Entry:

Davis, James A., "Response to `Formative Security, Education, and Postmaterialism,'" Unpublished paper, National Opinion Research Center, November, 1996.


Abstract:

In the United States, there is no evidence that formative security has any effect on values in the materialism/postmaterialism issues. (refer to POQ Davis and POQ Inglehart)

GSS Years:

1972-76, 1982-86, 1993-94

Other Data Sets:

Census 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
FAMILY16

LIVING WITH PARENTS WHEN 16 YRS OLD

MAEDUC

"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED

PAEDUC

"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED

PAPRES80

FATHERS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1980)

INCOM16

RS FAMILY INCOME WHEN 16 YRS OLD

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

FINRELA

OPINION OF FAMILY INCOME

REALINC

FAMILY INCOME IN CONSTANT $

PUTSOFF

Variable Label could not be found

JOBINC

HIGH INCOME

JOBSEC

NO DANGER OF BEING FIRED

JOBHOUR

SHORT WORKING HOURS

JOBPROMO

CHANCES FOR ADVANCEMENT

JOBMEANS

WORK IMPORTANT AND FEEL ACCOMPLISHMENT

PRESTIGE

RS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1970)