income mobility

Where Does The US Rank In Class Mobility?

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Where Does The US Rank In Class Mobility? Rank Country Index Score 24 Portugal 72.0 25 South Korea 71.4 26 Lithuania 70.5 27 United States70.4 Does America have high class mobility? For decades, a majority of Americans have been able to climb the economic ladder by earning higher incomes than their parents. These improving conditions

What Are The Chances That Someone Born In The Bottom Income Quintile Will Make It To The Top Quintile In Their Lifetime?

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What Are The Chances That Someone Born In The Bottom Income Quintile Will Make It To The Top Quintile In Their Lifetime? As the figure shows, without a college degree a child born into a family in the lowest quintile has a 45 percent change of remaining in that quintile as an adult and only