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SGI-USA Membership Survey, 1997

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IMPSELF

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? -- being self-sufficient and not having to depend on others

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

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Very important	328	83.7%	83.7%	-.41
Somewhat important	62	15.8%	99.5%	1.98
Not at all important	2	.5%	100%	6.76

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 25	25-39	40-49	50-64	65 +	TOTAL
Very important	87.5% 7	78.2% 86	80.0% 104	91.1% 82	88.9% 32	83.2% 311
Somewhat important	12.5% 1	21.8% 24	18.5% 24	8.9% 8	11.1% 4	16.3% 61
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.5% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 8	100.0% 110	100.0% 130	100.0% 90	100.0% 36	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	87.0% 47	81.8% 81	78.9% 60	87.9% 80	83.6% 56	83.7% 324
Somewhat important	11.1% 6	18.2% 18	19.7% 15	12.1% 11	16.4% 11	15.8% 61
Not at all important	1.9% 1	0.0% 0	1.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 54	100.0% 99	100.0% 76	100.0% 91	100.0% 67	387

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Living with a partner	Divorced/Separated	Widowed	Single	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Very important	81.8% 130	80.6% 25	88.9% 64	84.2% 16	82.8% 82	100.0% 7	83.7% 324
Somewhat important	17.0% 27	19.4% 6	11.1% 8	15.8% 3	17.2% 17	0.0% 0	15.8% 61
Not at all important	1.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 159	100.0% 31	100.0% 72	100.0% 19	100.0% 99	100.0% 7	387

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Asian/Pacific Islander	Latino/Hispanic	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Very important	81.9% 131	87.5% 49	78.8% 67	90.9% 20	87.3% 48	83.3% 315
Somewhat important	17.5% 28	12.5% 7	20.0% 17	9.1% 2	12.7% 7	16.1% 61
Not at all important	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	1.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 160	100.0% 56	100.0% 85	100.0% 22	100.0% 55	378

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Very important	80.6% 100	84.4% 216	83.2% 316
Somewhat important	19.4% 24	14.8% 38	16.3% 62
Not at all important	0.0% 0	0.8% 2	0.5% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 124	100.0% 256	380

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	79.1% 91	82.0% 73	87.5% 56	80.6% 29	94.7% 18	88.2% 30	83.2% 297
Somewhat important	20.0% 23	18.0% 16	12.5% 8	19.4% 7	5.3% 1	11.8% 4	16.5% 59
Not at all important	0.9% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 115	100.0% 89	100.0% 64	100.0% 36	100.0% 19	100.0% 34	357