Entry:

Feigelman, William, Hands on Sociology, Revised and Expanded Edition, New York: Addison/Wesley/Longman Publishers, 1999.


Abstract:

This methods textbook is for analyzing and interpreting archival sociological data using STATA.

GSS Years:

1972-1996

Other Data Sets:

NLSY 1979, NES

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
ZODIAC

RESPONDENTS ASTROLOGICAL SIGN

LIFE

IS LIFE EXCITING OR DULL

PARTYID

POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION

POLVIEWY

LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE-VERSION Y

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

INCOME91

TOTAL FAMILY INCOME

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

RELIG

RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE

ABANY

ABORTION IF WOMAN WANTS FOR ANY REASON

SEX

RESPONDENTS SEX

RACE

RACE OF RESPONDENT

WRKSTAT

LABOR FRCE STATUS

FUND

HOW FUNDAMENTALIST IS R CURRENTLY

ETHNIC

COUNTRY OF FAMILY ORIGIN

REG16

"REGION OF RESIDENCE

PARBORN

WERE RS PARENTS BORN IN THIS COUNTRY

GRANBORN

HOW MANY GRANDPARENTS BORN OUTSIDE U.S.

REGION

REGION OF INTERVIEW

UNRELAT

NUMBER IN HOUSEHOLD NOT RELATED

AWAY9

Variable Label could not be found

AWAY9

Variable Label could not be found

FEAR

AFRAID TO WALK AT NIGHT IN NEIGHBORHOOD

SRCBELT

SRC BELTCODE

BURGLR

HOME BROKEN INTO DURING THE LAST YEAR

ROBBRY

FORCEFULLY ROBBED DURING THE LAST YEAR

GUN

EVER THREATENED WITH GUN OR SHOT AT

CIDEKNEW

#PEOPLE R KNOWS MURDERED IN LAST YEAR

ANOMIA5

LOT OF THE AVERAGE MAN GETTING WORSE

ANOMIA6

NOT FAIR TO BRING CHILD INTO WORLD

ANOMIA7

OFFICIALS NOT INTERESTED IN AVERAGE MAN

NEWS

HOW OFTEN DOES R READ NEWSPAPER

MEMNUM

NUMBER OF MEMBERSHIPS

VOTE92

DID R VOTE IN 1992 ELECTION

SOCPARS

SPEND EVENING WITH PARENTS

SOCSIBS

SPEND EVENING WITH SIBLINGS

SOCREL

SPEND EVENING WITH RELATIVES

SOCOMMUN

SPEND EVENING WITH NEIGHBOR

SOCFREND

SPEND EVENING WITH FRIENDS

EVDIV

HAS R EVER BEEN DIVORCED

MOBILE16

GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY SINCE AGE 16

MARITAL

MARITAL STATUS

PRESTIGE

RS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1970)

USWORRY

Variable Label could not be found

HAPPY

GENERAL HAPPINESS

DIVORCE

EVER BEEN DIVORCED OR SEPARATED

FAMDIF16

REASON NOT LIVING WITH PARENTS

AGEWED

AGE WHEN FIRST MARRIED

ATTEND

HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES

MAATTEND

HOW OFTEN MA ATTENDED RELIGIOUS SERVICES

PAATTEND

HOW OFTEN PA ATTENDED RELIGIOUS SERVICES

CHURHSCH

NUMBER OF YEARS R ATTENDED CHURCH SCHOOL

POSTLIFE

BELIEF IN LIFE AFTER DEATH

SIBORDER

BIRTH ORDER

RINCOME

RESPONDENTS INCOME

FEHOME

WOMEN TAKE CARE OF HOME NOT COUNTRY

FEPOL

WOMEN NOT SUITED FOR POLITICS

MAWRKGRW

MOTHERS EMPLOYMENT WHEN R WAS 16

MAEDUC

"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED

OBEY

TO OBEY

POPULAR

TO BE WELL LIKED OR POPULAR

THNKSELF

TO THINK FOR ONES SELF

WORKHARD

TO WORK HARD

HELPOTH

TO HELP OTHERS

CLASS

SUBJECTIVE CLASS IDENTIFICATION

FINRELA

OPINION OF FAMILY INCOME

PRESTG80

RS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1980)

RINCOM91

RESPONDENTS INCOME

PAPRES80

FATHERS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1980)

INCOM16

RS FAMILY INCOME WHEN 16 YRS OLD

OWNTHING

Variable Label could not be found