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On the Measurement of Occupation in Social Surveys

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  • David L. Featherman

    (Department of Rural Sociology University of Wisconsin)

  • Robert M. Hauser

    (Department of Sociology University of Wisconsin)

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Students of social inequality and stratification, especially those outside the discipline of sociology, frequently underestimate the quality of information on employment and occupation which can be elicited in social surveys. A brief overview of the current technology of occupation classification and scaling is offered in the hope of encouraging researchers to adopt more or less standard conventions which would render their work more reliable, valid, and comparable.

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  • David L. Featherman & Robert M. Hauser, 1973. "On the Measurement of Occupation in Social Surveys," Sociological Methods & Research, , vol. 2(2), pages 239-251, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:somere:v:2:y:1973:i:2:p:239-251
    DOI: 10.1177/004912417300200204
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    1. M. D. R. Evans & Jonathan Kelley, 2018. "Strong Welfare States Do Not Intensify Public Support for Income Redistribution, but Even Reduce It among the Prosperous: A Multilevel Analysis of Public Opinion in 30 Countries," Societies, MDPI, vol. 8(4), pages 1-52, October.

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