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SGI-USA Membership Survey, 1997

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MEMLIT

Now we would like to know something about the groups and organizations to which you belong. Here is a list of various kinds of organizations. Please indicate whether or not you are a member of each type -- literary, art, discussion or study groups.

	1) Yes
	2) No

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	114	29.8%	29.8%	-1.53
No	268	70.2%	100%	.65

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 25	25-39	40-49	50-64	65 +	TOTAL
Yes	12.5% 1	28.4% 31	33.6% 43	30.2% 26	25.7% 9	30.1% 110
No	87.5% 7	71.6% 78	66.4% 85	69.8% 60	74.3% 26	69.9% 256
TOTAL	100.0% 8	100.0% 109	100.0% 128	100.0% 86	100.0% 35	366

Education (I-EDUC)

	High school or less	Some college	Trade school, or junior college	Bachelor's degree	Graduate or professional degree	TOTAL
Yes	18.2% 10	30.6% 30	19.7% 14	33.7% 30	46.2% 30	30.2% 114
No	81.8% 45	69.4% 68	80.3% 57	66.3% 59	53.8% 35	69.8% 264
TOTAL	100.0% 55	100.0% 98	100.0% 71	100.0% 89	100.0% 65	378

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Living with a partner	Divorced/Separated	Widowed	Single	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Yes	24.2% 37	36.7% 11	34.3% 24	30.0% 6	33.7% 33	42.9% 3	30.2% 114
No	75.8% 116	63.3% 19	65.7% 46	70.0% 14	66.3% 65	57.1% 4	69.8% 264
TOTAL	100.0% 153	100.0% 30	100.0% 70	100.0% 20	100.0% 98	100.0% 7	378

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Asian/Pacific Islander	Latino/Hispanic	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Yes	35.8% 57	39.2% 20	20.2% 17	27.3% 6	22.2% 12	30.3% 112
No	64.2% 102	60.8% 31	79.8% 67	72.7% 16	77.8% 42	69.7% 258
TOTAL	100.0% 159	100.0% 51	100.0% 84	100.0% 22	100.0% 54	370

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Yes	21.3% 26	34.4% 86	30.1% 112
No	78.7% 96	65.6% 164	69.9% 260
TOTAL	100.0% 122	100.0% 250	372

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
Yes	26.1% 30	33.0% 29	30.6% 19	35.3% 12	36.8% 7	34.4% 11	30.9% 108
No	73.9% 85	67.0% 59	69.4% 43	64.7% 22	63.2% 12	65.6% 21	69.1% 242
TOTAL	100.0% 115	100.0% 88	100.0% 62	100.0% 34	100.0% 19	100.0% 32	350