Entry:
Taylor, Marylee C., "Impact of Affirmative Action on Beneficiary Groups: Evidence from the 1990 General Social Survey," Basic and Applied Sociology, 15 (1994), 143-178.
Abstract:
Women working for affirmative-action employers are slightly more likely to see people as fair and helpful than are women working for employers without affirmative-action programs. Black women who work at affirmative-action workplaces show greater occupational ambition than other Black women do.
GSS Years:1990
Other Data Sets:
Census 1990
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| RACE |
RACE OF RESPONDENT |
| SEX |
RESPONDENTS SEX |
| AFFACT |
RS FIRM HAS AFF. ACTION PROGRAM |
| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| INCOME |
TOTAL FAMILY INCOME |
| REGION |
REGION OF INTERVIEW |
| XNORCSIZ |
EXPANDED N.O.R.C. SIZE CODE |
| PRESTIGE |
RS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1970) |
| SATJOB |
JOB OR HOUSEWORK |
| RICHWORK |
"IF RICH |
| HOMPOP |
NUMBER OF PERSONS IN HOUSEHOLD |
| JOBINC |
HIGH INCOME |
| JOBSEC |
NO DANGER OF BEING FIRED |
| JOBHOUR |
SHORT WORKING HOURS |
| JOBPROMO |
CHANCES FOR ADVANCEMENT |
| JOBMEANS |
WORK IMPORTANT AND FEEL ACCOMPLISHMENT |
| SATCITY |
CITY OR PLACE R LIVES IN |
| SATHOBBY |
"NON-WORKING ACTIVITIES |
| SATFAM |
FAMILY LIFE |
| SATFRND |
FRIENDSHIPS |
| SATHEALT |
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL CONDITION |
| HEALTH |
CONDITION OF HEALTH |
| LIFE |
IS LIFE EXCITING OR DULL |
| HAPPY |
GENERAL HAPPINESS |
| HELPFUL |
PEOPLE HELPFUL OR LOOKING OUT FOR SELVES |
| FAIR |
PEOPLE FAIR OR TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE |
| TRUST |
CAN PEOPLE BE TRUSTED |
| WORKBLKS |
HARD WORKING - LAZY |
| INTLBLKS |
UNINTELLIGENT - INTELLIGENT |
| FAREBLKS |
SELF SUPPORTING - LIVE OFF WELFARE |
| SOCDIF4 |
DONT GIVE EQUAL CHANCE |
| BLKJOBS |
BLACKS DISCRIMINATED IN JOBS |