Entry:
Savage, Dean. A User's Guide to SocialScene and SocialTrend. New York: Holt Rinehart & Winston, 1988.
Abstract:
This is an introductory text with attached software designed to familiarize students with some basic procedures of social science data analysis and to give them an opportunity to analyze an actual data set.
GSS Years:1975, 1980, 1985
Other Data Sets:
Three Community Study in a Mid-Atlantic State
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| SEX |
RESPONDENTS SEX |
| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| RACE |
RACE OF RESPONDENT |
| REGION |
REGION OF INTERVIEW |
| REG16 |
"REGION OF RESIDENCE |
| RES16 |
TYPE OF PLACE LIVED IN WHEN 16 YRS OLD |
| XNORCSIZ |
EXPANDED N.O.R.C. SIZE CODE |
| SPREL |
SPOUSES RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE |
| RELIG |
RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE |
| RELIG16 |
RELIGION IN WHICH RAISED |
| ATTEND |
HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES |
| RELITEN |
STRENGTH OF AFFILIATION |
| WRKSTAT |
LABOR FRCE STATUS |
| SPWRKSTA |
SPOUSE LABOR FORCE STATUS |
| WRKSLF |
R SELF-EMP OR WORKS FOR SOMEBODY |
| PAWRKSLF |
FATHER SELF-EMP. OR WORKED FOR SOMEBODY |
| PRESTIGE |
RS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1970) |
| RINCOME |
RESPONDENTS INCOME |
| INCOME |
TOTAL FAMILY INCOME |
| EARNRS |
HOW MANY IN FAMILY EARNED MONEY |
| SATFIN |
SATISFACTION WITH FINANCIAL SITUATION |
| FINRELA |
OPINION OF FAMILY INCOME |
| SATJOB |
JOB OR HOUSEWORK |
| HAPPY |
GENERAL HAPPINESS |
| CLASS |
SUBJECTIVE CLASS IDENTIFICATION |
| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| PAEDUC |
"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| MAEDUC |
"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| SPEDUC |
"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| SIBS |
NUMBER OF BROTHERS AND SISTERS |
| MARITAL |
MARITAL STATUS |
| CHILDS |
NUMBER OF CHILDREN |
| HAPMAR |
HAPPINESS OF MARRIAGE |
| DIVORCE |
EVER BEEN DIVORCED OR SEPARATED |
| DIVLAW |
DIVORCE LAWS |
| PREMARSX |
SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE |
| XMARSEX |
SEX WITH PERSON OTHER THAN SPOUSE |
| FEPRES |
VOTE FOR WOMAN PRESIDENT |
| FEPOL |
WOMEN NOT SUITED FOR POLITICS |
| FEHOME |
WOMEN TAKE CARE OF HOME NOT COUNTRY |
| FEHELP |
WIFE SHOULD HELP HUSBANDS CAREER FIRST |
| FEPRESCH |
PRESCHOOL KIDS SUFFER IF MOTHER WORKS |
| LETDIE1 |
ALLOW INCURABLE PATIENTS TO DIE |
| ABDEFECT |
STRONG CHANCE OF SERIOUS DEFECT |
| ABANY |
ABORTION IF WOMAN WANTS FOR ANY REASON |
| PRAYER |
BIBLE PRAYER IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS |
| FEAR |
AFRAID TO WALK AT NIGHT IN NEIGHBORHOOD |
| GUNLAW |
FAVOR OR OPPOSE GUN PERMITS |
| ROWNGUN |
DOES GUN BELONG TO R |
| COURTS |
COURTS DEALING WITH CRIMINALS |
| CAPPUN |
FAVOR OR OPPOSE DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER |
| DWELOWN |
DOES R OWN OR RENT HOME? |
| TAX |
RS FEDERAL INCOME TAX |
| SOCREL |
SPEND EVENING WITH RELATIVES |
| TVHOURS |
HOURS PER DAY WATCHING TV |
| RACMAR |
FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE |
| RACPRES |
WOULD VOTE FOR BLACK PRESIDENT |
| RACSEG |
WHITES HAVE RIGHT TO SEG. NEIGHBORHOOD |
| RACLIVE |
ANY OPP. RACE IN NEIGHBORHOOD |
| SPKATH |
ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO SPEAK |
| SPKMIL |
ALLOW MILITARIST TO SPEAK |
| SPKCOM |
ALLOW COMMUNIST TO SPEAK |
| PARTYID |
POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION |
| POLVIEWS |
THINK OF SELF AS LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE |
| ZODIAC |
RESPONDENTS ASTROLOGICAL SIGN |
| ABNOMORE |
MARRIED--WANTS NO MORE CHILDREN |