Entry:

Sampson, Paul G.; Weaver, Charles N., and Matthews, Michael D., "Job Satisfaction Among American Workers: A Test of the Effects of Industry by Occupations," Paper presented to the Southwestern Society of Economists, San Antonio, March, 1988.


Abstract:

Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries industry have a higher job satisfaction than the related services industry, and the related services industry has a higher job satisfaction than the manufacturing industry.

GSS Years:

1973, 1974, 1980, 1982

Other Data Sets:

NORC 1963, 1974; Gallup 1965

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
OCC

RS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970)

INDUSTRY

RS INDUSTRY CODE (1970)

SATJOB

JOB OR HOUSEWORK