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Correlates with Intergenerational Mobility in the US
- Race: intergenerational mobility is lower in areas with higher African American populations, such as the Southeast US (r = -0.58).
- Segregation: More racially segregated areas have less upward mobility (r=-0.36); more economically segregated areas have less upward mobility (r = -0.39); and, areas with less sprawl have significantly higher rates of upward mobility.
- Income levels and inequality: upward moblity is strongly correlated with the size of the middle class (r = 0.68)
- School Quality: income adjusted test score and dropout rates are very highly correlated with upward mobility across specifications
- Social Capital: Upward mobility and social capital (the strength of social networks and engagement in communities) is highly correlated (r = .64) and robust across specirications
- Family Structure: The fraction of single parent households is strongly negatively correlated with upward mobility (r = -0.76)
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Updated 2021-03-28
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