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SGI-USA Membership Survey, 1997

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CHNGMATR

Here is a list of various changes in our way of life that might take place in the near future. Please say for each one, if the change would be a good thing, or a bad thing. -- less emphasis on money and material possessions

	1) Good
	2) Bad
	3) Depends

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Good	252	64.9%	64.9%	-.72
Bad	14	3.6%	68.6%	.36
Depends	122	31.4%	100%	1.44

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 25	25-39	40-49	50-64	65 +	TOTAL
Good	75.0% 6	67.3% 74	68.0% 87	59.1% 52	65.7% 23	65.6% 242
Bad	0.0% 0	0.9% 1	3.1% 4	5.7% 5	5.7% 2	3.3% 12
Depends	25.0% 2	31.8% 35	28.9% 37	35.2% 31	28.6% 10	31.2% 115
TOTAL	100.0% 8	100.0% 110	100.0% 128	100.0% 88	100.0% 35	369

Education (I-EDUC)

	High school or less	Some college	Trade school, or junior college	Bachelor's degree	Graduate or professional degree	TOTAL
Good	44.2% 23	66.0% 66	65.3% 49	76.9% 70	63.1% 41	65.0% 249
Bad	9.6% 5	4.0% 4	2.7% 2	0.0% 0	4.6% 3	3.7% 14
Depends	46.2% 24	30.0% 30	32.0% 24	23.1% 21	32.3% 21	31.3% 120
TOTAL	100.0% 52	100.0% 100	100.0% 75	100.0% 91	100.0% 65	383

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Living with a partner	Divorced/Separated	Widowed	Single	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Good	60.0% 96	76.7% 23	67.6% 46	65.0% 13	65.3% 64	85.7% 6	64.8% 248
Bad	5.6% 9	0.0% 0	4.4% 3	0.0% 0	2.0% 2	0.0% 0	3.7% 14
Depends	34.4% 55	23.3% 7	27.9% 19	35.0% 7	32.7% 32	14.3% 1	31.6% 121
TOTAL	100.0% 160	100.0% 30	100.0% 68	100.0% 20	100.0% 98	100.0% 7	383

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Asian/Pacific Islander	Latino/Hispanic	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Good	74.8% 119	59.3% 32	46.6% 41	60.0% 12	76.4% 42	65.4% 246
Bad	1.9% 3	3.7% 2	5.7% 5	0.0% 0	3.6% 2	3.2% 12
Depends	23.3% 37	37.0% 20	47.7% 42	40.0% 8	20.0% 11	31.4% 118
TOTAL	100.0% 159	100.0% 54	100.0% 88	100.0% 20	100.0% 55	376

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Good	66.7% 82	64.6% 164	65.3% 246
Bad	5.7% 7	2.4% 6	3.4% 13
Depends	27.6% 34	33.1% 84	31.3% 118
TOTAL	100.0% 123	100.0% 254	377

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
Good	63.7% 72	69.8% 60	62.5% 40	65.8% 25	78.9% 15	61.8% 21	65.8% 233
Bad	4.4% 5	3.5% 3	3.1% 2	5.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.4% 12
Depends	31.9% 36	26.7% 23	34.4% 22	28.9% 11	21.1% 4	38.2% 13	30.8% 109
TOTAL	100.0% 113	100.0% 86	100.0% 64	100.0% 38	100.0% 19	100.0% 34	354