tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post9073168680435395223..comments2024-03-28T12:16:12.797-07:00Comments on Inductivist: Ron Guhnamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421460508647618774noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-20389669295403183742007-02-05T14:21:00.000-08:002007-02-05T14:21:00.000-08:00I suspect Jay Epstein lives in an urban area where...I suspect Jay Epstein lives in an urban area where almost all whites are well-off. There are lots of whites in non-prestigious jobs in areas where they are in the large majority such as the midwest and far northeast. Also in the Mississippi river valley and the Appalachians. I think this latter group is the "Fourth America" in a recent sociological survey.<br /><br />Another question: are there *any* female garbage collectors?RobertHumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03913525250329418444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-57856383617790136112007-02-05T09:51:00.000-08:002007-02-05T09:51:00.000-08:00I see ads in the sports section advertising busine...I see ads in the sports section advertising businesses that have "sweet Chinese girls" and "pretty Asian staff" promising "best service." Would that be a prestige occupation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-54139470235865821962007-02-04T21:58:00.000-08:002007-02-04T21:58:00.000-08:00Jay: The GSS is one of the most methodologically c...Jay: The GSS is one of the most methodologically checked-out surveys out there. Many other surveys use it as a standard against which to assess their findings. Researchers have conducted dozens of methological studies, several on non-response bias. Non-response is 20-25%, lower than most surveys, but the issue is not non-response, but whether there is systematic bias in non-responses. The only SES source of bias I know of is that institutionalized or homeless people are left out of the sample. For blacks, this could make some difference.Ron Guhnamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421460508647618774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-46636211488849605522007-02-04T16:29:00.000-08:002007-02-04T16:29:00.000-08:00The GSS data are inaccurate. Only 60% of whites sc...The GSS data are inaccurate. Only 60% of whites score above the mean black and American Indian scores. Limiting it to non-Hispanic whites (i.e., whites who report a European country as their country of origin) doesn't change this much. And blacks make up something like 10% of professional and technical workers. My guess is that GSS sampling is tilted toward people of higher socioeconomic status. Its nonresponse rate, as measured by pe ople to refuse to do the survey, is, after all, over 30% (according to a statistics book that I used).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-20515424750056218702007-02-03T11:16:00.000-08:002007-02-03T11:16:00.000-08:00American Muslims always surprise me. Mean female p...American Muslims always surprise me. Mean female prestige is 51.92, while the number for men is 42.17. Keep in mind that the sample is only 48.Ron Guhnamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421460508647618774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-87149145012885527262007-02-02T15:52:00.000-08:002007-02-02T15:52:00.000-08:00The magnitude of the male-female difference in Ind...The magnitude of the male-female difference in Indians is very interesting. Is the same magnitude seen for, say, individuals with Muslim religious belief?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com