Entry:
Paik, Haejung and Marzban, Caren, "Predicting Television Extreme Viewers and Nonviewers: A Neural Network Analysis," Human Communication Research, 22 (December, 1995), 284-306.
Abstract:
People who do not see family or friends very often tend to watch more TV than people who go out more often.
GSS Years:1975, 1977, 1978, 1988-1990
Other Data Sets:
ABC 1992
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| TVHOURS |
HOURS PER DAY WATCHING TV |
| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| SEX |
RESPONDENTS SEX |
| RACE |
RACE OF RESPONDENT |
| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| INCOME |
TOTAL FAMILY INCOME |
| REGION |
REGION OF INTERVIEW |
| WRKSTAT |
LABOR FRCE STATUS |
| SIZE |
SIZE OF PLACE IN 1000S |
| HOMPOP |
NUMBER OF PERSONS IN HOUSEHOLD |
| MARITAL |
MARITAL STATUS |
| BABIES |
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS LESS THAN 6 YRS OLD |
| PRETEEN |
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 6 THRU 12 YRS OLD |
| TEENS |
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 13 THRU 17 YRS OLD |
| ADULTS |
HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS 18 YRS AND OLDER |
| HAPPY |
GENERAL HAPPINESS |
| ATTEND |
HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES |
| RELITEN |
STRENGTH OF AFFILIATION |
| SOCREL |
SPEND EVENING WITH RELATIVES |
| SOCOMMUN |
SPEND EVENING WITH NEIGHBOR |
| SOCFREND |
SPEND EVENING WITH FRIENDS |
| SOCBAR |
SPEND EVENING AT BAR |
| SOCPARS |
SPEND EVENING WITH PARENTS |
| SOCSIBS |
SPEND EVENING WITH SIBLINGS |
| RADIOHRS |
HOURS PER DAY LISTENING TO RADIO |
| NEWS |
HOW OFTEN DOES R READ NEWSPAPER |