Entry:

Hamil-Luker, Jenifer, “The Prospects of Age War: Inequality between (and within) Age Groups,” Social Science Research, 30 (June, 2001), 386-400.


Abstract:

A comparison of age groups shows that age does not strongly differentiate attitudes toward government spending on the elderly.

GSS Years:

1996

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
NATSOC

SOCIAL SECURITY

SPRETIRE

GOVT SPENDING ON RETIREMENT BENEFITS.

AIDOLD

GOVTS RESP: PROVIDE FOR THE ELDERLY.

RACE

RACE OF RESPONDENT

SEX

RESPONDENTS SEX

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

INCOME91

TOTAL FAMILY INCOME

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

BIRTHMO

MONTH IN WHICH R WAS BORN