| Author(s): | Jez, S. |
| Title: | The differential impact of wealth vs. income in the college-going process |
| Source: | http://webpages.csus.edu/~jezs/The_Differential... |
| Date: | 2011 |
| Organization: | Sacramento State University |
| Short Description: | This paper examines the differential role of wealth from income in the college choice process, specifically applying to college, attending college, and what type of college attended (two-year, four-year, and selective). |
| Annotation: | College is increasingly essential for economic and social mobility. Current research devotes significant attention to race, income, and socioeconomic factors in college access. Yet, wealth’s role, as differentiated from income, is largely unexplored. This paper examines the differential role of wealth from income in the college choice process, specifically applying to college, attending college, and what type of college attended (two-year, four-year, and selective). To examine these relationships, the author linked the National Longitudinal Study of Youth (1997) to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System to create a nationally-representative dataset for nearly 9,000 youth. Regression analyses reveal that wealth and income affect the college choice process differently, with wealth consistently being more significant in predicting the college-choice outcomes. The impact of wealth persists even after controlling for academic achievement, habitus, social capital, and cultural capital. |
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