Long-term decline in intergenerational mobility in the United States since the 1850s.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A · 2020 · PMC6955340 · PMID 31767745

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However, because our statistical tests show only a marginally significant change from 1950 to 1960 ( P = 0.032) and this cohort is missing in the linked contemporary census and survey data, we consider the deviation of the 1950 birth cohort best interpreted as suggestive.

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