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SGI-USA Membership Survey, 1997

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Now, we'd like to know how you would respond to a couple of common decisions. For each situation, please indicate how you would most likely respond. Let's say you were in a store and saw something you really wanted, but you didn't have enough cash to buy it. Would you be more likely to:

	1) Buy it on credit.
	2) Save up your money and return to buy it later.
	3) Can't choose

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Buy it on credit.	132	33.3%	33.3%	-1.37
Save up your money and return to buy it later.	259	65.4%	98.7%	.65
Can't choose	5	1.3%	100%	2.67

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 25	25-39	40-49	50-64	65 +	TOTAL
Buy it on credit.	37.5% 3	29.1% 32	32.8% 43	42.9% 39	28.6% 10	33.9% 127
Save up your money and return to buy it later.	62.5% 5	69.1% 76	64.9% 85	57.1% 52	71.4% 25	64.8% 243
Can't choose	0.0% 0	1.8% 2	2.3% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.3% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 8	100.0% 110	100.0% 131	100.0% 91	100.0% 35	375

Education (I-EDUC)

	High school or less	Some college	Trade school, or junior college	Bachelor's degree	Graduate or professional degree	TOTAL
Buy it on credit.	28.6% 16	35.0% 35	22.4% 17	31.5% 29	50.7% 34	33.5% 131
Save up your money and return to buy it later.	71.4% 40	64.0% 64	75.0% 57	68.5% 63	46.3% 31	65.2% 255
Can't choose	0.0% 0	1.0% 1	2.6% 2	0.0% 0	3.0% 2	1.3% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 56	100.0% 100	100.0% 76	100.0% 92	100.0% 67	391

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Living with a partner	Divorced/Separated	Widowed	Single	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Buy it on credit.	32.7% 53	29.0% 9	43.1% 31	31.6% 6	30.0% 30	28.6% 2	33.5% 131
Save up your money and return to buy it later.	65.4% 106	67.7% 21	56.9% 41	68.4% 13	69.0% 69	71.4% 5	65.2% 255
Can't choose	1.9% 3	3.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.0% 1	0.0% 0	1.3% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 162	100.0% 31	100.0% 72	100.0% 19	100.0% 100	100.0% 7	391

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Asian/Pacific Islander	Latino/Hispanic	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Buy it on credit.	41.9% 67	33.9% 19	26.1% 23	36.4% 8	23.2% 13	34.0% 130
Save up your money and return to buy it later.	56.3% 90	66.1% 37	72.7% 64	59.1% 13	76.8% 43	64.7% 247
Can't choose	1.9% 3	0.0% 0	1.1% 1	4.5% 1	0.0% 0	1.3% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 160	100.0% 56	100.0% 88	100.0% 22	100.0% 56	382

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Buy it on credit.	33.9% 42	33.8% 88	33.9% 130
Save up your money and return to buy it later.	64.5% 80	65.0% 169	64.8% 249
Can't choose	1.6% 2	1.2% 3	1.3% 5
TOTAL	100.0% 124	100.0% 260	384

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
Buy it on credit.	26.7% 31	38.2% 34	38.1% 24	28.9% 11	57.9% 11	38.2% 13	34.5% 124
Save up your money and return to buy it later.	72.4% 84	61.8% 55	61.9% 39	68.4% 26	42.1% 8	55.9% 19	64.3% 231
Can't choose	0.9% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.6% 1	0.0% 0	5.9% 2	1.1% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 116	100.0% 89	100.0% 63	100.0% 38	100.0% 19	100.0% 34	359