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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)? -- other (please describe)

	0) Not marked
	1) Marked

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Not marked	348	88.1%	88.1%	-.37
Marked	47	11.9%	100%	2.72

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 25	25-39	40-49	50-64	65 +	TOTAL
Not marked	85.7% 6	81.7% 89	89.2% 116	92.2% 83	88.9% 32	87.6% 326
Marked	14.3% 1	18.3% 20	10.8% 14	7.8% 7	11.1% 4	12.4% 46
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	90.9% 50	89.0% 89	88.2% 67	84.6% 77	88.1% 59	87.9% 342
Marked	9.1% 5	11.0% 11	11.8% 9	15.4% 14	11.9% 8	12.1% 47
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	92.5% 148	83.9% 26	87.5% 63	90.0% 18	82.0% 82	83.3% 5	87.9% 342
Marked	7.5% 12	16.1% 5	12.5% 9	10.0% 2	18.0% 18	16.7% 1	12.1% 47
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	88.7% 141	89.3% 50	92.0% 80	95.5% 21	74.5% 41	87.9% 333
Marked	11.3% 18	10.7% 6	8.0% 7	4.5% 1	25.5% 14	12.1% 46
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	90.2% 111	86.4% 223	87.7% 334
Marked	9.8% 12	13.6% 35	12.3% 47
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	87.0% 100	87.6% 78	88.9% 56	84.2% 32	84.2% 16	93.9% 31	87.7% 313
Marked	13.0% 15	12.4% 11	11.1% 7	15.8% 6	15.8% 3	6.1% 2	12.3% 44
TOTAL	100.0% 115	100.0% 89	100.0% 63	100.0% 38	100.0% 19	100.0% 33	357