SGI-USA Membership Survey, 1997

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NEWSREAD How often do you read the newspaper, other than the World Tribune - every day, a few times a week, once a week, less than once a week, or never?   1) Every day   2) A few times a week   3) Once a week   4) Less than once a week   5) Never

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Every day	149	38%	38%	-.96
A few times a week	122	31.1%	69.1%	-.14
Once a week	46	11.7%	80.9%	.69
Less than once a week	58	14.8%	95.7%	1.52
Never	17	4.3%	100%	2.35

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Marital status Race Sex Household income

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 25	25-39	40-49	50-64	65 +	TOTAL
Every day	12.5% 1	32.1% 35	38.9% 51	36.7% 33	58.8% 20	37.6% 140
A few times a week	50.0% 4	37.6% 41	32.1% 42	30.0% 27	17.6% 6	32.3% 120
Once a week	25.0% 2	11.9% 13	11.5% 15	11.1% 10	5.9% 2	11.3% 42
Less than once a week	12.5% 1	13.8% 15	14.5% 19	15.6% 14	11.8% 4	14.2% 53
Never	0.0% 0	4.6% 5	3.1% 4	6.7% 6	5.9% 2	4.6% 17
TOTAL	100.0% 8	100.0% 109	100.0% 131	100.0% 90	100.0% 34	372

Education (I-EDUC)

	High school or less	Some college	Trade school, or junior college	Bachelor's degree	Graduate or professional degree	TOTAL
Every day	30.9% 17	36.6% 37	38.7% 29	41.8% 38	41.5% 27	38.2% 148
A few times a week	32.7% 18	31.7% 32	30.7% 23	33.0% 30	27.7% 18	31.3% 121
Once a week	12.7% 7	13.9% 14	12.0% 9	8.8% 8	12.3% 8	11.9% 46
Less than once a week	14.5% 8	11.9% 12	14.7% 11	14.3% 13	16.9% 11	14.2% 55
Never	9.1% 5	5.9% 6	4.0% 3	2.2% 2	1.5% 1	4.4% 17
TOTAL	100.0% 55	100.0% 101	100.0% 75	100.0% 91	100.0% 65	387

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Living with a partner	Divorced/Separated	Widowed	Single	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Every day	45.9% 73	33.3% 10	34.2% 25	36.8% 7	29.3% 29	42.9% 3	38.0% 147
A few times a week	30.2% 48	50.0% 15	26.0% 19	15.8% 3	35.4% 35	28.6% 2	31.5% 122
Once a week	10.7% 17	6.7% 2	16.4% 12	10.5% 2	12.1% 12	14.3% 1	11.9% 46
Less than once a week	11.3% 18	6.7% 2	17.8% 13	26.3% 5	16.2% 16	14.3% 1	14.2% 55
Never	1.9% 3	3.3% 1	5.5% 4	10.5% 2	7.1% 7	0.0% 0	4.4% 17
TOTAL	100.0% 159	100.0% 30	100.0% 73	100.0% 19	100.0% 99	100.0% 7	387

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Asian/Pacific Islander	Latino/Hispanic	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Every day	40.5% 64	23.6% 13	38.6% 34	31.8% 7	40.0% 22	37.0% 140
A few times a week	32.3% 51	40.0% 22	31.8% 28	27.3% 6	25.5% 14	32.0% 121
Once a week	13.9% 22	7.3% 4	10.2% 9	13.6% 3	9.1% 5	11.4% 43
Less than once a week	11.4% 18	20.0% 11	13.6% 12	18.2% 4	21.8% 12	15.1% 57
Never	1.9% 3	9.1% 5	5.7% 5	9.1% 2	3.6% 2	4.5% 17
TOTAL	100.0% 158	100.0% 55	100.0% 88	100.0% 22	100.0% 55	378

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Every day	37.7% 46	37.6% 97	37.6% 143
A few times a week	36.1% 44	29.8% 77	31.8% 121
Once a week	13.9% 17	10.1% 26	11.3% 43
Less than once a week	10.7% 13	16.7% 43	14.7% 56
Never	1.6% 2	5.8% 15	4.5% 17
TOTAL	100.0% 122	100.0% 258	380

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
Every day	22.4% 26	41.4% 36	42.9% 27	44.7% 17	44.4% 8	50.0% 17	36.8% 131
A few times a week	31.0% 36	28.7% 25	34.9% 22	39.5% 15	27.8% 5	35.3% 12	32.3% 115
Once a week	16.4% 19	13.8% 12	7.9% 5	2.6% 1	0.0% 0	11.8% 4	11.5% 41
Less than once a week	22.4% 26	12.6% 11	11.1% 7	13.2% 5	27.8% 5	0.0% 0	15.2% 54
Never	7.8% 9	3.4% 3	3.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.9% 1	4.2% 15
TOTAL	100.0% 116	100.0% 87	100.0% 63	100.0% 38	100.0% 18	100.0% 34	356