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SGI-USA Membership Survey, 1997

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Here are some more questions about your outlook on life. Would you tend to agree or disagree with each of the following statement? -- In spite of what some people say, the lot (situation/condition) of the average person is getting worse, not better.

	1) Agree
	2) Disagree
	3) Neither

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Agree	117	30%	30%	-1.29
Disagree	197	50.5%	80.5%	.15
Neither	76	19.5%	100%	1.59

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 25	25-39	40-49	50-64	65 +	TOTAL
Agree	25.0% 2	30.8% 33	32.3% 42	30.8% 28	25.7% 9	30.7% 114
Disagree	50.0% 4	49.5% 53	46.2% 60	51.6% 47	57.1% 20	49.6% 184
Neither	25.0% 2	19.6% 21	21.5% 28	17.6% 16	17.1% 6	19.7% 73
TOTAL	100.0% 8	100.0% 107	100.0% 130	100.0% 91	100.0% 35	371

Education (I-EDUC)

	High school or less	Some college	Trade school, or junior college	Bachelor's degree	Graduate or professional degree	TOTAL
Agree	34.5% 19	27.6% 27	20.3% 15	32.6% 30	33.8% 22	29.4% 113
Disagree	43.6% 24	54.1% 53	59.5% 44	42.4% 39	53.8% 35	50.8% 195
Neither	21.8% 12	18.4% 18	20.3% 15	25.0% 23	12.3% 8	19.8% 76
TOTAL	100.0% 55	100.0% 98	100.0% 74	100.0% 92	100.0% 65	384

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Living with a partner	Divorced/Separated	Widowed	Single	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Agree	30.0% 48	20.0% 6	32.9% 23	10.5% 2	33.7% 33	14.3% 1	29.4% 113
Disagree	50.0% 80	53.3% 16	48.6% 34	52.6% 10	52.0% 51	57.1% 4	50.8% 195
Neither	20.0% 32	26.7% 8	18.6% 13	36.8% 7	14.3% 14	28.6% 2	19.8% 76
TOTAL	100.0% 160	100.0% 30	100.0% 70	100.0% 19	100.0% 98	100.0% 7	384

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Asian/Pacific Islander	Latino/Hispanic	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Agree	29.1% 46	42.6% 23	26.1% 23	36.4% 8	26.8% 15	30.4% 115
Disagree	51.9% 82	48.1% 26	39.8% 35	59.1% 13	57.1% 32	49.7% 188
Neither	19.0% 30	9.3% 5	34.1% 30	4.5% 1	16.1% 9	19.8% 75
TOTAL	100.0% 158	100.0% 54	100.0% 88	100.0% 22	100.0% 56	378

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Agree	32.0% 39	29.6% 76	30.3% 115
Disagree	50.8% 62	49.8% 128	50.1% 190
Neither	17.2% 21	20.6% 53	19.5% 74
TOTAL	100.0% 122	100.0% 257	379

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
Agree	31.9% 37	29.9% 26	33.9% 21	23.7% 9	36.8% 7	26.5% 9	30.6% 109
Disagree	47.4% 55	50.6% 44	48.4% 30	50.0% 19	42.1% 8	67.6% 23	50.3% 179
Neither	20.7% 24	19.5% 17	17.7% 11	26.3% 10	21.1% 4	5.9% 2	19.1% 68
TOTAL	100.0% 116	100.0% 87	100.0% 62	100.0% 38	100.0% 19	100.0% 34	356