Entry:

Caplow, Theodore; Bahr, Howard M.; Modell, John; and Chadwick, Bruce A., Recent Social Trends in the United States 1960-1990. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1991.


Abstract:

This book reports results from many surveys on a range of topics including age, gender, work relations, institutions, households, beliefs, life style, education, and social integration.

GSS Years:

1972-1990

Other Data Sets:

Census 1960, 1970, 1980, 1989; NCHS 1960, 1970, 1973, 1975, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1988; CPS 1976-1980, 1987-1988; CPR 1960, 1970, 1975, 1980; Gallup 1969-1970, 1972-1973, 1984-1985, 1988; NCES 1989; SRC 1953, 1957, 1971, 1974-1976

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
SOCOMMUN

SPEND EVENING WITH NEIGHBOR

SOCFREND

SPEND EVENING WITH FRIENDS

DAUTIME

TRAVEL TIME TO DAUGHTER

SONTIME

TRAVEL TIME TO SON

SOCREL

SPEND EVENING WITH RELATIVES

MATIME

TRAVEL TIME TO MOTHER

PATIME

TRAVEL TIME TO FATHER

SOCPARS

SPEND EVENING WITH PARENTS

MEMNUM

NUMBER OF MEMBERSHIPS

MEMFRAT

MEMBERSHIP IN FRATERNAL GROUP

MEMSERV

MEMBERSHIP IN SERVICE GROUP

MEMVET

MEMBERSHIP IN VETERAN GROUP

MEMPOLIT

MEMBERSHIP IN POLITICAL CLUB

MEMUNION

MEMBERSHIP IN LABOR UNION

MEMSPORT

MEMBERSHIP IN SPORTS CLUB

MEMYOUTH

MEMBERSHIP IN YOUTH GROUP

MEMSCHL

MEMBERSHIP IN SCHOOL SERVICE

MEMHOBBY

MEMBERSHIP IN HOBBY CLUB

MEMGREEK

MEMBERSHIP IN SCHOOL FRATERNITY

MEMNAT

MEMBERSHIP IN NATIONALITY GROUP

MEMFARM

MEMBERSHIP IN FARM ORGANIZATION

MEMLIT

MEMBERSHIP IN LITERARY OR ART GROUP

MEMPROF

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY

MEMCHURH

MEMBERSHIP IN CHURCH GROUP

MEMOTHER

MEMBERSHIP IN ANY OTHER

SOCBAR

SPEND EVENING AT BAR

WRKSTAT

LABOR FRCE STATUS

HRS1

NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED LAST WEEK

PRESTIGE

RS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1970)

OCC

RS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970)

PAOCC16

FATHERS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970)

CLASS

SUBJECTIVE CLASS IDENTIFICATION

COMMUN

FEELINGS ABOUT COMMUNISM

NEWS

HOW OFTEN DOES R READ NEWSPAPER

TVHOURS

HOURS PER DAY WATCHING TV

RADIOHRS

HOURS PER DAY LISTENING TO RADIO

PREMARSX

SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE

HOMOSEX

HOMOSEXUAL SEX RELATIONS

SPKHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO SPEAK

COLHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO TEACH

LIBHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUALS BOOK IN LIBRARY

XMOVIE

SEEN X-RATED MOVIE IN LAST YEAR

PORNINF

MATERIALS PROVIDE INFO ABOUT SEX

PORNMORL

MATERIALS LEAD TO BREAKDOWN IN MORALS

PORNRAPE

MATERIALS LEAD TO RAPE

PORNOUT

MATERIALS PROVIDE OUTLET

SATJOB

JOB OR HOUSEWORK

HAPMAR

HAPPINESS OF MARRIAGE

HAPPY

GENERAL HAPPINESS

SATCITY

CITY OR PLACE R LIVES IN

SATHOBBY

"NON-WORKING ACTIVITIES

SATFAM

FAMILY LIFE

SATFRND

FRIENDSHIPS

SATHEALT

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL CONDITION

SATFIN

SATISFACTION WITH FINANCIAL SITUATION

LIFE

IS LIFE EXCITING OR DULL

ANOMIA5

LOT OF THE AVERAGE MAN GETTING WORSE

ANOMIA6

NOT FAIR TO BRING CHILD INTO WORLD

USWAR

EXPECT U.S. IN WAR WITHIN 10 YEARS

USWARY

EXPECT U.S. IN WORLD WAR IN 10 YEARS

HELPPOOR

SHOULD GOVT IMPROVE STANDARD OF LIVING?

HELPNOT

SHOULD GOVT DO MORE OR LESS?

HELPSICK

SHOULD GOVT HELP PAY FOR MEDICAL CARE?

RICHWORK

"IF RICH