Entry:

Sanchagrin, Kenneth Mauri, "Intra-Rural Heterogeneity in Attitudes Among Three Rural Categories: A Secondary Analysis of NORC General Social Survey Data," Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, Wayne State University, 1979.


Abstract:

In a study heavily focused on methodological considerations, the author has shown that there is meaningful variation in attitudes between respondents in three rural categories defined in terms of place of current residence, residence at age 16, and mobility since age 16.

GSS Years:

1972-77

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
RES16

TYPE OF PLACE LIVED IN WHEN 16 YRS OLD

XNORCSIZ

EXPANDED N.O.R.C. SIZE CODE

POSTLIFE

BELIEF IN LIFE AFTER DEATH

CONCLERG

CONFIDENCE IN ORGANIZED RELIGION

CONSCI

CONFIDENCE IN SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY

ATTEND

HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES

SPKATH

ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO SPEAK

LIBATH

ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIOUS BOOK IN LIBRARY

PRAYER

BIBLE PRAYER IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

NATSPAC

SPACE EXPLORATION PROGRAM

LETDIE1

ALLOW INCURABLE PATIENTS TO DIE

RELITEN

STRENGTH OF AFFILIATION

MEMCHURH

MEMBERSHIP IN CHURCH GROUP

HOMOSEX

HOMOSEXUAL SEX RELATIONS

PREMARSX

SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE

XMARSEX

SEX WITH PERSON OTHER THAN SPOUSE

PILL

BIRTH CONTROL INFORMATION

SPKHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO SPEAK

LIBHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUALS BOOK IN LIBRARY

TEENPILL

BIRTH CONTROL INFORMATION TO TEENS

GRASS

SHOULD MARIJUANA BE MADE LEGAL

SEXEDUC

SEX EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

SUICIDE1

SUICIDE IF INCURABLE DISEASE

DRINK

EVER DRINK ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES?

LIFE

IS LIFE EXCITING OR DULL

ANOMIA4

LIVE ONLY FOR TODAY

SUCCESS

TRIES HARD TO SUCCEED

INTEREST

INTERESTED HOW AND WHY THINGS HAPPEN

GETAHEAD

OPINION OF HOW PEOPLE GET AHEAD

STUDIOUS

GOOD STUDENT

HAPMAR

HAPPINESS OF MARRIAGE

SATFAM

FAMILY LIFE

AGED

SHOULD AGED LIVE WITH THEIR CHILDREN

CHLDIDEL

IDEAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN

DIVLAW

DIVORCE LAWS

AGEWED

AGE WHEN FIRST MARRIED

SIBS

NUMBER OF BROTHERS AND SISTERS

FEWORKIF

MARRIED WOMEN WORK IF JOBS LIMITED

FEPOL

WOMEN NOT SUITED FOR POLITICS

FEHOME

WOMEN TAKE CARE OF HOME NOT COUNTRY

OBEYS

OBEYS PARENTS WELL

FECHLD

MOTHER WORKING DOESNT HURT CHILDREN

FEFAM

"BETTER FOR MAN TO WORK

FEHELP

WIFE SHOULD HELP HUSBANDS CAREER FIRST

SATFRND

FRIENDSHIPS

SATCITY

CITY OR PLACE R LIVES IN

NATCITY

SOLVING PROBLEMS OF BIG CITIES

MEMNUM

NUMBER OF MEMBERSHIPS

SOCFREND

SPEND EVENING WITH FRIENDS

SPKSOC

ALLOW SOCIALIST TO SPEAK

LIBSOC

ALLOW SOCIALISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY

SPKCOM

ALLOW COMMUNIST TO SPEAK

LIBCOM

ALLOW COMMUNISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY

NATARMS

"MILITARY

NATFARE

WELFARE

HITOK

EVER APPROVE OF MAN PUNCHING ADULT MALE

POLHITOK

EVER APPROVE OF POLICE STRIKING CITIZEN

GUNLAW

FAVOR OR OPPOSE GUN PERMITS

COURTS

COURTS DEALING WITH CRIMINALS

CAPPUN

FAVOR OR OPPOSE DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER

GUN

EVER THREATENED WITH GUN OR SHOT AT

HIT

EVER PUNCHED OR BEATEN BY ANOTHER PERSON

RACE

RACE OF RESPONDENT

RELIG

RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

REGION

REGION OF INTERVIEW

SOCREL

SPEND EVENING WITH RELATIVES

SOCOMMUN

SPEND EVENING WITH NEIGHBOR

ANOMIA8

DONT KNOW WHOM TO TRUST

AWAY9

Variable Label could not be found