Chart: Characteristics associated with leaving the bottom income fifth

Figure 3E

Characteristics associated with leaving the bottom income fifth

Note: Bars show how much the chance of leaving the bottom income fifth changes if the head of household has the identified characteristic relative to not having it (e.g., being white relative to being nonwhite or having a high school education relative to not having completed high school).

Source: Adapted from Acs and Zimmerman (2008b, Figure 5)

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