SGI-USA Membership Survey, 1997

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IMPRTNT1 Here is another list. In your opinion, which one of these is most important? -- first choice   1) A stable economy   2) Progress towards a less impersonal and more humane society   3) Progress towards a society in which ideas count more than money.   4) The fight against crime

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
A stable economy	71	19.6%	19.6%	-1.31
Progress towards a less impersonal and more humane society	207	57.2%	76.8%	-.19
Progress towards a society in which ideas count more than money.	36	9.9%	86.7%	.93
The fight against crime	48	13.3%	100%	2.05

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Marital status Race Sex Household income

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 25	25-39	40-49	50-64	65 +	TOTAL
A stable economy	0.0% 0	10.0% 10	16.5% 20	31.3% 25	27.3% 9	18.7% 64
Progress towards a less impersonal and more humane society	62.5% 5	64.0% 64	65.3% 79	47.5% 38	39.4% 13	58.2% 199
Progress towards a society in which ideas count more than money.	0.0% 0	11.0% 11	9.9% 12	7.5% 6	9.1% 3	9.4% 32
The fight against crime	37.5% 3	15.0% 15	8.3% 10	13.8% 11	24.2% 8	13.7% 47
TOTAL	100.0% 8	100.0% 100	100.0% 121	100.0% 80	100.0% 33	342

Education (I-EDUC)

	High school or less	Some college	Trade school, or junior college	Bachelor's degree	Graduate or professional degree	TOTAL
A stable economy	30.8% 16	10.2% 9	24.2% 16	17.2% 15	21.9% 14	19.6% 70
Progress towards a less impersonal and more humane society	40.4% 21	60.2% 53	57.6% 38	60.9% 53	62.5% 40	57.4% 205
Progress towards a society in which ideas count more than money.	5.8% 3	9.1% 8	6.1% 4	13.8% 12	12.5% 8	9.8% 35
The fight against crime	23.1% 12	20.5% 18	12.1% 8	8.0% 7	3.1% 2	13.2% 47
TOTAL	100.0% 52	100.0% 88	100.0% 66	100.0% 87	100.0% 64	357

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Living with a partner	Divorced/Separated	Widowed	Single	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
A stable economy	26.4% 39	13.8% 4	17.2% 11	18.8% 3	12.8% 12	0.0% 0	19.3% 69
Progress towards a less impersonal and more humane society	52.0% 77	62.1% 18	60.9% 39	62.5% 10	59.6% 56	83.3% 5	57.4% 205
Progress towards a society in which ideas count more than money.	10.1% 15	20.7% 6	7.8% 5	6.3% 1	9.6% 9	0.0% 0	10.1% 36
The fight against crime	11.5% 17	3.4% 1	14.1% 9	12.5% 2	18.1% 17	16.7% 1	13.2% 47
TOTAL	100.0% 148	100.0% 29	100.0% 64	100.0% 16	100.0% 94	100.0% 6	357

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Asian/Pacific Islander	Latino/Hispanic	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
A stable economy	15.6% 24	17.4% 8	31.2% 24	9.5% 2	17.3% 9	19.1% 67
Progress towards a less impersonal and more humane society	64.3% 99	58.7% 27	44.2% 34	52.4% 11	63.5% 33	58.3% 204
Progress towards a society in which ideas count more than money.	13.0% 20	6.5% 3	2.6% 2	14.3% 3	7.7% 4	9.1% 32
The fight against crime	7.1% 11	17.4% 8	22.1% 17	23.8% 5	11.5% 6	13.4% 47
TOTAL	100.0% 154	100.0% 46	100.0% 77	100.0% 21	100.0% 52	350

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
A stable economy	18.4% 21	19.7% 47	19.3% 68
Progress towards a less impersonal and more humane society	58.8% 67	57.6% 137	58.0% 204
Progress towards a society in which ideas count more than money.	13.2% 15	7.6% 18	9.4% 33
The fight against crime	9.6% 11	15.1% 36	13.4% 47
TOTAL	100.0% 114	100.0% 238	352

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
A stable economy	15.4% 16	11.4% 9	22.4% 13	18.9% 7	21.1% 4	31.3% 10	17.9% 59
Progress towards a less impersonal and more humane society	57.7% 60	67.1% 53	58.6% 34	51.4% 19	68.4% 13	53.1% 17	59.6% 196
Progress towards a society in which ideas count more than money.	6.7% 7	7.6% 6	10.3% 6	16.2% 6	10.5% 2	9.4% 3	9.1% 30
The fight against crime	20.2% 21	13.9% 11	8.6% 5	13.5% 5	0.0% 0	6.3% 2	13.4% 44
TOTAL	100.0% 104	100.0% 79	100.0% 58	100.0% 37	100.0% 19	100.0% 32	329