Entry:
Acock, Alan C., and Hurlbert, Jeanne S., "Social Networks, Marital Status, and Well-Being," Social Networks, 15 (1993), 309-334.
Abstract:
For the never married, having a high proportion of kin in one's social network increases life satisfaction, while for the divorced the opposite is true. For those who are married, there is no relationship between the proportion of kin in one's network and life satisfaction.
GSS Years:1985
Other Data Sets:
NOS 1991, IAB 1998
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| ANOMIA5 |
LOT OF THE AVERAGE MAN GETTING WORSE |
| ANOMIA6 |
NOT FAIR TO BRING CHILD INTO WORLD |
| ANOMIA7 |
OFFICIALS NOT INTERESTED IN AVERAGE MAN |
| HAPPY |
GENERAL HAPPINESS |
| HEALTH |
CONDITION OF HEALTH |
| LIFE |
IS LIFE EXCITING OR DULL |
| NUMGIVEN |
NUMBER OF PERSONS MENTIONED |
| EQCLOSE |
R FEELS EQUALLY CLOSE TO ALL PERSONS |
| RCLOSE1 |
R FEELS ESPECIALLY CLOSE TO PERSON #1 |
| RCLOSE2 |
R FEELS ESPECIALLY CLOSE TO PERSON #2 |
| RCLOSE3 |
R FEELS ESPECIALLY CLOSE TO PERSON #3 |
| RCLOSE4 |
R FEELS ESPECIALLY CLOSE TO PERSON #4 |
| RCLOSE5 |
R FEELS ESPECIALLY CLOSE TO PERSON #5 |
| CLOSE12 |
HOW CLOSE ARE PERSONS NUMBER 1 AND 2? |
| CLOSE13 |
HOW CLOSE ARE PERSONS NUMBER 1 AND 3? |
| CLOSE14 |
HOW CLOSE ARE PERSONS NUMBER 1 AND 4? |
| CLOSE15 |
HOW CLOSE ARE PERSONS NUMBER 1 AND 5? |
| CLOSE23 |
HOW CLOSE ARE PERSONS NUMBER 2 AND 3? |
| CLOSE24 |
HOW CLOSE ARE PERSONS NUMBER 2 AND 4? |
| CLOSE25 |
HOW CLOSE ARE PERSONS NUMBER 2 AND 5? |
| CLOSE34 |
HOW CLOSE ARE PERSONS NUMBER 3 AND 4? |
| CLOSE35 |
HOW CLOSE ARE PERSONS NUMBER 3 AND 5? |
| CLOSE45 |
HOW CLOSE ARE PERSONS NUMBER 4 AND 5? |
| SEX1 |
SEX OF PERSON NUMBER 1 |
| SEX2 |
SEX OF PERSON NUMBER 2 |
| SEX3 |
SEX OF PERSON NUMBER 3 |
| SEX4 |
SEX OF PERSON NUMBER 4 |
| SEX5 |
SEX OF PERSON NUMBER 5 |
| RACE1 |
RACE OF PERSON NUMBER 1 |
| RACE2 |
RACE OF PERSON NUMBER 2 |
| RACE3 |
RACE OF PERSON NUMBER 3 |
| RACE4 |
RACE OF PERSON NUMBER 4 |
| RACE5 |
RACE OF PERSON NUMBER 5 |
| SPOUSE1 |
PERSON #1 IS RS SPOUSE |
| SPOUSE2 |
PERSON #2 IS RS SPOUSE |
| SPOUSE3 |
PERSON #3 IS RS SPOUSE |
| SPOUSE4 |
PERSON #4 IS RS SPOUSE |
| SPOUSE5 |
PERSON #5 IS RS SPOUSE |
| PARENT1 |
PERSON #1 IS RS PARENT |
| PARENT2 |
PERSON #2 IS RS PARENT |
| PARENT3 |
PERSON #3 IS RS PARENT |
| PARENT4 |
PERSON #4 IS RS PARENT |
| PARENT5 |
PERSON #5 IS RS PARENT |
| SIBLING1 |
PERSON #1 IS RS SIBLING |
| SIBLING2 |
PERSON #2 IS RS SIBLING |
| SIBLING3 |
PERSON #3 IS RS SIBLING |
| SIBLING4 |
PERSON #4 IS RS SIBLING |
| SIBLING5 |
PERSON #5 IS RS SIBLING |
| CHILD1 |
PERSON #1 IS RS CHILD |
| CHILD2 |
PERSON #2 IS RS CHILD |
| CHILD3 |
PERSON #3 IS RS CHILD |
| CHILD4 |
PERSON #4 IS RS CHILD |
| CHILD5 |
PERSON #5 IS RS CHILD |
| OTHFAM1 |
PERSON #1 IS RS FAMILY MEMBER |
| OTHFAM2 |
PERSON #2 IS RS FAMILY MEMBER |
| OTHFAM3 |
PERSON #3 IS RS FAMILY MEMBER |
| OTHFAM4 |
PERSON #4 IS RS FAMILY MEMBER |
| OTHFAM5 |
PERSON #5 IS RS FAMILY MEMBER |
| COWORK1 |
PERSON #1 IS RS COWORKER |
| COWORK2 |
PERSON #2 IS RS COWORKER |
| COWORK3 |
PERSON #3 IS RS COWORKER |
| COWORK4 |
PERSON #4 IS RS COWORKER |
| COWORK5 |
PERSON #5 IS RS COWORKER |
| MEMGRP1 |
PERSON #1 IS MEMBER OF RS GROUP |
| MEMGRP2 |
PERSON #2 IS MEMBER OF RS GROUP |
| MEMGRP3 |
PERSON #3 IS MEMBER OF RS GROUP |
| MEMGRP4 |
PERSON #4 IS MEMBER OF RS GROUP |
| MYSKILLS |
Variable Label could not be found |