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SGI-USA Membership Survey, 1997

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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. -- greater emphasis on the development of the individual

	1) Good
	2) Bad
	3) Depends

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Good	346	89.2%	89.2%	-.34
Bad	4	1%	90.2%	1.32
Depends	38	9.8%	100%	2.99

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 25	25-39	40-49	50-64	65 +	TOTAL
Good	87.5% 7	93.6% 103	89.1% 115	84.1% 74	85.7% 30	88.9% 329
Bad	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.6% 2	2.3% 2	0.0% 0	1.1% 4
Depends	12.5% 1	6.4% 7	9.3% 12	13.6% 12	14.3% 5	10.0% 37
TOTAL	100.0% 8	100.0% 110	100.0% 129	100.0% 88	100.0% 35	370

Education (I-EDUC)

	High school or less	Some college	Trade school, or junior college	Bachelor's degree	Graduate or professional degree	TOTAL
Good	76.9% 40	97.0% 97	93.3% 70	86.8% 79	86.2% 56	89.3% 342
Bad	1.9% 1	0.0% 0	1.3% 1	0.0% 0	1.5% 1	0.8% 3
Depends	21.2% 11	3.0% 3	5.3% 4	13.2% 12	12.3% 8	9.9% 38
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	86.2% 137	90.0% 27	85.5% 59	90.0% 18	95.9% 94	85.7% 6	89.0% 341
Bad	2.5% 4	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.0% 4
Depends	11.3% 18	10.0% 3	14.5% 10	10.0% 2	4.1% 4	14.3% 1	9.9% 38
TOTAL	100.0% 159	100.0% 30	100.0% 69	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	90.6% 144	98.1% 53	79.3% 69	90.5% 19	90.9% 50	89.1% 335
Bad	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.3% 2	4.8% 1	1.8% 1	1.1% 4
Depends	9.4% 15	1.9% 1	18.4% 16	4.8% 1	7.3% 4	9.8% 37
TOTAL	100.0% 159	100.0% 54	100.0% 87	100.0% 21	100.0% 55	376

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Good	94.4% 117	86.6% 219	89.1% 336
Bad	0.8% 1	1.2% 3	1.1% 4
Depends	4.8% 6	12.3% 31	9.8% 37
TOTAL	100.0% 124	100.0% 253	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	85.8% 97	90.8% 79	93.8% 60	92.1% 35	89.5% 17	88.2% 30	89.6% 318
Bad	1.8% 2	1.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.8% 3
Depends	12.4% 14	8.0% 7	6.3% 4	7.9% 3	10.5% 2	11.8% 4	9.6% 34
TOTAL	100.0% 113	100.0% 87	100.0% 64	100.0% 38	100.0% 19	100.0% 34	355