Intergenerational income mobility: The lasting effects of growing up in a lower-income family
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Description: Intergenerational income mobility: The lasting effects of growing up in a lower-income family
Intergenerational income mobility: The lasting effects of growing up in a lower-income family
New data from the Longitudinal and International Study of Adults on a cohort of Canadians born between 1963 and 1979Note 1 reveal differences in their life course, depending on whether they grew up in a lower or higher income family.Note 2
Canadians who had lower family income as children... | Rate |
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were less likely to have parents with a university degreeTable 1 Note 3 | 14.0% |
were more likely to have a non-official language as a mother tongue | 9.6% |
were less likely to live with both parents at age 15 | 71.9% |
were less likely to have a university degree | 25.3% |
were less likely to be married or cohabitating as adults | 62.0% |
were more likely to report being in poor or fair health as adults | 10.5% |
had lower family income as adultsTable 1 Note 4 | $48,600 |
|
Canadians who had higher family income as children... | Rate |
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were more likely to have parents with a university degreeTable 2 Note 3 | 57.5% |
were less likely to have a non-official language as a mother tongue | 3.4% |
were more likely to live with both parents at age 15 | 90.6% |
were more likely to have a university degree | 65.8% |
were more likely to be married or cohabitating as adults | 75.3% |
were less likely to report being in poor or fair health as adults | 5.4% |
had higher family income as adultsTable 2 Note 4 | $81,400 |
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Source: Longitudinal and International Study of Adults, 2014.
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