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SGI-USA Membership Survey, 1997

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EXPRGUID

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 a strong need for guidance and direction in my life.

	0) Not marked
	1) Marked

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Not marked	253	64.1%	64.1%	-.75
Marked	142	35.9%	100%	1.34

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 25	25-39	40-49	50-64	65 +	TOTAL
Not marked	71.4% 5	68.8% 75	62.3% 81	63.3% 57	55.6% 20	64.0% 238
Marked	28.6% 2	31.2% 34	37.7% 49	36.7% 33	44.4% 16	36.0% 134
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	69.1% 38	53.0% 53	57.9% 44	71.4% 65	70.1% 47	63.5% 247
Marked	30.9% 17	47.0% 47	42.1% 32	28.6% 26	29.9% 20	36.5% 142
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	70.0% 112	54.8% 17	58.3% 42	50.0% 10	65.0% 65	50.0% 3	64.0% 249
Marked	30.0% 48	45.2% 14	41.7% 30	50.0% 10	35.0% 35	50.0% 3	36.0% 140
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	71.1% 113	46.4% 26	56.3% 49	72.7% 16	69.1% 38	63.9% 242
Marked	28.9% 46	53.6% 30	43.7% 38	27.3% 6	30.9% 17	36.1% 137
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	67.5% 83	62.0% 160	63.8% 243
Marked	32.5% 40	38.0% 98	36.2% 138
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	65.2% 75	59.6% 53	63.5% 40	63.2% 24	73.7% 14	75.8% 25	64.7% 231
Marked	34.8% 40	40.4% 36	36.5% 23	36.8% 14	26.3% 5	24.2% 8	35.3% 126
TOTAL	100.0% 115	100.0% 89	100.0% 63	100.0% 38	100.0% 19	100.0% 33	357