SGI-USA Membership Survey, 1997

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SGISPLIT As you know, SGI and Nichiren Shoshu split in 1991. How do you feel about that split personally?   1) SGI-USA is better off since the split.   2) SGI-USA was harmed by the split.   3) The split made little difference in SGI-USA.   4) Not sure/no opinion   5) Other opinion

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
SGI-USA is better off since the split.	195	51.7%	51.7%	-.88
SGI-USA was harmed by the split.	58	15.4%	67.1%	.17
The split made little difference in SGI-USA.	116	30.8%	97.9%	1.22
Not sure/no opinion	6	1.6%	99.5%	2.26
Other opinion	2	.5%	100%	3.31

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Marital status Race Sex Household income

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 25	25-39	40-49	50-64	65 +	TOTAL
SGI-USA is better off since the split.	75.0% 6	54.0% 54	52.0% 66	52.4% 44	47.2% 17	52.7% 187
SGI-USA was harmed by the split.	0.0% 0	17.0% 17	12.6% 16	22.6% 19	11.1% 4	15.8% 56
The split made little difference in SGI-USA.	25.0% 2	28.0% 28	33.9% 43	21.4% 18	36.1% 13	29.3% 104
Not sure/no opinion	0.0% 0	1.0% 1	0.8% 1	2.4% 2	5.6% 2	1.7% 6
Other opinion	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.8% 1	1.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.6% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 8	100.0% 100	100.0% 127	100.0% 84	100.0% 36	355

Education (I-EDUC)

	High school or less	Some college	Trade school, or junior college	Bachelor's degree	Graduate or professional degree	TOTAL
SGI-USA is better off since the split.	50.9% 27	48.5% 47	52.1% 38	60.7% 51	48.4% 31	52.3% 194
SGI-USA was harmed by the split.	22.6% 12	11.3% 11	16.4% 12	13.1% 11	17.2% 11	15.4% 57
The split made little difference in SGI-USA.	26.4% 14	39.2% 38	28.8% 21	23.8% 20	29.7% 19	30.2% 112
Not sure/no opinion	0.0% 0	1.0% 1	1.4% 1	1.2% 1	4.7% 3	1.6% 6
Other opinion	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.4% 1	1.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.5% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 53	100.0% 97	100.0% 73	100.0% 84	100.0% 64	371

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Living with a partner	Divorced/Separated	Widowed	Single	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
SGI-USA is better off since the split.	54.2% 83	43.3% 13	44.8% 30	57.9% 11	58.3% 56	14.3% 1	52.2% 194
SGI-USA was harmed by the split.	13.1% 20	26.7% 8	11.9% 8	10.5% 2	18.8% 18	14.3% 1	15.3% 57
The split made little difference in SGI-USA.	32.0% 49	30.0% 9	35.8% 24	26.3% 5	22.9% 22	57.1% 4	30.4% 113
Not sure/no opinion	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	7.5% 5	5.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.6% 6
Other opinion	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	14.3% 1	0.5% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 153	100.0% 30	100.0% 67	100.0% 19	100.0% 96	100.0% 7	372

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Asian/Pacific Islander	Latino/Hispanic	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
SGI-USA is better off since the split.	51.6% 79	45.3% 24	61.4% 51	38.1% 8	56.9% 29	52.9% 191
SGI-USA was harmed by the split.	17.0% 26	17.0% 9	9.6% 8	38.1% 8	9.8% 5	15.5% 56
The split made little difference in SGI-USA.	26.8% 41	37.7% 20	28.9% 24	23.8% 5	31.4% 16	29.4% 106
Not sure/no opinion	3.3% 5	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.0% 1	1.7% 6
Other opinion	1.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 153	100.0% 53	100.0% 83	100.0% 21	100.0% 51	361

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
SGI-USA is better off since the split.	49.6% 58	54.5% 134	52.9% 192
SGI-USA was harmed by the split.	23.1% 27	12.2% 30	15.7% 57
The split made little difference in SGI-USA.	25.6% 30	30.9% 76	29.2% 106
Not sure/no opinion	0.9% 1	2.0% 5	1.7% 6
Other opinion	0.9% 1	0.4% 1	0.6% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 117	100.0% 246	363

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
SGI-USA is better off since the split.	50.9% 56	51.2% 44	57.6% 34	51.4% 18	38.9% 7	62.5% 20	52.6% 179
SGI-USA was harmed by the split.	18.2% 20	14.0% 12	13.6% 8	14.3% 5	16.7% 3	12.5% 4	15.3% 52
The split made little difference in SGI-USA.	29.1% 32	32.6% 28	27.1% 16	28.6% 10	38.9% 7	25.0% 8	29.7% 101
Not sure/no opinion	1.8% 2	2.3% 2	1.7% 1	0.0% 0	5.6% 1	0.0% 0	1.8% 6
Other opinion	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.7% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.6% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 110	100.0% 86	100.0% 59	100.0% 35	100.0% 18	100.0% 32	340