Entry:

Sander, William, The Catholic Family: Marriage, Children, and Human Capital, Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1995.


Abstract:

An examination of the effects of Catholic heritage on marriage, family size, education and substance abuse.

GSS Years:

1972-98

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
AGEWED

AGE WHEN FIRST MARRIED

RELIG

RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE

CHILDS

NUMBER OF CHILDREN

ETHNIC

COUNTRY OF FAMILY ORIGIN

ETH1

1ST MENTIONED COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

ETH2

2ND MENTIONED COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

ETH3

3RD MENTIONED COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

CHURHSCH

NUMBER OF YEARS R ATTENDED CHURCH SCHOOL

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

DEGREE

RS HIGHEST DEGREE

MARELIG

WHAT WAS MOTHERS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE

PARELIG

WHAT WAS FATHERS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE

RINCOM91

RESPONDENTS INCOME

UNEMP5

UNEMPLOYED IN LAST 5 YRS

SMOKE

DOES R SMOKE

DRUNK

EVER DRINK TOO MUCH?

HLTH4

DRINKING PROBLEM