Entry:
Sander, William, "The Effects of Ethnicity and Religion on Educational Attainment," Economics of Education Review, 11 (1992), 119-135.
Abstract:
People born in the U.S. receive more schooling than immigrants do. People with few siblings and married parents receive more schooling than do people with many siblings and divorced parents.
GSS Years:1980-1990
Other Data Sets:
U.S. Department of Education’s HS&B 1980 Senior Cohort Third Follow-Up 1986
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| ETHNIC |
COUNTRY OF FAMILY ORIGIN |
| RELIG |
RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE |
| DENOM |
SPECIFIC DENOMINATION |
| SEX |
RESPONDENTS SEX |
| PAOCC80 |
FATHERS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1980) |
| MAEDUC |
"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| PAEDUC |
"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| RACE |
RACE OF RESPONDENT |
| REGION |
REGION OF INTERVIEW |
| XNORCSIZ |
EXPANDED N.O.R.C. SIZE CODE |
| BORN |
WAS R BORN IN THIS COUNTRY |
| SIBS |
NUMBER OF BROTHERS AND SISTERS |
| MAOCC80 |
MOTHERS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1980) |
| PARBORN |
WERE RS PARENTS BORN IN THIS COUNTRY |
| GRANBORN |
HOW MANY GRANDPARENTS BORN OUTSIDE U.S. |
| FAMDIF16 |
REASON NOT LIVING WITH PARENTS |