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SGI-USA Membership Survey, 1997

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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 feeling lonely at that time.

	0) Not marked
	1) Marked

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Not marked	321	81.3%	81.3%	-.48
Marked	74	18.7%	100%	2.08

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 25	25-39	40-49	50-64	65 +	TOTAL
Not marked	85.7% 6	81.7% 89	77.7% 101	82.2% 74	88.9% 32	81.2% 302
Marked	14.3% 1	18.3% 20	22.3% 29	17.8% 16	11.1% 4	18.8% 70
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	83.6% 46	78.0% 78	82.9% 63	82.4% 75	79.1% 53	81.0% 315
Marked	16.4% 9	22.0% 22	17.1% 13	17.6% 16	20.9% 14	19.0% 74
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	90.0% 144	80.6% 25	75.0% 54	70.0% 14	73.0% 73	83.3% 5	81.0% 315
Marked	10.0% 16	19.4% 6	25.0% 18	30.0% 6	27.0% 27	16.7% 1	19.0% 74
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	75.5% 120	87.5% 49	86.2% 75	77.3% 17	85.5% 47	81.3% 308
Marked	24.5% 39	12.5% 7	13.8% 12	22.7% 5	14.5% 8	18.7% 71
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	73.2% 90	85.3% 220	81.4% 310
Marked	26.8% 33	14.7% 38	18.6% 71
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	82.6% 95	76.4% 68	84.1% 53	78.9% 30	78.9% 15	81.8% 27	80.7% 288
Marked	17.4% 20	23.6% 21	15.9% 10	21.1% 8	21.1% 4	18.2% 6	19.3% 69
TOTAL	100.0% 115	100.0% 89	100.0% 63	100.0% 38	100.0% 19	100.0% 33	357