SGI-USA Membership Survey, 1997

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IMPJOB 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 a fulfilling job   1) Very important   2) Somewhat important   3) Not very important

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Very important	311	79.3%	79.3%	-.49
Somewhat important	76	19.4%	98.7%	1.76
Not very important	5	1.3%	100%	4.01

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Marital status Race Sex Household income

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 25	25-39	40-49	50-64	65 +	TOTAL
Very important	87.5% 7	86.4% 95	76.2% 99	74.7% 68	71.4% 25	78.6% 294
Somewhat important	12.5% 1	12.7% 14	23.8% 31	24.2% 22	22.9% 8	20.3% 76
Not very important	0.0% 0	0.9% 1	0.0% 0	1.1% 1	5.7% 2	1.1% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 8	100.0% 110	100.0% 130	100.0% 91	100.0% 35	374

Education (I-EDUC)

	High school or less	Some college	Trade school, or junior college	Bachelor's degree	Graduate or professional degree	TOTAL
Very important	75.9% 41	77.8% 77	77.6% 59	81.5% 75	83.6% 56	79.4% 308
Somewhat important	20.4% 11	21.2% 21	19.7% 15	18.5% 17	16.4% 11	19.3% 75
Not very important	3.7% 2	1.0% 1	2.6% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.3% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 54	100.0% 99	100.0% 76	100.0% 92	100.0% 67	388

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Living with a partner	Divorced/Separated	Widowed	Single	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Very important	75.9% 120	87.1% 27	86.1% 62	60.0% 12	81.0% 81	85.7% 6	79.4% 308
Somewhat important	22.8% 36	12.9% 4	12.5% 9	30.0% 6	19.0% 19	14.3% 1	19.3% 75
Not very important	1.3% 2	0.0% 0	1.4% 1	10.0% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.3% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 158	100.0% 31	100.0% 72	100.0% 20	100.0% 100	100.0% 7	388

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Asian/Pacific Islander	Latino/Hispanic	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Very important	78.1% 125	87.5% 49	71.8% 61	72.7% 16	85.7% 48	78.9% 299
Somewhat important	21.9% 35	12.5% 7	24.7% 21	22.7% 5	14.3% 8	20.1% 76
Not very important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.5% 3	4.5% 1	0.0% 0	1.1% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 160	100.0% 56	100.0% 85	100.0% 22	100.0% 56	379

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Very important	79.0% 98	79.0% 203	79.0% 301
Somewhat important	21.0% 26	19.5% 50	19.9% 76
Not very important	0.0% 0	1.6% 4	1.0% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 124	100.0% 257	381

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	76.7% 89	83.1% 74	79.7% 51	80.6% 29	78.9% 15	73.5% 25	79.1% 283
Somewhat important	20.7% 24	15.7% 14	20.3% 13	19.4% 7	21.1% 4	26.5% 9	19.8% 71
Not very important	2.6% 3	1.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.1% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 116	100.0% 89	100.0% 64	100.0% 36	100.0% 19	100.0% 34	358