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Nakao, Keiko and Treas, Judith, "Computing 1989 Prestige Scores," GSS Methodological Report No. 70, Chicago: NORC, 1990.
Abstract:
The authors construct a new prestige scale for the 1980 Census Occupational classification. Using 1989 GSS data, 740 occupations were ranked according to social prestige.
GSS Years:ACT: The authors construct a new prestige scale for the 1980 Census Occupational classification. Using 1989 GSS data, 740 occupations were ranked according to social prestige.
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| OCC |
RS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970) |
| PRESTIGE |
RS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1970) |
| SEX |
RESPONDENTS SEX |
| RACE |
RACE OF RESPONDENT |
| WRKSTAT |
LABOR FRCE STATUS |
| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| MARITAL |
MARITAL STATUS |
| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| INCOME |
TOTAL FAMILY INCOME |
| RINCOME |
RESPONDENTS INCOME |
| WORDSUM |
NUMBER WORDS CORRECT IN VOCABULARY TEST |
| OCC80 |
RS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1980) |
| PRESTG80 |
RS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1980) |