SGI-USA Membership Survey, 1997

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REACTION What was your first reaction to what you observed (Mark one) [Specified information not available]?   1) Immediate enthusiasm for SGI   2) Some interest in SGI   3) A reluctance to learn more   4) Real skepticism   5) Other (specify)

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Immediate enthusiasm for SGI	99	25.1%	25.1%	-1.13
Some interest in SGI	146	37.1%	62.2%	-.42
A reluctance to learn more	24	6.1%	68.3%	.28
Real skepticism	63	16%	84.3%	.99
Other (specify)	62	15.7%	100%	1.69

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Marital status Race Sex Household income

Age (I-AGE)

	Less than 25	25-39	40-49	50-64	65 +	TOTAL
Immediate enthusiasm for SGI	62.5% 5	23.4% 25	23.3% 30	22.0% 20	27.8% 10	24.3% 90
Some interest in SGI	12.5% 1	41.1% 44	39.5% 51	34.1% 31	36.1% 13	37.7% 140
A reluctance to learn more	0.0% 0	10.3% 11	3.1% 4	3.3% 3	16.7% 6	6.5% 24
Real skepticism	0.0% 0	7.5% 8	19.4% 25	22.0% 20	13.9% 5	15.6% 58
Other (specify)	25.0% 2	17.8% 19	14.7% 19	18.7% 17	5.6% 2	15.9% 59
TOTAL	100.0% 8	100.0% 107	100.0% 129	100.0% 91	100.0% 36	371

Education (I-EDUC)

	High school or less	Some college	Trade school, or junior college	Bachelor's degree	Graduate or professional degree	TOTAL
Immediate enthusiasm for SGI	32.7% 18	25.5% 25	31.6% 24	18.9% 17	17.9% 12	24.9% 96
Some interest in SGI	38.2% 21	40.8% 40	25.0% 19	36.7% 33	46.3% 31	37.3% 144
A reluctance to learn more	5.5% 3	6.1% 6	9.2% 7	2.2% 2	7.5% 5	6.0% 23
Real skepticism	9.1% 5	15.3% 15	18.4% 14	18.9% 17	16.4% 11	16.1% 62
Other (specify)	14.5% 8	12.2% 12	15.8% 12	23.3% 21	11.9% 8	15.8% 61
TOTAL	100.0% 55	100.0% 98	100.0% 76	100.0% 90	100.0% 67	386

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Living with a partner	Divorced/Separated	Widowed	Single	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Immediate enthusiasm for SGI	22.0% 35	38.7% 12	26.4% 19	25.0% 5	22.4% 22	28.6% 2	24.5% 95
Some interest in SGI	34.6% 55	25.8% 8	36.1% 26	45.0% 9	45.9% 45	28.6% 2	37.5% 145
A reluctance to learn more	8.8% 14	3.2% 1	2.8% 2	15.0% 3	2.0% 2	14.3% 1	5.9% 23
Real skepticism	20.1% 32	12.9% 4	13.9% 10	15.0% 3	13.3% 13	14.3% 1	16.3% 63
Other (specify)	14.5% 23	19.4% 6	20.8% 15	0.0% 0	16.3% 16	14.3% 1	15.8% 61
TOTAL	100.0% 159	100.0% 31	100.0% 72	100.0% 20	100.0% 98	100.0% 7	387

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Asian/Pacific Islander	Latino/Hispanic	Other (please specify)	TOTAL
Immediate enthusiasm for SGI	20.8% 33	28.3% 15	30.0% 27	22.7% 5	26.4% 14	24.9% 94
Some interest in SGI	36.5% 58	39.6% 21	32.2% 29	59.1% 13	34.0% 18	36.9% 139
A reluctance to learn more	5.0% 8	9.4% 5	11.1% 10	0.0% 0	1.9% 1	6.4% 24
Real skepticism	17.6% 28	15.1% 8	20.0% 18	9.1% 2	9.4% 5	16.2% 61
Other (specify)	20.1% 32	7.5% 4	6.7% 6	9.1% 2	28.3% 15	15.6% 59
TOTAL	100.0% 159	100.0% 53	100.0% 90	100.0% 22	100.0% 53	377

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Immediate enthusiasm for SGI	22.1% 27	26.1% 67	24.8% 94
Some interest in SGI	40.2% 49	35.8% 92	37.2% 141
A reluctance to learn more	5.7% 7	6.6% 17	6.3% 24
Real skepticism	15.6% 19	16.3% 42	16.1% 61
Other (specify)	16.4% 20	15.2% 39	15.6% 59
TOTAL	100.0% 122	100.0% 257	379

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
Immediate enthusiasm for SGI	30.4% 35	25.0% 22	22.2% 14	16.2% 6	31.6% 6	15.6% 5	24.9% 88
Some interest in SGI	40.0% 46	35.2% 31	31.7% 20	37.8% 14	31.6% 6	43.8% 14	37.0% 131
A reluctance to learn more	8.7% 10	9.1% 8	3.2% 2	2.7% 1	0.0% 0	6.3% 2	6.5% 23
Real skepticism	10.4% 12	15.9% 14	19.0% 12	18.9% 7	15.8% 3	25.0% 8	15.8% 56
Other (specify)	10.4% 12	14.8% 13	23.8% 15	24.3% 9	21.1% 4	9.4% 3	15.8% 56
TOTAL	100.0% 115	100.0% 88	100.0% 63	100.0% 37	100.0% 19	100.0% 32	354