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RESULTS 
Demographics 
Over 100 academic leaders responded to this study that was distributed via email during the Spring of 
2006. The majority of the respondents were male (62.9%) with only 28.1% being female. The racial and ethnic 
backgrounds of the respondents were primarily Caucasian or White American (75.3%) followed by African or Black 
American (3.4%) and Bi-racial or Multi-racial (3.4%). A small percentage (15.7%) declined to identify their racial 
and ethnic background. Almost two-thirds (62.9%) of the respondents are married and 10.1% are divorced or 
separated. Over one-fifth (21.3%) of the respondents did not identify their current marital status. Over two-thirds 
(67.4%) of the academic leaders have children and, of those with children, two is the most popular number of 
children (60%). The age range of the leaders was from 30 years old to 74 years old with the average age as 56.27 
years old. The highest degrees obtained by the respondents included a Ph.D. (68.7%), a Master’s degree (15.2%), 
and an Ed.D. (12.1%). Over one-third (36%) of the respondents are making under $100,000 salary, whereas, 32.6% 
are making between $100,000 - $150,000; and 14.6% are making between $150,000 - $200,000. There was a small 
number (16.9%) that declined to answer the salary question.