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SGI-USA Membership Survey, 1997

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HOMOSEX

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 about sexual relations between two adults of the same sex?

	1) Always wrong
	2) Almost always wrong
	3) Wrong sometimes
	4) Not wrong at all

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Always wrong	66	17.2%	17.2%	-1.88
Almost always wrong	27	7%	24.3%	-1
Wrong sometimes	79	20.6%	44.9%	-.12
Not wrong at all	211	55.1%	100%	.76

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 25	25-39	40-49	50-64	65 +	TOTAL
Always wrong	0.0% 0	9.3% 10	11.8% 15	24.7% 22	47.1% 16	17.3% 63
Almost always wrong	28.6% 2	5.6% 6	7.1% 9	6.7% 6	8.8% 3	7.1% 26
Wrong sometimes	14.3% 1	17.6% 19	22.0% 28	27.0% 24	5.9% 2	20.3% 74
Not wrong at all	57.1% 4	67.6% 73	59.1% 75	41.6% 37	38.2% 13	55.3% 202
TOTAL	100.0% 7	100.0% 108	100.0% 127	100.0% 89	100.0% 34	365

Education (I-EDUC)

	High school or less	Some college	Trade school, or junior college	Bachelor's degree	Graduate or professional degree	TOTAL
Always wrong	35.8% 19	16.0% 15	21.6% 16	8.9% 8	10.4% 7	17.2% 65
Almost always wrong	9.4% 5	9.6% 9	5.4% 4	8.9% 8	1.5% 1	7.1% 27
Wrong sometimes	15.1% 8	13.8% 13	32.4% 24	17.8% 16	25.4% 17	20.6% 78
Not wrong at all	39.6% 21	60.6% 57	40.5% 30	64.4% 58	62.7% 42	55.0% 208
TOTAL	100.0% 53	100.0% 94	100.0% 74	100.0% 90	100.0% 67	378

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Living with a partner	Divorced/Separated	Widowed	Single	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Always wrong	24.8% 39	6.5% 2	15.9% 11	41.2% 7	6.2% 6	14.3% 1	17.5% 66
Almost always wrong	10.2% 16	9.7% 3	4.3% 3	0.0% 0	5.2% 5	0.0% 0	7.1% 27
Wrong sometimes	20.4% 32	12.9% 4	18.8% 13	17.6% 3	25.8% 25	0.0% 0	20.4% 77
Not wrong at all	44.6% 70	71.0% 22	60.9% 42	41.2% 7	62.9% 61	85.7% 6	55.0% 208
TOTAL	100.0% 157	100.0% 31	100.0% 69	100.0% 17	100.0% 97	100.0% 7	378

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Asian/Pacific Islander	Latino/Hispanic	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Always wrong	4.4% 7	29.4% 15	37.2% 32	13.6% 3	13.2% 7	17.3% 64
Almost always wrong	6.3% 10	3.9% 2	11.6% 10	4.5% 1	5.7% 3	7.0% 26
Wrong sometimes	22.8% 36	11.8% 6	18.6% 16	27.3% 6	20.8% 11	20.3% 75
Not wrong at all	66.5% 105	54.9% 28	32.6% 28	54.5% 12	60.4% 32	55.4% 205
TOTAL	100.0% 158	100.0% 51	100.0% 86	100.0% 22	100.0% 53	370

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Always wrong	15.3% 18	18.1% 46	17.2% 64
Almost always wrong	7.6% 9	6.7% 17	7.0% 26
Wrong sometimes	21.2% 25	20.1% 51	20.4% 76
Not wrong at all	55.9% 66	55.1% 140	55.4% 206
TOTAL	100.0% 118	100.0% 254	372

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	20.4% 23	11.4% 10	16.1% 10	17.1% 6	5.6% 1	12.1% 4	15.5% 54
Almost always wrong	11.5% 13	6.8% 6	3.2% 2	0.0% 0	11.1% 2	3.0% 1	6.9% 24
Wrong sometimes	18.6% 21	15.9% 14	30.6% 19	25.7% 9	33.3% 6	9.1% 3	20.6% 72
Not wrong at all	49.6% 56	65.9% 58	50.0% 31	57.1% 20	50.0% 9	75.8% 25	57.0% 199
TOTAL	100.0% 113	100.0% 88	100.0% 62	100.0% 35	100.0% 18	100.0% 33	349