Entry:

Edsall, Thomas Byrne, The New Politics of Inequality. New York: W.W. Norton, 1984.


Abstract:

Because of shifts in the political system in the early 1980's, government economic policy has helped the rich and hurt the poor.

GSS Years:

1972, 1976, 1983

Other Data Sets:

Census 1982; NES, 1952-1980; Gallup 1981;

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
PARTYID

POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

OCC

RS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970)

ABNOMORE

MARRIED--WANTS NO MORE CHILDREN

XMARSEX

SEX WITH PERSON OTHER THAN SPOUSE

HOMOSEX

HOMOSEXUAL SEX RELATIONS

INCOME

TOTAL FAMILY INCOME