Author(s)

Yiqing Li

College of Economics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.

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.

Socioeconomic Status Index, Education, Intergenerational Mobility

Li, Y. (2020) The Impact of Education on Intergenerational Mobility: Based on the 2015 CGSS Database. Modern Economy, 11, 570-580. doi: 10.4236/me.2020.112042.