TITLE:
The Impact of Education on Intergenerational Mobility: Based on the 2015 CGSS Database
AUTHORS:
Yiqing Li
KEYWORDS:
Socioeconomic Status Index, Education, Intergenerational Mobility
JOURNAL NAME:
Modern Economy,
Vol.11 No.2,
February
27,
2020
ABSTRACT: Children’s socioeconomic status is affected by both
education and family background. On the one hand, education helps to enhance
the mobility and ability of lower-level groups. On the other hand, the
opportunity for education is greatly affected by family background. Based on
the 2015 CGSS database, this paper makes a statistical analysis of the current
intergenerational mobility of Chinese residents and replaces the impact of
family background on the social status of the offspring with the educational
level of the parents. This paper applies regression models to analyze the
impact of education on intergenerational mobility. The results show that
children of families with less educated parents are often difficult to get rid of the disadvantages of family
background and jump to a higher status. For families with higher education, it
is easy for children to maintain the superior work status of their parents.