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SGI-USA Membership Survey, 1997

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EXPRNEW

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 was looking for something new and exciting to do with my life.

	0) Not marked
	1) Marked

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Not marked	344	87.1%	87.1%	-.38
Marked	51	12.9%	100%	2.59

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 25	25-39	40-49	50-64	65 +	TOTAL
Not marked	100.0% 7	87.2% 95	87.7% 114	82.2% 74	94.4% 34	87.1% 324
Marked	0.0% 0	12.8% 14	12.3% 16	17.8% 16	5.6% 2	12.9% 48
TOTAL	100.0% 7	100.0% 109	100.0% 130	100.0% 90	100.0% 36	372

Education (I-EDUC)

	High school or less	Some college	Trade school, or junior college	Bachelor's degree	Graduate or professional degree	TOTAL
Not marked	87.3% 48	87.0% 87	88.2% 67	86.8% 79	85.1% 57	86.9% 338
Marked	12.7% 7	13.0% 13	11.8% 9	13.2% 12	14.9% 10	13.1% 51
TOTAL	100.0% 55	100.0% 100	100.0% 76	100.0% 91	100.0% 67	389

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Living with a partner	Divorced/Separated	Widowed	Single	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Not marked	88.8% 142	80.6% 25	77.8% 56	95.0% 19	91.0% 91	83.3% 5	86.9% 338
Marked	11.3% 18	19.4% 6	22.2% 16	5.0% 1	9.0% 9	16.7% 1	13.1% 51
TOTAL	100.0% 160	100.0% 31	100.0% 72	100.0% 20	100.0% 100	100.0% 6	389

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Asian/Pacific Islander	Latino/Hispanic	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Not marked	89.3% 142	82.1% 46	88.5% 77	81.8% 18	87.3% 48	87.3% 331
Marked	10.7% 17	17.9% 10	11.5% 10	18.2% 4	12.7% 7	12.7% 48
TOTAL	100.0% 159	100.0% 56	100.0% 87	100.0% 22	100.0% 55	379

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Not marked	89.4% 110	86.0% 222	87.1% 332
Marked	10.6% 13	14.0% 36	12.9% 49
TOTAL	100.0% 123	100.0% 258	381

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	83.5% 96	85.4% 76	92.1% 58	89.5% 34	84.2% 16	97.0% 32	87.4% 312
Marked	16.5% 19	14.6% 13	7.9% 5	10.5% 4	15.8% 3	3.0% 1	12.6% 45
TOTAL	100.0% 115	100.0% 89	100.0% 63	100.0% 38	100.0% 19	100.0% 33	357