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SGI-USA Membership Survey, 1997

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EXPRSATS

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 living a satisfying life with only ordinary problems

	0) Not marked
	1) Marked

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Not marked	308	78%	78%	-.53
Marked	87	22%	100%	1.88

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 25	25-39	40-49	50-64	65 +	TOTAL
Not marked	85.7% 6	71.6% 78	80.0% 104	82.2% 74	69.4% 25	77.2% 287
Marked	14.3% 1	28.4% 31	20.0% 26	17.8% 16	30.6% 11	22.8% 85
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	74.5% 41	83.0% 83	82.9% 63	72.5% 66	76.1% 51	78.1% 304
Marked	25.5% 14	17.0% 17	17.1% 13	27.5% 25	23.9% 16	21.9% 85
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	75.6% 121	67.7% 21	88.9% 64	85.0% 17	75.0% 75	83.3% 5	77.9% 303
Marked	24.4% 39	32.3% 10	11.1% 8	15.0% 3	25.0% 25	16.7% 1	22.1% 86
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	76.1% 121	75.0% 42	75.9% 66	86.4% 19	80.0% 44	77.0% 292
Marked	23.9% 38	25.0% 14	24.1% 21	13.6% 3	20.0% 11	23.0% 87
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	74.0% 91	78.7% 203	77.2% 294
Marked	26.0% 32	21.3% 55	22.8% 87
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	80.9% 93	82.0% 73	73.0% 46	65.8% 25	73.7% 14	72.7% 24	77.0% 275
Marked	19.1% 22	18.0% 16	27.0% 17	34.2% 13	26.3% 5	27.3% 9	23.0% 82
TOTAL	100.0% 115	100.0% 89	100.0% 63	100.0% 38	100.0% 19	100.0% 33	357