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Title: The Differential Impact of Wealth Versus Income in the College-Going Process
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1. Jez, Su Jin
The Differential Impact of Wealth Versus Income in the College-Going Process
Research in Higher Education 55,7 (November 2014): 710-734.
Also: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11162-014-9332-0
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Springer
Keyword(s): College Characteristics; College Enrollment; Colleges; Income; Wealth

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College is increasingly essential for economic and social mobility. Current research and public policy 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 differences between wealth and income in the college-going process, specifically applying to college, attending college, and what type of college attended (2-year, 4-year, and more or less selective). To examine these relationships, the National Longitudinal Study of Youth (1997) is linked to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System to create a nationally representative dataset. Binary and multinomial logistic regressions reveal that wealth is consistently more significant in the college choice process than income. Wealth's significance as a predictor for college application and attending a 2-year college versus no college disappears when controls for human capital, habitus, social capital, and cultural capital are added. However, wealth's significance persists for less selective and more selective 4-year college attendance, even after including these controls. K-12 and postsecondary institutions and policymakers, looking to level the playing field and make college more accessible, must address wealth's impact on the college-going process.
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Jez, Su Jin. "The Differential Impact of Wealth Versus Income in the College-Going Process." Research in Higher Education 55,7 (November 2014): 710-734.