Entry:
Davis, James A., "Background Variables and Opinions in the 1972-1977 NORC General Social Surveys: Ten Generalizations About Age, Education, Occupational Prestige, Race, Region, Religion, and Sex, and Forty-Nine Opinion Items," GSS Topical Report No. 2, August, 1979.
Abstract:
The relationships between background variables and attitude items are investigated and reveal that after controlling for interrelations between predictors, persistent but not consistent associations exist for education and opinion responses. However, age is a persistent and consistent correlate of attitudes while religion and sex are associated with opinion for about half of all variables. Race and region are powerful predictors of attitudes. These two items along with religion, form systems of suppressor v
GSS Years:1972-78
Other Data Sets:
ANES 1952-73 (10); Gallup 1953-73 (20)
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| PRESTIGE |
RS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1970) |
| RACE |
RACE OF RESPONDENT |
| REGION |
REGION OF INTERVIEW |
| RELIG |
RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE |
| SEX |
RESPONDENTS SEX |
| MARITAL |
MARITAL STATUS |
| NATAID |
FOREIGN AID |
| NATARMS |
"MILITARY |
| NATCITY |
SOLVING PROBLEMS OF BIG CITIES |
| NATCRIME |
HALTING RISING CRIME RATE |
| NATDRUG |
DEALING WITH DRUG ADDICTION |
| NATEDUC |
IMPROVING NATIONS EDUCATION SYSTEM |
| NATENVIR |
IMPROVING & PROTECTING ENVIRONMENT |
| NATFARE |
WELFARE |
| NATHEAL |
IMPROVING & PROTECTING NATIONS HEALTH |
| NATRACE |
IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF BLACKS |
| NATSPAC |
SPACE EXPLORATION PROGRAM |
| JOBHOUR |
SHORT WORKING HOURS |
| JOBINC |
HIGH INCOME |
| JOBMEANS |
WORK IMPORTANT AND FEEL ACCOMPLISHMENT |
| JOBPROMO |
CHANCES FOR ADVANCEMENT |
| JOBSEC |
NO DANGER OF BEING FIRED |
| CONSIDER |
CONSIDERATE OF OTHERS |
| HONEST |
HONEST |
| MANNERS |
GOOD MANNERS |
| OBEYS |
OBEYS PARENTS WELL |
| ROLE |
ACTS LIKE BOY-ACTS LIKE GIRL |
| STUDIOUS |
GOOD STUDENT |
| ANOMIA7 |
OFFICIALS NOT INTERESTED IN AVERAGE MAN |
| GETAHEAD |
OPINION OF HOW PEOPLE GET AHEAD |
| TRUST |
CAN PEOPLE BE TRUSTED |
| RICHWORK |
"IF RICH |
| FEHOME |
WOMEN TAKE CARE OF HOME NOT COUNTRY |
| FEWORK |
SHOULD WOMEN WORK |
| FEPRES |
VOTE FOR WOMAN PRESIDENT |
| PREMARSX |
SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE |
| XMARSEX |
SEX WITH PERSON OTHER THAN SPOUSE |
| HOMOSEX |
HOMOSEXUAL SEX RELATIONS |
| ABNOMORE |
MARRIED--WANTS NO MORE CHILDREN |
| ABSINGLE |
NOT MARRIED |
| DIVLAW |
DIVORCE LAWS |
| CHLDIDEL |
IDEAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN |
| AGED |
SHOULD AGED LIVE WITH THEIR CHILDREN |
| SPKATH |
ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO SPEAK |
| SPKCOM |
ALLOW COMMUNIST TO SPEAK |
| SPKMIL |
ALLOW MILITARIST TO SPEAK |
| SPKRAC |
ALLOW RACIST TO SPEAK |
| PORNLAW |
FEELINGS ABOUT PORNOGRAPHY LAWS |
| GRASS |
SHOULD MARIJUANA BE MADE LEGAL |
| COMMUN |
FEELINGS ABOUT COMMUNISM |
| CAPPUN |
FAVOR OR OPPOSE DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER |
| CAPPUN2 |
DOES R FAVOR CAPITAL PUNISHMENT |
| RACMAR |
FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE |
| RACOPEN |
VOTE ON OPEN HOUSING LAW |
| RACPRES |
WOULD VOTE FOR BLACK PRESIDENT |
| RACDIN |
OBJECT TO OPP. RACE HOME FOR DINNER |
| PARTYID |
POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION |
| CLASS |
SUBJECTIVE CLASS IDENTIFICATION |