Entry:
Farkas, Janice I.; Hogan, Dennis P.; Uhlenberg, Peter; and Treas, Judith, "The Demography of Changing Intergenerational Relationships," in Adult Intergenerational Relations: Effects of Societal Change. Vern L. Bengston, K. Warner Schaie, and Linda M. Burton (eds.), New York: Springer, 1995, 1-29.
Abstract:
Even though Americans have more frequent contact with their kin than people in many European countries, they rely less on their kin. Their family relationships tend to more social and less supportive.
GSS Years:1986
Other Data Sets:
ISSP 1986
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| SEX |
RESPONDENTS SEX |
| MARITAL |
MARITAL STATUS |
| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| MALIVE |
MOTHER STILL ALIVE? |
| PALIVE |
FATHER STILL ALIVE? |
| DAUNUM |
NUMBER OF ADULT DAUGHTERS |
| SONNUM |
NUMBER OF ADULT SONS |
| GRPARNUM |
NUMBER OF GRANDPARENTS |
| GRKIDNUM |
NUMBER OF ADULT GRANDCHILDREN |
| MAVISIT |
HOW OFTEN VISIT MOTHER |
| MACALL |
CONTACT WITH MOTHER |
| PAVISIT |
HOW OFTEN VISIT FATHER |
| PACALL |
CONTACT WITH FATHER |
| DAUVISIT |
HOW OFTEN VISIT WITH DAUGHTER |
| DAUCALL |
CONTACT WITH DAUGHTER |
| SONVISIT |
HOW OFTEN VISIT SON |
| SONCALL |
CONTACT WITH SON |
| RELMOST |
ADULT RELATIVE R HAS MOST CONTACT WITH |
| RELVISIT |
HOW OFTEN VISIT MOST CONTACTED REL |
| RELCALL |
CONTACT WITH MOST CONTACTED REL |
| CHORES1 |
HELP FOR HOUSEHOLD TASKS #1 |
| CHORES2 |
HELP FOR HOUSEHOLD TASKS #2 |
| SICK1 |
HELP IF SICK #1 |
| SICK2 |
HELP IF SICK #2 |
| BORROW1 |
BORROW MONEY #1 |
| BORROW2 |
BORROW MONEY #2 |
| UPSET1 |
HELP FOR MARITAL PROBLEM #1 |
| UPSET2 |
HELP FOR MARITAL PROBLEM #2 |
| DOWN1 |
HELP FOR DEPRESSION #1 |
| DOWN2 |
HELP FOR DEPRESSION #2 |
| CHANGE1 |
HELP REGARDING IMPORTANT CHANGE #1 |
| CHANGE2 |
HELP REGARDING IMPORTANT CHANGE #2 |
| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |