Data from the 1972-78 GSS data used by Logan

Description

Intergenerational occupational mobility data with covariates.

Usage

data(logan)

Format

A data frame with 838 observations on the following 4 variables.

occupation

subject's occupation, a factor with levels farm, operatives, craftsmen, sales, and professional

focc

father's occupation

education

total years of schooling, 0 to 20

race

levels of non-black and black

Source

General Social Survey data, see the web site for detailed information on the variables. http://www3.norc.org/GSS+Website.

References

Logan, John A. (1983). A Multivariate Model for Mobility Tables. American Journal of Sociology 89: 324-349.