Entry:

Uyeki, Eugene S. and Holland, Lani J., “Diffusion of Pro-Environment Attitudes,” Paper presented to the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, August, 1998.


Abstract:

Persons with lower incomes and lower educations were more supportive of the environment that night be expected. Also, significant response variation exists among similar questions worded differently.

GSS Years:

1993

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
GRNECON

"WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT ENVIR.TOO LITTLE ECON"

HARMSGRN

ALMOST EVERYTHING WE DO HARMS ENVIR

ANRIGHTS

ANIMALS HAVE RIGHTS TOO

RESNATUR

HUMANS SHOULD RESPECT NATURE CREATED BY GOD

GRNPROG

WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT PROGRESS HARMING ENVIR

NATURPAX

NATURE WOULD BE AT PEACE IF HUMANS LEFT ALONE

GRWTHELP

AMER NEEDS ECON GRWTH TO PROTECT ENVIR

ANTESTS

OK TO TEST ON ANIMALS TO SAVE HUMANS

NATENVIR

IMPROVING & PROTECTING ENVIRONMENT

NATURWAR

NATURE IS SURVIVAL OF FITTEST

GRWTHARM

ECON GRWTH ALWAYS HARMS ENVIR

RYRSFIRM

Variable Label could not be found

RACE

RACE OF RESPONDENT

SEX

RESPONDENTS SEX

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

INCOME

TOTAL FAMILY INCOME

POLVIEWS

THINK OF SELF AS LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE

PARTYID

POLITICAL PARTY AFFILIATION