Entry:
Sander, William, "Unobserved Variables and Marital Status: The Schooling Connection," Journal of Population Economics, 5 (1992), 217-228.
Abstract:
The amount of education a person has does not affect whether the person marries or not.
GSS Years:1986-1990
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| MARITAL |
MARITAL STATUS |
| SEX |
RESPONDENTS SEX |
| DIVORCE |
EVER BEEN DIVORCED OR SEPARATED |
| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| PRESTIGE |
RS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1970) |
| WRKSTAT |
LABOR FRCE STATUS |
| RACE |
RACE OF RESPONDENT |
| RELIG |
RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE |
| XNORCSIZ |
EXPANDED N.O.R.C. SIZE CODE |
| REGION |
REGION OF INTERVIEW |
| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| SIBS |
NUMBER OF BROTHERS AND SISTERS |
| PAEDUC |
"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| MAEDUC |
"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| PAPRES80 |
FATHERS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1980) |
| RES16 |
TYPE OF PLACE LIVED IN WHEN 16 YRS OLD |
| REG16 |
"REGION OF RESIDENCE |