SGI-USA Membership Survey, 1997

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DROPOUT How likely is it that you will drop out of SGI-USA someday?   1) I'll never stop chanting or going to group meetings.   2) It's very unlikely that I will stop chanting or going to group meetings.   3) I'll never stop chanting, though I might cut down on my attendance at meetings.   4) There is a chance that I will drop out.   5) Have dropped out/still chant   6) Have dropped out/do not chant

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
I'll never stop chanting or going to group meetings.	214	55.3%	55.3%	-.76
It's very unlikely that I will stop chanting or going to group meetings.	81	20.9%	76.2%	.26
I'll never stop chanting, though I might cut down on my attendance at meetings.	75	19.4%	95.6%	1.28
There is a chance that I will drop out.	11	2.8%	98.4%	2.3
Have dropped out/still chant	5	1.3%	99.7%	3.33
Have dropped out/do not chant	1	.3%	100%	4.35

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Marital status Race Sex Household income

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 25	25-39	40-49	50-64	65 +	TOTAL
I'll never stop chanting or going to group meetings.	50.0% 4	53.7% 58	51.2% 65	63.3% 57	61.8% 21	55.9% 205
It's very unlikely that I will stop chanting or going to group meetings.	25.0% 2	17.6% 19	26.0% 33	20.0% 18	17.6% 6	21.3% 78
I'll never stop chanting, though I might cut down on my attendance at meetings.	25.0% 2	24.1% 26	15.0% 19	15.6% 14	17.6% 6	18.3% 67
There is a chance that I will drop out.	0.0% 0	2.8% 3	4.7% 6	1.1% 1	2.9% 1	3.0% 11
Have dropped out/still chant	0.0% 0	1.9% 2	2.4% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.4% 5
Have dropped out/do not chant	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.8% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 8	100.0% 108	100.0% 127	100.0% 90	100.0% 34	367

Education (I-EDUC)

	High school or less	Some college	Trade school, or junior college	Bachelor's degree	Graduate or professional degree	TOTAL
I'll never stop chanting or going to group meetings.	66.0% 35	59.2% 58	60.5% 46	46.1% 41	45.5% 30	55.0% 210
It's very unlikely that I will stop chanting or going to group meetings.	15.1% 8	18.4% 18	11.8% 9	29.2% 26	30.3% 20	21.2% 81
I'll never stop chanting, though I might cut down on my attendance at meetings.	15.1% 8	17.3% 17	25.0% 19	20.2% 18	18.2% 12	19.4% 74
There is a chance that I will drop out.	3.8% 2	3.1% 3	1.3% 1	4.5% 4	1.5% 1	2.9% 11
Have dropped out/still chant	0.0% 0	1.0% 1	1.3% 1	0.0% 0	4.5% 3	1.3% 5
Have dropped out/do not chant	0.0% 0	1.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 53	100.0% 98	100.0% 76	100.0% 89	100.0% 66	382

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Living with a partner	Divorced/Separated	Widowed	Single	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
I'll never stop chanting or going to group meetings.	61.8% 97	55.2% 16	45.1% 32	60.0% 12	51.0% 50	57.1% 4	55.2% 211
It's very unlikely that I will stop chanting or going to group meetings.	17.2% 27	17.2% 5	33.8% 24	25.0% 5	19.4% 19	0.0% 0	20.9% 80
I'll never stop chanting, though I might cut down on my attendance at meetings.	15.9% 25	27.6% 8	18.3% 13	15.0% 3	22.4% 22	42.9% 3	19.4% 74
There is a chance that I will drop out.	2.5% 4	0.0% 0	2.8% 2	0.0% 0	5.1% 5	0.0% 0	2.9% 11
Have dropped out/still chant	2.5% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.0% 1	0.0% 0	1.3% 5
Have dropped out/do not chant	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 157	100.0% 29	100.0% 71	100.0% 20	100.0% 98	100.0% 7	382

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Asian/Pacific Islander	Latino/Hispanic	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
I'll never stop chanting or going to group meetings.	52.8% 84	46.3% 25	77.4% 65	38.1% 8	46.3% 25	55.6% 207
It's very unlikely that I will stop chanting or going to group meetings.	27.0% 43	25.9% 14	8.3% 7	33.3% 7	14.8% 8	21.2% 79
I'll never stop chanting, though I might cut down on my attendance at meetings.	13.8% 22	24.1% 13	13.1% 11	14.3% 3	37.0% 20	18.5% 69
There is a chance that I will drop out.	4.4% 7	1.9% 1	0.0% 0	9.5% 2	1.9% 1	3.0% 11
Have dropped out/still chant	1.3% 2	1.9% 1	1.2% 1	4.8% 1	0.0% 0	1.3% 5
Have dropped out/do not chant	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 159	100.0% 54	100.0% 84	100.0% 21	100.0% 54	372

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
I'll never stop chanting or going to group meetings.	59.0% 72	54.0% 136	55.6% 208
It's very unlikely that I will stop chanting or going to group meetings.	20.5% 25	21.4% 54	21.1% 79
I'll never stop chanting, though I might cut down on my attendance at meetings.	15.6% 19	20.2% 51	18.7% 70
There is a chance that I will drop out.	2.5% 3	3.2% 8	2.9% 11
Have dropped out/still chant	1.6% 2	1.2% 3	1.3% 5
Have dropped out/do not chant	0.8% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 122	100.0% 252	374

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
I'll never stop chanting or going to group meetings.	58.4% 66	57.0% 49	54.7% 35	52.8% 19	47.4% 9	60.6% 20	56.4% 198
It's very unlikely that I will stop chanting or going to group meetings.	18.6% 21	26.7% 23	23.4% 15	27.8% 10	15.8% 3	15.2% 5	21.9% 77
I'll never stop chanting, though I might cut down on my attendance at meetings.	16.8% 19	11.6% 10	20.3% 13	16.7% 6	31.6% 6	18.2% 6	17.1% 60
There is a chance that I will drop out.	6.2% 7	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.8% 1	0.0% 0	6.1% 2	2.8% 10
Have dropped out/still chant	0.0% 0	4.7% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	5.3% 1	0.0% 0	1.4% 5
Have dropped out/do not chant	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 113	100.0% 86	100.0% 64	100.0% 36	100.0% 19	100.0% 33	351