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SGI-USA Membership Survey, 1997

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EXPRMORE

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 wanted more out of life than I was getting.

	0) Not marked
	1) Marked

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Not marked	226	57.2%	57.2%	-.86
Marked	169	42.8%	100%	1.16

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 25	25-39	40-49	50-64	65 +	TOTAL
Not marked	85.7% 6	60.6% 66	46.9% 61	61.1% 55	72.2% 26	57.5% 214
Marked	14.3% 1	39.4% 43	53.1% 69	38.9% 35	27.8% 10	42.5% 158
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	65.5% 36	51.0% 51	68.4% 52	52.7% 48	50.7% 34	56.8% 221
Marked	34.5% 19	49.0% 49	31.6% 24	47.3% 43	49.3% 33	43.2% 168
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	61.9% 99	64.5% 20	55.6% 40	50.0% 10	49.0% 49	66.7% 4	57.1% 222
Marked	38.1% 61	35.5% 11	44.4% 32	50.0% 10	51.0% 51	33.3% 2	42.9% 167
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	49.7% 79	51.8% 29	72.4% 63	63.6% 14	60.0% 33	57.5% 218
Marked	50.3% 80	48.2% 27	27.6% 24	36.4% 8	40.0% 22	42.5% 161
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	56.1% 69	58.5% 151	57.7% 220
Marked	43.9% 54	41.5% 107	42.3% 161
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	60.9% 70	53.9% 48	60.3% 38	57.9% 22	47.4% 9	57.6% 19	57.7% 206
Marked	39.1% 45	46.1% 41	39.7% 25	42.1% 16	52.6% 10	42.4% 14	42.3% 151
TOTAL	100.0% 115	100.0% 89	100.0% 63	100.0% 38	100.0% 19	100.0% 33	357