Entry:
Hammond, John L., "Yuppies," Public Opinion Quarterly, 50 (Winter, 1986), 487-501.
Abstract:
Young Urban Professionals who are members of the baby boom generation are more liberal than the general population on issues of personal freedom, and contrary to popular belief, are not particularly conservative on social welfare issues. The differences are accounted for by their youth and higher education rather than by any distinct yuppie attitude syndrome.
GSS Years:1982-1984
Other Data Sets:
Newsweek 1984
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| PORNLAW |
FEELINGS ABOUT PORNOGRAPHY LAWS |
| PORNMORL |
MATERIALS LEAD TO BREAKDOWN IN MORALS |
| PORNRAPE |
MATERIALS LEAD TO RAPE |
| XMOVIE |
SEEN X-RATED MOVIE IN LAST YEAR |
| FEHOME |
WOMEN TAKE CARE OF HOME NOT COUNTRY |
| FEPOL |
WOMEN NOT SUITED FOR POLITICS |
| FEPRES |
VOTE FOR WOMAN PRESIDENT |
| FEWORK |
SHOULD WOMEN WORK |
| PILL |
BIRTH CONTROL INFORMATION |
| TEENPILL |
BIRTH CONTROL INFORMATION TO TEENS |
| SEXEDUC |
SEX EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS |
| PREMARSX |
SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE |
| ROLE |
ACTS LIKE BOY-ACTS LIKE GIRL |
| OBEYS |
OBEYS PARENTS WELL |
| CONSIDER |
CONSIDERATE OF OTHERS |
| INTEREST |
INTERESTED HOW AND WHY THINGS HAPPEN |
| ABPOOR |
LOW INCOME--CANT AFFORD MORE CHILDREN |
| ABSINGLE |
NOT MARRIED |
| ABNOMORE |
MARRIED--WANTS NO MORE CHILDREN |
| ABANY |
ABORTION IF WOMAN WANTS FOR ANY REASON |
| NATEDUC |
IMPROVING NATIONS EDUCATION SYSTEM |
| NATENVIR |
IMPROVING & PROTECTING ENVIRONMENT |
| NATRACE |
IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF BLACKS |
| EQWLTH |
SHOULD GOVT REDUCE INCOME DIFFERENCES |
| HELPNOT |
SHOULD GOVT DO MORE OR LESS? |
| PARTYID |
POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION |
| POLVIEWS |
THINK OF SELF AS LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE |
| NATFARE |
WELFARE |
| NATCITY |
SOLVING PROBLEMS OF BIG CITIES |
| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| RINCOME |
RESPONDENTS INCOME |
| XNORCSIZ |
EXPANDED N.O.R.C. SIZE CODE |