Entry:
Davis, James A., "New Money, An Old Man/Lady and 'Two's Company': Subjective Welfare in the NORC General Social Surveys, 1972-1982," GSS Social Change Report No. 18, February, 1983. Also published in Social Indicators Research, 15 (November, 1984), 319-350.
Abstract:
Being black, being unmarried, and worsening financial state are independently related to unhappiness. However, no other social ties or rank variables such as occupation and education predict happiness. Thus only the economics, not the sociological nor the psychological hypothesis of happiness, receives much support.
GSS Years:1972-82
Other Data Sets:
Census 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| HAPPY |
GENERAL HAPPINESS |
| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| PRESTIGE |
RS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1970) |
| INCOME |
TOTAL FAMILY INCOME |
| PAPRES16 |
FATHERS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1970) |
| RACE |
RACE OF RESPONDENT |
| INCOM16 |
RS FAMILY INCOME WHEN 16 YRS OLD |
| FINRELA |
OPINION OF FAMILY INCOME |
| FINALTER |
CHANGE IN FINANCIAL SITUATION |
| MARITAL |
MARITAL STATUS |
| HOMPOP |
NUMBER OF PERSONS IN HOUSEHOLD |
| MEMNUM |
NUMBER OF MEMBERSHIPS |
| SOCBAR |
SPEND EVENING AT BAR |
| SOCREL |
SPEND EVENING WITH RELATIVES |
| SOCFREND |
SPEND EVENING WITH FRIENDS |
| SOCOMMUN |
SPEND EVENING WITH NEIGHBOR |
| RACOCC |
EQUALITY IN OCCUPATION |
| RACINC |
EQUALITY IN INCOME |
| RACOPNOW |
OPPORTUNITIES IMPROVED IN LAST 5 YRS |