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PPOL 552 Statistics Lab Codebook for Selected Variables from 2014 General Social Survey (GSS14_lab.dta)

sex Respondent’s sex 1 male 2 female

age Age in years

degree Respondent’s highest educational degree 0 Less than high school 1 High school 2 Junior college 3 Bachelor 4 Graduate conrinc Respondent’s estimated income in dollars

incom16 “Thinking about the time when you were 16 years old, compared with American families in general then, would you say your family income was…” 1 Far below average 2 Below average 3 Average 4 Above average 5 Far above average

wrkgovt “What kind of work do you (did you normally) do? That is…(Are/Were) you employed by the federal, state or local government or by a private employer (including non-profit organizations)?” 1 Government 2 Private

eqwlth “Some people think that the government in Washington ought to reduce the income differences between the rich and the poor, perhaps by raising the taxes of wealthy families or by giving income assistance to the poor. Others think that the government should not concern itself with reducing this income difference between the rich and the poor. Here is a card with a scale from 1 to 7. Think of a score of 1 as meaning that the government ought to reduce the income differences between rich and poor, and a score of 7 meaning that the government should not concern itself with reducing income differences. What score between 1 and 7 comes closest to the way you feel?” 1 Government should reduce income differences 2 3 4 5 6 7 Government should not reduce income differences

helppoor “I'd like to talk with you about issues some people tell us are important. Please look at [this card]. Some people think that the government in Washington should do everything possible to improve the standard of living of all poor Americans; they are at Point 1 on this card. Other people think it is not the government's responsibility, and that each person should take care of himself; they are at Point 5. 1 Government should take action 2 3 Agree with both 4 5 People should help themselves

partyid Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as a Republican, Democrat, Independent, or what? 0 Strong Democrat 1 Democrat, not strong 2 Independent, near Democrat 3 Independent 4 Independent, near Republican 5 Republican, not strong 6 Strong Republican