SGI-USA Membership Survey, 1997

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VIEWNATR Please indicate which one of these statements about nature comes closest to your views.   1) Nature is sacred because it is created by God.   2) Nature is spiritual or sacred in itself.   3) Nature is important, but not spiritual or sacred.   4) Don't know/Can't choose

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Nature is sacred because it is created by God.	5	1.3%	1.3%	-2.13
Nature is spiritual or sacred in itself.	284	73%	74.3%	-.51
Nature is important, but not spiritual or sacred.	73	18.8%	93.1%	1.11
Don't know/Can't choose	27	6.9%	100%	2.73

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Marital status Race Sex Household income

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 25	25-39	40-49	50-64	65 +	TOTAL
Nature is sacred because it is created by God.	0.0% 0	2.8% 3	1.5% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.4% 5
Nature is spiritual or sacred in itself.	37.5% 3	77.1% 84	72.3% 94	74.4% 64	66.7% 24	72.9% 269
Nature is important, but not spiritual or sacred.	37.5% 3	11.9% 13	20.8% 27	18.6% 16	30.6% 11	19.0% 70
Don't know/Can't choose	25.0% 2	8.3% 9	5.4% 7	7.0% 6	2.8% 1	6.8% 25
TOTAL	100.0% 8	100.0% 109	100.0% 130	100.0% 86	100.0% 36	369

Education (I-EDUC)

	High school or less	Some college	Trade school, or junior college	Bachelor's degree	Graduate or professional degree	TOTAL
Nature is sacred because it is created by God.	0.0% 0	2.0% 2	2.7% 2	0.0% 0	1.5% 1	1.3% 5
Nature is spiritual or sacred in itself.	61.1% 33	79.6% 78	69.3% 52	73.6% 67	75.8% 50	72.9% 280
Nature is important, but not spiritual or sacred.	29.6% 16	8.2% 8	21.3% 16	22.0% 20	19.7% 13	19.0% 73
Don't know/Can't choose	9.3% 5	10.2% 10	6.7% 5	4.4% 4	3.0% 2	6.8% 26
TOTAL	100.0% 54	100.0% 98	100.0% 75	100.0% 91	100.0% 66	384

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Living with a partner	Divorced/Separated	Widowed	Single	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Nature is sacred because it is created by God.	1.3% 2	0.0% 0	1.4% 1	0.0% 0	1.0% 1	14.3% 1	1.3% 5
Nature is spiritual or sacred in itself.	66.3% 106	80.0% 24	81.4% 57	55.0% 11	78.4% 76	71.4% 5	72.7% 279
Nature is important, but not spiritual or sacred.	26.3% 42	10.0% 3	15.7% 11	30.0% 6	10.3% 10	14.3% 1	19.0% 73
Don't know/Can't choose	6.3% 10	10.0% 3	1.4% 1	15.0% 3	10.3% 10	0.0% 0	7.0% 27
TOTAL	100.0% 160	100.0% 30	100.0% 70	100.0% 20	100.0% 97	100.0% 7	384

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Asian/Pacific Islander	Latino/Hispanic	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Nature is sacred because it is created by God.	0.6% 1	3.7% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.6% 2	1.3% 5
Nature is spiritual or sacred in itself.	79.7% 126	77.8% 42	51.1% 45	90.5% 19	73.2% 41	72.4% 273
Nature is important, but not spiritual or sacred.	15.2% 24	9.3% 5	37.5% 33	9.5% 2	16.1% 9	19.4% 73
Don't know/Can't choose	4.4% 7	9.3% 5	11.4% 10	0.0% 0	7.1% 4	6.9% 26
TOTAL	100.0% 158	100.0% 54	100.0% 88	100.0% 21	100.0% 56	377

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Nature is sacred because it is created by God.	0.8% 1	1.6% 4	1.3% 5
Nature is spiritual or sacred in itself.	72.4% 89	72.9% 186	72.8% 275
Nature is important, but not spiritual or sacred.	22.0% 27	18.0% 46	19.3% 73
Don't know/Can't choose	4.9% 6	7.5% 19	6.6% 25
TOTAL	100.0% 123	100.0% 255	378

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
Nature is sacred because it is created by God.	1.8% 2	2.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.0% 1	1.4% 5
Nature is spiritual or sacred in itself.	68.1% 77	80.7% 71	76.6% 49	70.3% 26	84.2% 16	63.6% 21	73.4% 260
Nature is important, but not spiritual or sacred.	20.4% 23	15.9% 14	17.2% 11	18.9% 7	15.8% 3	27.3% 9	18.9% 67
Don't know/Can't choose	9.7% 11	1.1% 1	6.3% 4	10.8% 4	0.0% 0	6.1% 2	6.2% 22
TOTAL	100.0% 113	100.0% 88	100.0% 64	100.0% 37	100.0% 19	100.0% 33	354