White boys who grow up rich are likely to remain that way. Black boys raised at the top, however, are more likely to become poor than to stay wealthy in their own adult households.http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2018/03/sons-well-off-black-families-not-well.html …
Commenters pointed out that white men seem to be the only outlier, with black men, black women, and white women occupying essentially the same curve. I merged the NYT's graphs, and there you have it:pic.twitter.com/8owNhZpoTq
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Gosh, that puts a different spin on it.
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Black women outperforming white women is fascinating. Maybe tied to household composition?
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Article also shows much lower black martial rates. Since the y axis is individual income, I'd think that a lot of the white women depicted here are married to wealthier men, while the black women are not.
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I'm surprised that while 'white men' have a big advantage, black women don't have a big disadvantage. Do privileges only compound in an upwards direction?
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There are other inequalities different from income like maternal mortality, life expectancy, health in general.
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