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SGI-USA Membership Survey, 1997

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EXPRTURN

We would like to know more about your life experiences before joining SGI-USA (NSA). Which of the following statements best describe your life prior to your first encounter with SGI-USA (NSA)? -- I felt like I was at a turning point in my life.

	0) Not marked
	1) Marked

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Not marked	264	67%	67%	-.7
Marked	130	33%	100%	1.42

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 25	25-39	40-49	50-64	65 +	TOTAL
Not marked	57.1% 4	71.6% 78	66.7% 86	62.2% 56	75.0% 27	67.7% 251
Marked	42.9% 3	28.4% 31	33.3% 43	37.8% 34	25.0% 9	32.3% 120
TOTAL	100.0% 7	100.0% 109	100.0% 129	100.0% 90	100.0% 36	371

Education (I-EDUC)

	High school or less	Some college	Trade school, or junior college	Bachelor's degree	Graduate or professional degree	TOTAL
Not marked	60.0% 33	68.0% 68	67.1% 51	73.3% 66	61.2% 41	66.8% 259
Marked	40.0% 22	32.0% 32	32.9% 25	26.7% 24	38.8% 26	33.2% 129
TOTAL	100.0% 55	100.0% 100	100.0% 76	100.0% 90	100.0% 67	388

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Living with a partner	Divorced/Separated	Widowed	Single	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Not marked	70.0% 112	77.4% 24	58.3% 42	55.0% 11	66.7% 66	83.3% 5	67.0% 260
Marked	30.0% 48	22.6% 7	41.7% 30	45.0% 9	33.3% 33	16.7% 1	33.0% 128
TOTAL	100.0% 160	100.0% 31	100.0% 72	100.0% 20	100.0% 99	100.0% 6	388

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Asian/Pacific Islander	Latino/Hispanic	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Not marked	69.8% 111	58.2% 32	64.4% 56	72.7% 16	76.4% 42	68.0% 257
Marked	30.2% 48	41.8% 23	35.6% 31	27.3% 6	23.6% 13	32.0% 121
TOTAL	100.0% 159	100.0% 55	100.0% 87	100.0% 22	100.0% 55	378

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Not marked	66.7% 82	68.1% 175	67.6% 257
Marked	33.3% 41	31.9% 82	32.4% 123
TOTAL	100.0% 123	100.0% 257	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
Not marked	68.7% 79	70.5% 62	61.9% 39	73.7% 28	68.4% 13	66.7% 22	68.3% 243
Marked	31.3% 36	29.5% 26	38.1% 24	26.3% 10	31.6% 6	33.3% 11	31.7% 113
TOTAL	100.0% 115	100.0% 88	100.0% 63	100.0% 38	100.0% 19	100.0% 33	356