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SGI-USA Membership Survey, 1997

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REASGOAL

ASKED ONLY OF THOSE RESPONDENTS WHO HAVE CHANTED FOR A GOAL THAT WAS NOT REALIZED. From the list below, mark the one reason that you believe best explains why this goal was not realized. [Specified information not available]

	1) The goal was incompatible with lifelong happiness/Buddhahood.
	2) Chanting doesn't work for some goals.
	3) I probably need to go through my human revolution before I'll achieve that goal.
	4) I wasn't practicing correctly.
	5) Other reasons (Please explain)

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
The goal was incompatible with lifelong happiness/Buddhahood.	59	23%	23%	-1.46
Chanting doesn't work for some goals.	10	3.9%	26.8%	-.78
I probably need to go through my human revolution before I'll achieve that goal.	94	36.6%	63.4%	-.1
I wasn't practicing correctly.	21	8.2%	71.6%	.58
Other reasons (Please explain)	73	28.4%	100%	1.26

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 25	25-39	40-49	50-64	65 +	TOTAL
The goal was incompatible with lifelong happiness/Buddhahood.	0.0% 0	27.6% 21	24.0% 23	17.5% 10	17.6% 3	22.7% 57
Chanting doesn't work for some goals.	0.0% 0	5.3% 4	3.1% 3	1.8% 1	5.9% 1	3.6% 9
I probably need to go through my human revolution before I'll achieve that goal.	20.0% 1	34.2% 26	36.5% 35	38.6% 22	58.8% 10	37.5% 94
I wasn't practicing correctly.	0.0% 0	10.5% 8	9.4% 9	5.3% 3	5.9% 1	8.4% 21
Other reasons (Please explain)	80.0% 4	22.4% 17	27.1% 26	36.8% 21	11.8% 2	27.9% 70
TOTAL	100.0% 5	100.0% 76	100.0% 96	100.0% 57	100.0% 17	251

Education (I-EDUC)

	High school or less	Some college	Trade school, or junior college	Bachelor's degree	Graduate or professional degree	TOTAL
The goal was incompatible with lifelong happiness/Buddhahood.	21.4% 6	25.0% 16	16.7% 9	17.5% 11	36.2% 17	23.0% 59
Chanting doesn't work for some goals.	3.6% 1	1.6% 1	1.9% 1	6.3% 4	6.4% 3	3.9% 10
I probably need to go through my human revolution before I'll achieve that goal.	42.9% 12	34.4% 22	46.3% 25	36.5% 23	23.4% 11	36.3% 93
I wasn't practicing correctly.	14.3% 4	10.9% 7	11.1% 6	6.3% 4	0.0% 0	8.2% 21
Other reasons (Please explain)	17.9% 5	28.1% 18	24.1% 13	33.3% 21	34.0% 16	28.5% 73
TOTAL	100.0% 28	100.0% 64	100.0% 54	100.0% 63	100.0% 47	256

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Living with a partner	Divorced/Separated	Widowed	Single	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
The goal was incompatible with lifelong happiness/Buddhahood.	26.4% 23	27.3% 6	26.3% 15	9.1% 1	18.1% 13	16.7% 1	23.1% 59
Chanting doesn't work for some goals.	2.3% 2	4.5% 1	3.5% 2	0.0% 0	6.9% 5	0.0% 0	3.9% 10
I probably need to go through my human revolution before I'll achieve that goal.	37.9% 33	27.3% 6	33.3% 19	45.5% 5	36.1% 26	50.0% 3	36.1% 92
I wasn't practicing correctly.	8.0% 7	0.0% 0	8.8% 5	18.2% 2	9.7% 7	0.0% 0	8.2% 21
Other reasons (Please explain)	25.3% 22	40.9% 9	28.1% 16	27.3% 3	29.2% 21	33.3% 2	28.6% 73
TOTAL	100.0% 87	100.0% 22	100.0% 57	100.0% 11	100.0% 72	100.0% 6	255

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Asian/Pacific Islander	Latino/Hispanic	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
The goal was incompatible with lifelong happiness/Buddhahood.	26.8% 33	15.0% 6	14.0% 6	9.1% 1	30.6% 11	22.5% 57
Chanting doesn't work for some goals.	2.4% 3	7.5% 3	2.3% 1	9.1% 1	5.6% 2	4.0% 10
I probably need to go through my human revolution before I'll achieve that goal.	34.1% 42	30.0% 12	48.8% 21	54.5% 6	36.1% 13	37.2% 94
I wasn't practicing correctly.	5.7% 7	20.0% 8	9.3% 4	0.0% 0	5.6% 2	8.3% 21
Other reasons (Please explain)	30.9% 38	27.5% 11	25.6% 11	27.3% 3	22.2% 8	28.1% 71
TOTAL	100.0% 123	100.0% 40	100.0% 43	100.0% 11	100.0% 36	253

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
The goal was incompatible with lifelong happiness/Buddhahood.	23.7% 18	21.9% 39	22.4% 57
Chanting doesn't work for some goals.	3.9% 3	3.9% 7	3.9% 10
I probably need to go through my human revolution before I'll achieve that goal.	38.2% 29	36.5% 65	37.0% 94
I wasn't practicing correctly.	9.2% 7	7.9% 14	8.3% 21
Other reasons (Please explain)	25.0% 19	29.8% 53	28.3% 72
TOTAL	100.0% 76	100.0% 178	254

Household income (I-INCOME)

	< $20,000	$20,000 - $30,000	$30,000 - $40,000	$40,000 - $50,000	$50,000 - $60,000	$60,000+	TOTAL
The goal was incompatible with lifelong happiness/Buddhahood.	16.2% 12	15.9% 10	29.5% 13	37.0% 10	20.0% 2	38.1% 8	23.0% 55
Chanting doesn't work for some goals.	1.4% 1	7.9% 5	2.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.8% 1	3.3% 8
I probably need to go through my human revolution before I'll achieve that goal.	39.2% 29	38.1% 24	40.9% 18	33.3% 9	70.0% 7	14.3% 3	37.7% 90
I wasn't practicing correctly.	12.2% 9	7.9% 5	2.3% 1	7.4% 2	0.0% 0	4.8% 1	7.5% 18
Other reasons (Please explain)	31.1% 23	30.2% 19	25.0% 11	22.2% 6	10.0% 1	38.1% 8	28.5% 68
TOTAL	100.0% 74	100.0% 63	100.0% 44	100.0% 27	100.0% 10	100.0% 21	239