Entry:

Sander, William, "The Effects of a College Education and Cognitive Ability on Smoking and Marijuana Use," Unpublished paper, DePaul University, N.D.


Abstract:

Cognitive ability and college education have negative effects on the likelihood of smoking, while college education, despite being negatively correlated, is not causally related to marijuana use, and cognitive ability has no effect on marijuana use.

GSS Years:

1986-1994

Other Data Sets:

U.S. Department of Education’s HS&B 1980 Senior Cohort Third Follow-Up 1986

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
SMOKE

DOES R SMOKE

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

INCOME

TOTAL FAMILY INCOME

ATTEND

HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES

RACE

RACE OF RESPONDENT

RELIG

RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE

SEX

RESPONDENTS SEX

REGION

REGION OF INTERVIEW

MARITAL

MARITAL STATUS

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

SIBS

NUMBER OF BROTHERS AND SISTERS

XNORCSIZ

EXPANDED N.O.R.C. SIZE CODE

WRKSTAT

LABOR FRCE STATUS

PAEDUC

"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED

MAEDUC

"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED