Entry:

Nackenoff, Carol, "Success and the Character of American Politics: The Last Three Decades," Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Chicago, 1980.


Abstract:

Differences between core and periphery workers are examined across a long list of demographic factors, attitudes, and behaviors. The idea that peripheral workers are not well integrated into American society and are in other ways alienated is not supported.

GSS Years:

1972-1977

Other Data Sets:

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 1972-1977; CPS 1973

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
WRKSTAT

LABOR FRCE STATUS

OCC

RS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970)

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

SEX

RESPONDENTS SEX

RACE

RACE OF RESPONDENT

INCOME

TOTAL FAMILY INCOME

JOBFIND

COULD R FIND EQUALLY GOOD JOB

INCOM16

RS FAMILY INCOME WHEN 16 YRS OLD

UNEMP

EVER UNEMPLOYED IN LAST TEN YRS

FINALTER

CHANGE IN FINANCIAL SITUATION

INDUSTRY

RS INDUSTRY CODE (1970)

RICHWORK

"IF RICH

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

RINCOME

RESPONDENTS INCOME

PRESTIGE

RS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1970)

HOMPOP

NUMBER OF PERSONS IN HOUSEHOLD

GOVAID

"EVER RECEIVE WELFARE

UNION

DOES R OR SPOUSE BELONG TO UNION

LIFE

IS LIFE EXCITING OR DULL

FINRELA

OPINION OF FAMILY INCOME

JOBLOSE

IS R LIKELY TO LOSE JOB

CLASS

SUBJECTIVE CLASS IDENTIFICATION

ANOMIA5

LOT OF THE AVERAGE MAN GETTING WORSE

SATFIN

SATISFACTION WITH FINANCIAL SITUATION

SATJOB

JOB OR HOUSEWORK

SPKRAC

ALLOW RACIST TO SPEAK

LIBRAC

ALLOW RACISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY

COLRAC

ALLOW RACIST TO TEACH

USINTL

TAKE ACTIVE PART IN WORLD AFFAIRS

VOTE68

DID R VOTE IN 1968 ELECTION

VOTE72

DID R VOTE IN 1972 ELECTION

VOTE76

DID R VOTE IN 1976 ELECTION

PARTYID

POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION

LIBHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUALS BOOK IN LIBRARY

ANTIWAR

ANTI-WAR DEMONSTRATION

SPWRKSTA

SPOUSE LABOR FORCE STATUS

HELPFUL

PEOPLE HELPFUL OR LOOKING OUT FOR SELVES

FAIR

PEOPLE FAIR OR TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE

SPKHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO SPEAK

SPKCOM

ALLOW COMMUNIST TO SPEAK

COLHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO TEACH

COLCOM

SHOULD COMMUNIST TEACHER BE FIRED

LIBCOM

ALLOW COMMUNISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY

CONFINAN

CONFID IN BANKS & FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

CHINA

LIKING FOR CHINA

RUSSIA

LIKING FOR RUSSIA

CONFED

CONFID. IN EXEC BRANCH OF FED GOVT

CONPRESS

CONFIDENCE IN PRESS

CONCLERG

CONFIDENCE IN ORGANIZED RELIGION

CONEDUC

CONFIDENCE IN EDUCATION

CONMEDIC

CONFIDENCE IN MEDICINE

LIBMIL

ALLOW MILITARISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY

COLMIL

ALLOW MILITARIST TO TEACH

CONLABOR

CONFIDENCE IN ORGANIZED LABOR

CONBUS

CONFIDENCE IN MAJOR COMPANIES

CONARMY

CONFIDENCE IN MILITARY

CONLEGIS

CONFIDENCE IN CONGRESS

MEMOTHER

MEMBERSHIP IN ANY OTHER

COMMUN

FEELINGS ABOUT COMMUNISM

SPKSOC

ALLOW SOCIALIST TO SPEAK

COLSOC

ALLOW SOCIALIST TO TEACH

LIBSOC

ALLOW SOCIALISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY

MEMGREEK

MEMBERSHIP IN SCHOOL FRATERNITY

MEMNAT

MEMBERSHIP IN NATIONALITY GROUP

MEMFARM

MEMBERSHIP IN FARM ORGANIZATION

MEMLIT

MEMBERSHIP IN LITERARY OR ART GROUP

MEMPROF

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY

MEMCHURH

MEMBERSHIP IN CHURCH GROUP

MEMNUM

NUMBER OF MEMBERSHIPS

MYSKILLS

Variable Label could not be found