Entry:

Davis, James A., "Extending Rosenberg's Techniques for Standardizing Percentage Tables," Social Forces, 62 (March, 1984), 679-708.


Abstract:

Rosenberg's notion of standardization as statistical control for percentage tables is extended to more than three variables and with causal ordering explicit. Partials, causal effects, spurious portions, and indirect portions for associations can be calculated.

GSS Years:

1972-1980

Other Data Sets:

Gallup 1948-66 (7); SRC 1957; ANES 1972; NORC 1964 (3), 1972 (2)

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
PAEDUC

"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED

MAEDUC

"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED

PAOCC16

FATHERS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970)

PRESTIGE

RS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1970)

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

SIBS

NUMBER OF BROTHERS AND SISTERS

RACE

RACE OF RESPONDENT

SATJOB

JOB OR HOUSEWORK