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Similarly, eight out of ten (80%) gays say they would reinvest the
$100,000 in checking, savings or money market accounts (vs.
The new survey also asked both GLB and non-gay respondents whether they
agree or disagree with a number of statements about their financial health and
the financial institutions that serve them. 36% of non-gays). Although we
remain interested in the consumer attitudes and characteristics of
transgendered individuals , for accuracy and consistency we distinguish sexual
orientation from gender identity.
Witeck -Combs Communications, Inc.harrisinteractive.
Known for The Harris Poll(R) and for pioneering Internet -based research
methods, Harris Interactive conducts proprietary and public research to help
its clients achieve clear, material and enduring results.com) or by visiting
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It is impossible to quantify the errors that may result from these factors. In April 2003, American
Demographics magazine identified Bob Witeck and Wes Combs as two of 25 experts
over the last 25 years who have made significant contributions to the fields
of demographics, market research, media and trendspotting for their
pathbreaking work on the gay and lesbian market."
The author's career as a writer began in 1976.8233 (author@greenstoneofhealing.

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I worry about my individual privacy
when dealing with financial
institutions. Helen is also emotionally wounded and vulnerable and an
illegitimate half-breed in Azgard, a nation divided by race and rank.227.

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(1)
For example, when U.
Not surprisingly, given the higher incidence of children in non-gay
households, heterosexual adults (68%) are more likely than gays (24%) to say
that they would put money aside for children or grandchildren. adults, of
whom seven percent (158) identified themselves as gay, lesbian or bisexual. "These data provide
many insights financial institutions may use to successfully reach out to
their current and prospective gay customers in a direct manner that meets
their needs as individuals and families. (http://www.com.8233
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There are several other possible
sources of error in all polls or surveys that are probably more serious than
theoretical calculations of sampling error.novatris.com.

Press Contacts:

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Harris Interactive
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Kelly Gullo
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Bob Witeck
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These are a few highlights of a nationwide survey of 2,322 U."
(% Very/Somewhat agree)
Base: All Adults

Total GLB Heterosexual
% % %
I am in control of my finances. 18 15 18

TABLE 3
BUNDLED OR UNBUNDLED SERVICES
"If there is little difference on price, quality and function of a product or
a service, would you prefer to bundle your financial services and products
from one financial institution or broker/representative, or use different
financial institutions for each financial product (such as insurance,
investing, general banking, etc.witeckcombs. Caught
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queried gay, lesbian,
bisexual and transgendered (GLBT) self-identified respondents.

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Witeck-Combs Communications/Harris Interactive Survey Suggests Gays More
Likely to Reinvest Assets and Remain More Wary of Financial Institutions

ROCHESTER, N., According to a recent nationwide
online survey, gay, lesbian and bisexual (GLB) adults may differ from
heterosexuals when considering their personal financial needs -- especially
decisions on investing, spending and working with financial institutions.
And GLB respondents (34%) say they are dissatisfied with the assistance
provided by their financial institutions (vs .
The survey was conducted online between May 4 and 10, 2005 by Harris
Interactive(R) in conjunction with Witeck-Combs Communications, Inc. 59 56 60
It's important to me to know that a
financial institution does not
discriminate.S.

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Healing(TM) series. "I'm convinced that reading this tale will help awaken soul memories for
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These statements conform to the principles of disclosure of the National
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Additional Note: Previous research conducted by Harris Interactive in
conjunction with Witeck-Combs Communications , Inc.

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I am not very knowledgeable about the
stock market. Figures for age, sex, race, education, region and income were weighted
where necessary to bring them into line with their actual proportions in the
population.

About Harris Interactive(R)
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I feel confident enough to make
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I don't trust financial institutions
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68% of non-gays)."

TABLE 1
LIKELY INVESTMENT DECISIONS WITH $100,000
"If you were to make $100,000 due to investing, how likely would you be to use
some part of that money for each of the following?
(Percentages of those who say very or somewhat likely)

Base: All Adults

Total GLB Heterosexual
% % %
Traveling for pleasure 75 80 75
Reinvest the money into tax-free
accounts (such as retirement
accounts/bonds) 73 82 73
Improving your home, or buying a
vacation or retirement home 69 67 70
Reinvest the money in checking,
savings, or money market accounts 68 80 68
Putting money aside for your children
or grandchildren 64 24 68
Making substantial contributions to
charities , institutions, or causes
you agree with 61 57 62
Reinvest in the stock market 53 59 53
Treating yourself to a luxury item
such as expensive jewelry, clothes,
or a car 45 55 44
Early retirement 39 48 39
Starting your own business 26 31 26

TABLE 2
AGREE WITH STATEMENTS ABOUT FINANCIAL HEALTH
"Please tell us how strongly you agree or disagree with the following
statements. Sampling error for the GLB sample
results is plus or minus 8 percentage points. In addition, given the low incidence of
response from transgendered individuals, it is extremely difficult to draw
conclusions from the data captured.com), Novatris in
Paris (http://www. Green Stone of Healing(TM) Explores Alternate Spiritual
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In addition, if reaping windfall earnings such as $100,000, over half of
GLB respondents (55%) say they would be somewhat or very likely to treat
themselves to "a luxury item" such as jewelry, clothes or a car, compared to
44 percent of heterosexual adults . 24 24 25
In my case, investment decisions are
about luck, not skill. Instead,
it examines alternative spiritual themes and sets forth a different
interpretation of free will, good, and evil. She must learn to make full use
of the stone and necklace and an energy called kura if she is to survive and
fulfill her spiritual path.
In 1999, Talmadge published a non-fiction book she co-authored about
emotional and spiritual healing resolution based on working in the energy of
human consciousness.
"Telling this story is the purpose I chose for this life," says Talmadge,
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I enjoy learning about investing and
talking with friends and family about
it. They include refusals to be
interviewed (non-response), question wording and question order and weighting . With over nine years experience
in this unique market, Witeck-Combs Communications has developed respected
relationships throughout the community and serves as a bridge between
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In theory, with a probability sample of this size, one can say with 95
percent certainty that the results for the overall sample have a sampling
error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.
The author describes her work as "a blue-state version of 'end -of-the-
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S. Trusting and welcoming
institutions remain a far higher priority to GLB adults than to non-gay
respondents. It is growing clearer however that gays and lesbians share these
concerns but have different attitudes toward investing and toward forming
trusted relationships with financial institutions," said Jake Stafford, senior
communications strategist at Witeck-Combs Communications. Propensity score weighting was also used to adjust for
respondents' propensity to be online.
This online sample is not a probability sample .

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adults are asked how they likely would use some or part
of $100 ,000 they earned due to investing, approximately eight out of 10 (82%)
gays and 73 percent of heterosexuals say they would reinvest the money into
tax-free accounts. 24 34 24
I worry about bad investment
decisions I have made in the past. (http://www.

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Investing is something I feel obligated
to do, but I don't enjoy doing it.)?"

All Adults

Total GLB Heterosexual
% % %
Bundled products managed
by one representative or
company 39 48 39
Multiple vendors for
financial services 30 25 30
Neither of these 10 7 11
Does not matter 20 20 20

Methodology
Harris Interactive(R) conducted the study online within the United States
between May 4 and 10, 2005, among a nationwide cross section of 2,322 adults
(aged 18 and over), of whom 158 self-identified as gay, lesbian, or bisexual
(GLB).

(1) Please note that base size for the GLB sample is very low, so caution
should be used when considering comparisons to heterosexuals or adults
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Seven out of ten (71%) GLB adults and 59 percent of non -gay
respondents say, "It is important to me to know that a financial institution
does not discriminate ." Only three out of ten (30%) gays also say they "trust
financial institutions to respect customers like me" (vs.
Perhaps underscoring how gays believe trust plays a role in choosing a
financial vendor, if there is little difference on price, quality and function
of a product or a service, gays (48%) would prefer to bundle their financial
services and products from one financial institution or broker/representative
while one in four (25%) gay adults say they prefer different financial
institutions for each financial product (such as insurance, investing, general
banking, etc.com

Although Quiet Storm focuses
primarily on mysteries and sci-fi/fantasy, it also has published a selection
of quality non-fiction.