
More grocery stores around NDSU. I don't have a car so having walking distance to a grocery store would be helpful.
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More healthy food at dining center 1
More healthy options in vending machines! Maybe a cold vending machine for salads and sandwiches.
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More information about assistance. 1
More of a variety in Dining Centers 1
More options in union 1
More organic and nutritious foods in the dining centers. Less greasy 1
More places to make food on campus like toaster, microwaves, and sinks and a communal fridge for lunches
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More punch cards for each dining place, or a discount from a certain time.
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More Salads! Fresh carrots, apples, spinach, tomatoes, oranges, bananas etc.
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More time. 1
More types 1
More variety of restaurants 1
more various types of food. 1
My personal food situation is good. 1
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n/a 1
N/a 5
N/A 20
N/A. 1
na 1
Na 1
NA 3
NA I don't believe too many people at NDSU go hungry 1
NA. 1
nah 1
NDSU could continue to have healthy options available in their dining center.
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NDSU could lower the price of dining services. I spent more money my freshman year on a meal plan than I did on housing, gas, and all of my other expenses combined. THe meal plans here are ridiculously expensive. Many students either have to pack a lunch r skip lunch due to the extremely high cost of the NDSU dining centers.
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NDSU does a good job at having many options of food to eat. 1
NDSU does a pretty good job. 1
NDSU has a pretty good variety 1
no 1
No comment 1
No idea 1
no thoughts at this time 1
none 2
None 5
not sure 2
Not sure 4
Nothing 7
Nothing else that I can think of 1
Nothing else that I can think of. 1
Nothing else. 1
Nothing for me. 1
Nothing if you have the meal plan. there is plenty of food to eat 1
Nothing, you have to fend for yourself.. You decided to go to college. 1
Nothing. 1
Nothing. I amean satisfied 1
Nothing. I think that NDSU does a good enough job 1
Nothing. Pretty good! More vegetarian stuff in dining center 1
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Nothing. They try to keep cost cost down so there's not much else i would expect of them.
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Nun 1
Offer cheaper meal plans at the dining center. 1
Offer free lunch to students. 1
Offer healthier, lower calorie options in restaurants or coffee shops. It would also help to have calorie counts on all the food served on campus.
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Offer more fruit choices at the dining center 1
Offer more health conscious choices at the dining areas! 1
Offer more healthy food options 1
offer more home-cooked/ fresh cooked meals 1
Offer some free food to us hard working students who pay a lot of money to go here.
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On campus grocery store 1
On campus grocery store to spend university currency at. 1
On campus grocery store with fresh food options. 1
On-campus grocery store, cheaper meal-plans 1
Open the dining centers earlier 1
Overall, my situation was more do to at first living on my own and trying to be independent. I never really went without, but making everything stretch was a bit difficult, especially having to go to school full time, work, and make sure everything was coered. It would be nice to see more jobs on campus that actually pay better than the usual 7 dollars an hour, so that those students only able to live on campus would be able to further help themselves. I do think having to work crazy hours to pay for schol, meanwhile being expected to perform well can get in the way of the students health.
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Pay for graduate student health insurance so more of our stipend can go towards better/healthier food. My stipend is 15,000 and for me and two kids, about half goes to paying health insurance
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Please make sure Fargo/Moorhead community have more halal food around. And also in any NDSU conference/gathering make sure you have some halal food.
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Possible dining plans that cost less than the current $9 per meal blockwise.
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Prepare more healthy foods 1
Pretty good. no comments 1
Promote gluten free foods at local resteraunts 1
Provide a route on Sundays to go and buy food, since buses do not work Sundays.
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Provide cheaper alternatives to ensure full ability. 1
Provide free food for those who actually have these issues 1
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Provide free lunch and breakfast 1
Provide meals for cheap at special times 1
Provide more chinese food in memorial union. 1
Provide more food choices. 1
Provide more options at the dining centers 1
Provide special transportation to special grocery food store and lowering food cost in that store.
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Providing lower cost meal plans or a system of taking a hot lunch from the dinner center instead of having to purchase one at a restaurant on campus or have to eat in the dinning center.
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Providing one meal a day to the students due to how much we pay for tutition
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Put a Target on campus. 1
Sell fresh fruits and vegetables 1
Should increase the salary for the graduate students and reduce the health insurance cost or health insurance should be optional for international students.
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Should take care of health insurance. 1
snack time 1
Start a grocery shop near university campus. 1
Stop serving the same 4 things at the only open dining center on weekends.
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Student discount on fresh produce 1
Survey, having dining center opened 24hours 1
the dining center could be a little less expensive 1
The dining center food is terrible and way too expensive. 1
The dining centers offer so much! More than I ever thought a dining center would. They always have a good variety of food to choose from.
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The foods that are available on campus could be less expensive. 1
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The suggestion for a place on campus (or even closer to campus) that isn't the Loaf and Jug gas station would be a HUGE improvement for students. I remember living on campus as a freshman and wishing that I had healthier options on weekends, when the dinig center closest to me was closed. I also was without a car at that point and didn't have the option of going to grocery stores to buy my own food and cook it in the residence hall's kitchens. Now, as an upperclassman, I still wish there were better optios for purchasing healthy food or grocery supplies. I realize that I am lucky in the fact that I am able to pay for my own food, but I do want to note that some of my income comes from reimbursement funds from taking out student loans. Scholarships cover mst of my tuition, but it is a common practice among college students to take out loans in order to supplement your income from part-time jobs in order to afford rent and food. I hope I will find a full-time position after graduation that will allow me to ay back these loans quickly. I want it to be known that affording tuition isn't the only worry on students' minds--sometimes it's all of the expenses that come regularly after paying for tuition and books. Offering support in how to purchase healthy groceies on a budget, as well as cooking classes, would be so cool! It would be a fun thing to do with friends and encourage each other to make food together rather than purchasing cheap fast food/gas station food as a solution.
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There is a lot of pig based food in NDSU. For me and others who have a religious diet, I sometime skip meals because of it.
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They are doing just fine 1
They can sell cheap in NDSU campus 1
they do a pretty good job, dining center unlimited meal plans are WAY too expensive to be required for freshman. It's impossible to get your moneys worth unless you get a Block plan and use them all.
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They should provide different variety. 1
They're doing everything that I need. 1
To have healthier restaurants in the union (SUBWAY). 1
To make fresh groceries available to purchase. 1
Variety of healthy foods 1
We don't need an all out $10 buffet every meal!!!!! Please consider a cheaper alternative to the dining centers Also a market closer to campus would be helpful.
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When I do commute to campus, it is generally on the weekend, and many of the food options are not open on the weekend. That would be the only suggestion I would make, is to have some options open on the weekends for those who are on campus and don't livein town.
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While i am fortunate to have enough to eat, always. I have worked with students every year who do not have enough to eat, have a place to live and have no idea where to go for help.
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Wider availability of fruits 1
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wider choice of fruits and vegetables more none chicken lean meat options more cooking supplies at dining centers
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With job, I am unable to eat @ campus. Classes are also extremely close together. Get yelled @ if I ask to put in lunchbox so I can eat @ work and so have $ to buy some.
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Yes to low cost dining plan at the NDSU dining centers. Also raise stuff in your free house with the sustainability club and sell it to students. Access and Motivation to buy and cook healthy, balanced meal is key. Absolutely Key. It takes discipline to o it though.
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