SGI-USA Membership Survey, 1997

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HOWENCTR How did you first encounter SGI-USA (NSA) (Mark one) [Specified information not available]?   1) Through my spouse (or future spouse)   2) Through a member of my family   3) Through a work colleague   4) Through a friend   5) Through a casual acquaintance   6) At an exhibition or concert   7) By literature or publicity   8) Some other means. (Please specify)

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Through my spouse (or future spouse)	17	4.3%	4.3%	-1.59
Through a member of my family	81	20.4%	24.7%	-1.07
Through a work colleague	43	10.8%	35.5%	-.56
Through a friend	143	36%	71.5%	-.04
Through a casual acquaintance	52	13.1%	84.6%	.48
At an exhibition or concert	3	.8%	85.4%	.99
By literature or publicity	3	.8%	86.1%	1.51
Some other means. (Please specify)	55	13.9%	100%	2.02

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Marital status Race Sex Household income

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 25	25-39	40-49	50-64	65 +	TOTAL
Through my spouse (or future spouse)	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	7.8% 10	4.4% 4	2.8% 1	4.0% 15
Through a member of my family	62.5% 5	30.9% 34	14.8% 19	16.5% 15	11.1% 4	20.6% 77
Through a work colleague	0.0% 0	9.1% 10	12.5% 16	12.1% 11	2.8% 1	10.2% 38
Through a friend	0.0% 0	29.1% 32	37.5% 48	40.7% 37	52.8% 19	36.5% 136
Through a casual acquaintance	0.0% 0	13.6% 15	13.3% 17	15.4% 14	13.9% 5	13.7% 51
At an exhibition or concert	0.0% 0	0.9% 1	0.8% 1	0.0% 0	2.8% 1	0.8% 3
By literature or publicity	0.0% 0	1.8% 2	0.8% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.8% 3
Some other means. (Please specify)	37.5% 3	14.5% 16	12.5% 16	11.0% 10	13.9% 5	13.4% 50
TOTAL	100.0% 8	100.0% 110	100.0% 128	100.0% 91	100.0% 36	373

Education (I-EDUC)

	High school or less	Some college	Trade school, or junior college	Bachelor's degree	Graduate or professional degree	TOTAL
Through my spouse (or future spouse)	1.8% 1	6.1% 6	3.9% 3	3.3% 3	6.1% 4	4.4% 17
Through a member of my family	27.3% 15	27.3% 27	23.4% 18	15.2% 14	10.6% 7	20.8% 81
Through a work colleague	7.3% 4	9.1% 9	9.1% 7	14.1% 13	12.1% 8	10.5% 41
Through a friend	47.3% 26	31.3% 31	33.8% 26	37.0% 34	36.4% 24	36.2% 141
Through a casual acquaintance	9.1% 5	14.1% 14	11.7% 9	13.0% 12	16.7% 11	13.1% 51
At an exhibition or concert	0.0% 0	1.0% 1	1.3% 1	0.0% 0	1.5% 1	0.8% 3
By literature or publicity	0.0% 0	1.0% 1	2.6% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.8% 3
Some other means. (Please specify)	7.3% 4	10.1% 10	14.3% 11	17.4% 16	16.7% 11	13.4% 52
TOTAL	100.0% 55	100.0% 99	100.0% 77	100.0% 92	100.0% 66	389

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Living with a partner	Divorced/Separated	Widowed	Single	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Through my spouse (or future spouse)	8.1% 13	3.2% 1	4.2% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.4% 17
Through a member of my family	19.4% 31	29.0% 9	15.3% 11	20.0% 4	23.0% 23	42.9% 3	20.8% 81
Through a work colleague	7.5% 12	19.4% 6	15.3% 11	0.0% 0	12.0% 12	14.3% 1	10.8% 42
Through a friend	36.9% 59	32.3% 10	34.7% 25	35.0% 7	36.0% 36	42.9% 3	35.9% 140
Through a casual acquaintance	13.8% 22	6.5% 2	15.3% 11	30.0% 6	11.0% 11	0.0% 0	13.3% 52
At an exhibition or concert	1.3% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 2
By literature or publicity	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.4% 1	5.0% 1	1.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.8% 3
Some other means. (Please specify)	13.1% 21	9.7% 3	13.9% 10	10.0% 2	17.0% 17	0.0% 0	13.6% 53
TOTAL	100.0% 160	100.0% 31	100.0% 72	100.0% 20	100.0% 100	100.0% 7	390

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Asian/Pacific Islander	Latino/Hispanic	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Through my spouse (or future spouse)	5.6% 9	7.5% 4	2.2% 2	0.0% 0	1.8% 1	4.2% 16
Through a member of my family	10.6% 17	11.3% 6	34.4% 31	31.8% 7	32.7% 18	20.8% 79
Through a work colleague	15.0% 24	11.3% 6	2.2% 2	4.5% 1	10.9% 6	10.3% 39
Through a friend	38.1% 61	35.8% 19	44.4% 40	27.3% 6	21.8% 12	36.3% 138
Through a casual acquaintance	15.6% 25	22.6% 12	10.0% 9	18.2% 4	1.8% 1	13.4% 51
At an exhibition or concert	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	4.5% 1	1.8% 1	0.8% 3
By literature or publicity	0.6% 1	1.9% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.8% 1	0.8% 3
Some other means. (Please specify)	13.8% 22	9.4% 5	6.7% 6	13.6% 3	27.3% 15	13.4% 51
TOTAL	100.0% 160	100.0% 53	100.0% 90	100.0% 22	100.0% 55	380

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Through my spouse (or future spouse)	10.7% 13	1.5% 4	4.5% 17
Through a member of my family	17.2% 21	21.9% 57	20.4% 78
Through a work colleague	13.1% 16	8.8% 23	10.2% 39
Through a friend	32.0% 39	38.5% 100	36.4% 139
Through a casual acquaintance	13.1% 16	13.5% 35	13.4% 51
At an exhibition or concert	1.6% 2	0.4% 1	0.8% 3
By literature or publicity	0.8% 1	0.8% 2	0.8% 3
Some other means. (Please specify)	11.5% 14	14.6% 38	13.6% 52
TOTAL	100.0% 122	100.0% 260	382

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
Through my spouse (or future spouse)	0.9% 1	5.7% 5	3.1% 2	8.1% 3	0.0% 0	14.7% 5	4.5% 16
Through a member of my family	25.0% 29	19.5% 17	15.6% 10	13.5% 5	26.3% 5	20.6% 7	20.4% 73
Through a work colleague	12.9% 15	8.0% 7	14.1% 9	13.5% 5	0.0% 0	5.9% 2	10.6% 38
Through a friend	36.2% 42	34.5% 30	29.7% 19	37.8% 14	42.1% 8	41.2% 14	35.6% 127
Through a casual acquaintance	13.8% 16	12.6% 11	20.3% 13	10.8% 4	5.3% 1	11.8% 4	13.7% 49
At an exhibition or concert	0.0% 0	1.1% 1	1.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.9% 1	0.8% 3
By literature or publicity	0.0% 0	3.4% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.8% 3
Some other means. (Please specify)	11.2% 13	14.9% 13	15.6% 10	16.2% 6	26.3% 5	2.9% 1	13.4% 48
TOTAL	100.0% 116	100.0% 87	100.0% 64	100.0% 37	100.0% 19	100.0% 34	357