Entry:
Ward, Russell A., "The Stability of Racial Differences Across Age Strata," Sociology and Social Research, 67 (April, 1983), 312-323.
Abstract:
Racial differences in income, subjective health, and subjective well-being are stable across age groups. This suggests that aging and age stratification do little to alter the size or nature of racial differences.
GSS Years:1973-77
Other Data Sets:
Harris 1974
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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 |
| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| SOCREL |
SPEND EVENING WITH RELATIVES |
| SATFAM |
FAMILY LIFE |
| ATTEND |
HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES |
| RELITEN |
STRENGTH OF AFFILIATION |
| MEMNUM |
NUMBER OF MEMBERSHIPS |
| EDUC |
HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| PRESTIGE |
RS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1970) |
| INCOME |
TOTAL FAMILY INCOME |
| HEALTH |
CONDITION OF HEALTH |
| HAPPY |
GENERAL HAPPINESS |
| SATCITY |
CITY OR PLACE R LIVES IN |
| SATHOBBY |
"NON-WORKING ACTIVITIES |
| LIFE |
IS LIFE EXCITING OR DULL |
| ANOMIA1 |
"NEXT TO HEALTH |
| ANOMIA2 |
WONDER IF ANYTHING IS WORTHWHILE |
| ANOMIA3 |
NO RIGHT & WRONG WAYS TO MAKE MONEY |
| ANOMIA4 |
LIVE ONLY FOR TODAY |
| ANOMIA5 |
LOT OF THE AVERAGE MAN GETTING WORSE |
| ANOMIA6 |
NOT FAIR TO BRING CHILD INTO WORLD |
| ANOMIA7 |
OFFICIALS NOT INTERESTED IN AVERAGE MAN |
| ANOMIA8 |
DONT KNOW WHOM TO TRUST |
| ANOMIA9 |
MOST DONT CARE WHAT HAPPENS TO OTHERS |
| SOCFREND |
SPEND EVENING WITH FRIENDS |
| SATFRND |
FRIENDSHIPS |
| SOCOMMUN |
SPEND EVENING WITH NEIGHBOR |