SGI-USA Membership Survey, 1997

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IMPRTNT2 Here is another list. In your opinion, which one of these is most important? -- second 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	77	21.3%	21.3%	-1.52
Progress towards a less impersonal and more humane society	68	18.8%	40.1%	-.59
Progress towards a society in which ideas count more than money.	127	35.1%	75.1%	.34
The fight against crime	90	24.9%	100%	1.27

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	25.0% 2	25.0% 25	22.1% 27	16.7% 13	23.5% 8	21.9% 75
Progress towards a less impersonal and more humane society	0.0% 0	16.0% 16	15.6% 19	23.1% 18	26.5% 9	18.1% 62
Progress towards a society in which ideas count more than money.	62.5% 5	36.0% 36	36.9% 45	33.3% 26	32.4% 11	36.0% 123
The fight against crime	12.5% 1	23.0% 23	25.4% 31	26.9% 21	17.6% 6	24.0% 82
TOTAL	100.0% 8	100.0% 100	100.0% 122	100.0% 78	100.0% 34	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	17.3% 9	26.1% 23	14.9% 10	23.0% 20	22.2% 14	21.3% 76
Progress towards a less impersonal and more humane society	13.5% 7	19.3% 17	20.9% 14	18.4% 16	20.6% 13	18.8% 67
Progress towards a society in which ideas count more than money.	28.8% 15	40.9% 36	35.8% 24	29.9% 26	39.7% 25	35.3% 126
The fight against crime	40.4% 21	13.6% 12	28.4% 19	28.7% 25	17.5% 11	24.6% 88
TOTAL	100.0% 52	100.0% 88	100.0% 67	100.0% 87	100.0% 63	357

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Living with a partner	Divorced/Separated	Widowed	Single	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
A stable economy	20.3% 30	20.0% 6	27.0% 17	25.0% 4	20.2% 19	16.7% 1	21.6% 77
Progress towards a less impersonal and more humane society	19.6% 29	20.0% 6	20.6% 13	12.5% 2	16.0% 15	0.0% 0	18.2% 65
Progress towards a society in which ideas count more than money.	32.4% 48	36.7% 11	33.3% 21	43.8% 7	36.2% 34	83.3% 5	35.3% 126
The fight against crime	27.7% 41	23.3% 7	19.0% 12	18.8% 3	27.7% 26	0.0% 0	24.9% 89
TOTAL	100.0% 148	100.0% 30	100.0% 63	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	17.8% 27	27.7% 13	23.1% 18	47.6% 10	13.5% 7	21.4% 75
Progress towards a less impersonal and more humane society	18.4% 28	17.0% 8	21.8% 17	19.0% 4	11.5% 6	18.0% 63
Progress towards a society in which ideas count more than money.	42.1% 64	25.5% 12	26.9% 21	19.0% 4	48.1% 25	36.0% 126
The fight against crime	21.7% 33	29.8% 14	28.2% 22	14.3% 3	26.9% 14	24.6% 86
TOTAL	100.0% 152	100.0% 47	100.0% 78	100.0% 21	100.0% 52	350

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
A stable economy	16.7% 19	23.5% 56	21.3% 75
Progress towards a less impersonal and more humane society	18.4% 21	18.5% 44	18.5% 65
Progress towards a society in which ideas count more than money.	38.6% 44	34.5% 82	35.8% 126
The fight against crime	26.3% 30	23.5% 56	24.4% 86
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	17.3% 18	25.3% 20	22.4% 13	27.8% 10	36.8% 7	12.5% 4	22.0% 72
Progress towards a less impersonal and more humane society	13.5% 14	15.2% 12	22.4% 13	19.4% 7	21.1% 4	18.8% 6	17.1% 56
Progress towards a society in which ideas count more than money.	45.2% 47	34.2% 27	27.6% 16	33.3% 12	26.3% 5	43.8% 14	36.9% 121
The fight against crime	24.0% 25	25.3% 20	27.6% 16	19.4% 7	15.8% 3	25.0% 8	24.1% 79
TOTAL	100.0% 104	100.0% 79	100.0% 58	100.0% 36	100.0% 19	100.0% 32	328