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SGI-USA Membership Survey, 1997

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SCIMORAL

Here are some things that have been said about science. Please indicate whether you tend to agree or disagree with each of them. -- one of the bad effects of science is that it breaks down people's ideas of right and wrong.

	1) Agree
	2) Disagree
	3) Neither

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Agree	44	11.4%	11.4%	-1.94
Disagree	252	65.5%	76.9%	-.2
Neither	89	23.1%	100%	1.53

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 25	25-39	40-49	50-64	65 +	TOTAL
Agree	25.0% 2	10.1% 11	9.2% 12	11.8% 10	17.1% 6	11.1% 41
Disagree	50.0% 4	61.5% 67	71.0% 93	65.9% 56	60.0% 21	65.5% 241
Neither	25.0% 2	28.4% 31	19.8% 26	22.4% 19	22.9% 8	23.4% 86
TOTAL	100.0% 8	100.0% 109	100.0% 131	100.0% 85	100.0% 35	368

Education (I-EDUC)

	High school or less	Some college	Trade school, or junior college	Bachelor's degree	Graduate or professional degree	TOTAL
Agree	18.9% 10	14.4% 14	8.2% 6	7.6% 7	9.1% 6	11.3% 43
Disagree	49.1% 26	58.8% 57	63.0% 46	72.8% 67	83.3% 55	65.9% 251
Neither	32.1% 17	26.8% 26	28.8% 21	19.6% 18	7.6% 5	22.8% 87
TOTAL	100.0% 53	100.0% 97	100.0% 73	100.0% 92	100.0% 66	381

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Living with a partner	Divorced/Separated	Widowed	Single	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Agree	10.8% 17	6.5% 2	8.6% 6	17.6% 3	13.1% 13	28.6% 2	11.3% 43
Disagree	64.3% 101	64.5% 20	77.1% 54	35.3% 6	64.6% 64	71.4% 5	65.6% 250
Neither	24.8% 39	29.0% 9	14.3% 10	47.1% 8	22.2% 22	0.0% 0	23.1% 88
TOTAL	100.0% 157	100.0% 31	100.0% 70	100.0% 17	100.0% 99	100.0% 7	381

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Asian/Pacific Islander	Latino/Hispanic	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Agree	5.7% 9	16.7% 9	17.6% 15	18.2% 4	7.3% 4	11.0% 41
Disagree	79.1% 125	64.8% 35	41.2% 35	50.0% 11	72.7% 40	65.8% 246
Neither	15.2% 24	18.5% 10	41.2% 35	31.8% 7	20.0% 11	23.3% 87
TOTAL	100.0% 158	100.0% 54	100.0% 85	100.0% 22	100.0% 55	374

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Agree	10.6% 13	11.5% 29	11.2% 42
Disagree	76.4% 94	60.7% 153	65.9% 247
Neither	13.0% 16	27.8% 70	22.9% 86
TOTAL	100.0% 123	100.0% 252	375

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	15.8% 18	12.6% 11	6.5% 4	8.1% 3	10.5% 2	3.0% 1	11.1% 39
Disagree	52.6% 60	59.8% 52	79.0% 49	81.1% 30	73.7% 14	81.8% 27	65.9% 232
Neither	31.6% 36	27.6% 24	14.5% 9	10.8% 4	15.8% 3	15.2% 5	23.0% 81
TOTAL	100.0% 114	100.0% 87	100.0% 62	100.0% 37	100.0% 19	100.0% 33	352