SGI-USA Membership Survey, 1997

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TEENSEX There's been a lot of discussion about the way morals and attitudes about sex are changing in this country. Please indicate how you feel about each of the following sexual behaviors. Are they always wrong, almost always wrong, wrong only sometimes, or not wrong at all? -- what if they are in their early teens, say 14 to 16 years old?   1) Always wrong   2) Almost always wrong   3) Wrong sometimes   4) Not wrong at all

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Always wrong	171	43.8%	43.8%	-.94
Almost always wrong	129	33.1%	76.9%	.17
Wrong sometimes	69	17.7%	94.6%	1.28
Not wrong at all	21	5.4%	100%	2.39

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Marital status Race Sex Household income

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 25	25-39	40-49	50-64	65 +	TOTAL
Always wrong	14.3% 1	33.9% 37	45.4% 59	46.7% 42	54.3% 19	42.6% 158
Almost always wrong	57.1% 4	40.4% 44	30.8% 40	30.0% 27	34.3% 12	34.2% 127
Wrong sometimes	14.3% 1	20.2% 22	18.5% 24	20.0% 18	5.7% 2	18.1% 67
Not wrong at all	14.3% 1	5.5% 6	5.4% 7	3.3% 3	5.7% 2	5.1% 19
TOTAL	100.0% 7	100.0% 109	100.0% 130	100.0% 90	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
Always wrong	37.5% 21	45.8% 44	49.3% 37	40.7% 37	43.3% 29	43.6% 168
Almost always wrong	39.3% 22	31.3% 30	33.3% 25	35.2% 32	29.9% 20	33.5% 129
Wrong sometimes	16.1% 9	19.8% 19	14.7% 11	16.5% 15	19.4% 13	17.4% 67
Not wrong at all	7.1% 4	3.1% 3	2.7% 2	7.7% 7	7.5% 5	5.5% 21
TOTAL	100.0% 56	100.0% 96	100.0% 75	100.0% 91	100.0% 67	385

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Living with a partner	Divorced/Separated	Widowed	Single	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Always wrong	44.4% 71	16.1% 5	52.8% 38	66.7% 12	39.2% 38	71.4% 5	43.9% 169
Almost always wrong	38.1% 61	48.4% 15	18.1% 13	22.2% 4	36.1% 35	0.0% 0	33.2% 128
Wrong sometimes	12.5% 20	19.4% 6	20.8% 15	11.1% 2	22.7% 22	28.6% 2	17.4% 67
Not wrong at all	5.0% 8	16.1% 5	8.3% 6	0.0% 0	2.1% 2	0.0% 0	5.5% 21
TOTAL	100.0% 160	100.0% 31	100.0% 72	100.0% 18	100.0% 97	100.0% 7	385

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Asian/Pacific Islander	Latino/Hispanic	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Always wrong	37.7% 60	57.4% 31	47.7% 42	27.3% 6	46.3% 25	43.5% 164
Almost always wrong	33.3% 53	24.1% 13	38.6% 34	50.0% 11	29.6% 16	33.7% 127
Wrong sometimes	24.5% 39	11.1% 6	10.2% 9	13.6% 3	16.7% 9	17.5% 66
Not wrong at all	4.4% 7	7.4% 4	3.4% 3	9.1% 2	7.4% 4	5.3% 20
TOTAL	100.0% 159	100.0% 54	100.0% 88	100.0% 22	100.0% 54	377

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Always wrong	33.3% 40	47.5% 123	43.0% 163
Almost always wrong	37.5% 45	32.4% 84	34.0% 129
Wrong sometimes	22.5% 27	15.4% 40	17.7% 67
Not wrong at all	6.7% 8	4.6% 12	5.3% 20
TOTAL	100.0% 120	100.0% 259	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
Always wrong	39.1% 45	42.0% 37	50.0% 32	45.9% 17	31.6% 6	43.8% 14	42.5% 151
Almost always wrong	36.5% 42	33.0% 29	32.8% 21	18.9% 7	52.6% 10	31.3% 10	33.5% 119
Wrong sometimes	17.4% 20	18.2% 16	14.1% 9	32.4% 12	10.5% 2	18.8% 6	18.3% 65
Not wrong at all	7.0% 8	6.8% 6	3.1% 2	2.7% 1	5.3% 1	6.3% 2	5.6% 20
TOTAL	100.0% 115	100.0% 88	100.0% 64	100.0% 37	100.0% 19	100.0% 32	355