Entry:

Abad, Ricardo G., "Perceptions of Welfare and Inequality in Eight Countries," Paper presented to the ISSP Research Conference, Cologne, May, 1995.

Abstract:

Social inequality is more accepted in liberal democracies like the US than in social democracies like Italy.

GSS Years:

1987, 1992 GSS Reinterview

Other Data Sets:

ISSP 1987, 1992

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:
Variable Name	Variable Label

GOVEQINC	GOVMNT SHOULD REDUCE INC DIFFERENTIALS
GOVJOBS	GOVMNT SHOULD PROVIDE JOBS
GOVMINC	GOVMNT SHOULD PROVIDE MINIMUM INCOME
TAXRICH	TAXES ON HIGH INCOME PEOPLE TOO HIGH
TAXPOOR	TAXES ON LOW INCOME PEOPLE TOO HIGH
TAXMID	TAXES ON MIDDLE INCOME PEOPLE TOO HIGH
TAXSHARE	SHOULD RICH PAY BIGGER SHARE OF TAXES?
INCGAP	INCOME DIFFERENTIALS IN USA TOO BIG
RANK	RS SELF RANKING OF SOCIAL POSITION
GOODLIFE	STANDARD OF LIVING OF R WILL IMPROVE
OCCMOBIL	STATUS OF JOB HIGHER THAN FATHERS?
OPWLTH	NEED WEALTHY FAMILY TO GET AHEAD
OPPARED	NEED EDUCATED PARENTS TO GET AHEAD
OPEDUC	NEED GOOD EDUCATION TO GET AHEAD
OPAMBIT	NEED AMBITION TO GET AHEAD
OPABLE	NEED NATURAL ABILITY TO GET AHEAD
OPHRDWRK	NEED TO WORK HARD TO GET AHEAD
OPKNOW	NEED TO KNOW RIGHT PEOPLE TO GET AHEAD
OPCLOUT	NEED POLITICAL CONNECTIONS TO GET AHEAD
OPRACE	NEED TO BE RIGHT RACE TO GET AHEAD
OPRELIG	NEED TO BE RIGHT RELIGION TO GET AHEAD
OPREGION	MUST BE FROM RIGHT REGION TO GET AHEAD
OPSEX	NEED TO BE RIGHT SEX TO GET AHEAD
OPPOL	MUST HAVE CERTAIN POLVIEWS TO GET AHEAD
INEQUAL1	EXTRA PAY -> PEOPLE TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
INEQUAL2	EXTRA PAY -> WORKERS ACQUIRE SKILLS
INEQUAL3	INEQUALITY EXISTS FOR BENEFIT OF RICH
CONJOBS	EMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYED IN CONFLICT
CONUNION	WORKERS AND MANAGEMENT IN CONFLICT?
CONURBAN	FARMERS AND CITY PEOPLE IN CONFLICT?
INCOME	TOTAL FAMILY INCOME
EDUC	HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED
OCC	RS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970)