Entry:

Davis, James A., "Review Essay: Value Change in Global Perspective," Public Opinion Quarterly, 60 (1996), 322-331.


Abstract:

In the contemporary United States, the educational attainment of the respondent and the respondent’s parents strongly influences materialism. Economic security in the formative years does not seem to affect materialism. (see Abramson & Inglehart’s response, no ??).

GSS Years:

1985, 1990-94

Other Data Sets:

ISSP 1985, 1990

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
INFLJOBS

TOP PRIORITY OF GOVT: INFLATION OR JOBS?

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

PAPRES80

FATHERS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1980)

INCOM16

RS FAMILY INCOME WHEN 16 YRS OLD

PAEDUC

"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED

JOBMEANS

WORK IMPORTANT AND FEEL ACCOMPLISHMENT

JOBSEC

NO DANGER OF BEING FIRED