Entry:

Vanneman, Reeve and Cannon, Lynn Weber., The American Perception of Class. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1987.


Abstract:

Contrary to what most scholars have assumed, workers are indeed class conscious, but no other working class has faced such a formidable opponent as American business.

GSS Years:

1972-85

Other Data Sets:

ANES 1952-64, 1966-78

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
RACE

RACE OF RESPONDENT

SEX

RESPONDENTS SEX

PRESTIGE

RS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1970)

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED

INCOME

TOTAL FAMILY INCOME

WKSUB

DOES R OR SPOUSE HAVE SUPERVISOR

WKSUBS

DOES SUPERVISOR HAVE SUPERVISOR

WKSUP

DOES R OR SPOUSE SUPERVISE ANYONE

WKSUPS

DOES SUBORDINATE SUPERVISE ANYONE

WRKSLF

R SELF-EMP OR WORKS FOR SOMEBODY

OCC

RS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970)

CLASS

SUBJECTIVE CLASS IDENTIFICATION

CONLABOR

CONFIDENCE IN ORGANIZED LABOR

MARITAL

MARITAL STATUS

WRKSTAT

LABOR FRCE STATUS

ETHNIC

COUNTRY OF FAMILY ORIGIN

ETH1

1ST MENTIONED COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

ETH2

2ND MENTIONED COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

ETH3

3RD MENTIONED COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

REGION

REGION OF INTERVIEW

PAOCC16

FATHERS CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970)

SPOCC

SPOUSE CENSUS OCCUPATION CODE (1970)

SPPRES

SPOUSES OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1970)

SPEDUC

"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED

MAEDUC

"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED

PAEDUC

"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED