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SGI-USA Membership Survey, 1997

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IMPTHNGS

Below is a list of some things that different people value. Some people say these things are very important to them. Other people say they are not so important. How important is each of these things to you personally? -- having nice things

	1) Very important
	2) Somewhat important
	3) Not very important
	4) Not at all important

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Very important	89	22.9%	22.9%	-1.39
Somewhat important	190	48.8%	71.7%	-.11
Not very important	96	24.7%	96.4%	1.16
Not at all important	14	3.6%	100%	2.44

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 25	25-39	40-49	50-64	65 +	TOTAL
Very important	25.0% 2	21.1% 23	22.5% 29	22.0% 20	16.7% 6	21.4% 80
Somewhat important	50.0% 4	54.1% 59	53.5% 69	47.3% 43	33.3% 12	50.1% 187
Not very important	25.0% 2	24.8% 27	21.7% 28	23.1% 21	41.7% 15	24.9% 93
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.3% 3	7.7% 7	8.3% 3	3.5% 13
TOTAL	100.0% 8	100.0% 109	100.0% 129	100.0% 91	100.0% 36	373

Education (I-EDUC)

	High school or less	Some college	Trade school, or junior college	Bachelor's degree	Graduate or professional degree	TOTAL
Very important	16.4% 9	27.6% 27	24.3% 18	19.8% 18	23.9% 16	22.9% 88
Somewhat important	38.2% 21	48.0% 47	45.9% 34	50.5% 46	59.7% 40	48.8% 188
Not very important	36.4% 20	24.5% 24	23.0% 17	27.5% 25	13.4% 9	24.7% 95
Not at all important	9.1% 5	0.0% 0	6.8% 5	2.2% 2	3.0% 2	3.6% 14
TOTAL	100.0% 55	100.0% 98	100.0% 74	100.0% 91	100.0% 67	385

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Living with a partner	Divorced/Separated	Widowed	Single	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Very important	17.7% 28	25.8% 8	33.8% 24	25.0% 5	22.4% 22	14.3% 1	22.9% 88
Somewhat important	50.0% 79	38.7% 12	43.7% 31	25.0% 5	59.2% 58	42.9% 3	48.8% 188
Not very important	27.8% 44	35.5% 11	16.9% 12	40.0% 8	17.3% 17	42.9% 3	24.7% 95
Not at all important	4.4% 7	0.0% 0	5.6% 4	10.0% 2	1.0% 1	0.0% 0	3.6% 14
TOTAL	100.0% 158	100.0% 31	100.0% 71	100.0% 20	100.0% 98	100.0% 7	385

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Asian/Pacific Islander	Latino/Hispanic	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Very important	18.9% 30	42.9% 24	14.0% 12	27.3% 6	20.4% 11	22.0% 83
Somewhat important	58.5% 93	42.9% 24	40.7% 35	54.5% 12	40.7% 22	49.3% 186
Not very important	20.8% 33	10.7% 6	38.4% 33	13.6% 3	35.2% 19	24.9% 94
Not at all important	1.9% 3	3.6% 2	7.0% 6	4.5% 1	3.7% 2	3.7% 14
TOTAL	100.0% 159	100.0% 56	100.0% 86	100.0% 22	100.0% 54	377

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Very important	19.4% 24	23.5% 60	22.2% 84
Somewhat important	55.6% 69	46.3% 118	49.3% 187
Not very important	21.8% 27	26.3% 67	24.8% 94
Not at all important	3.2% 4	3.9% 10	3.7% 14
TOTAL	100.0% 124	100.0% 255	379

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
Very important	21.9% 25	22.5% 20	25.0% 16	33.3% 12	21.1% 4	11.8% 4	22.8% 81
Somewhat important	50.0% 57	48.3% 43	40.6% 26	52.8% 19	57.9% 11	64.7% 22	50.0% 178
Not very important	24.6% 28	24.7% 22	31.3% 20	11.1% 4	15.8% 3	20.6% 7	23.6% 84
Not at all important	3.5% 4	4.5% 4	3.1% 2	2.8% 1	5.3% 1	2.9% 1	3.7% 13
TOTAL	100.0% 114	100.0% 89	100.0% 64	100.0% 36	100.0% 19	100.0% 34	356