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Author: Jez, Su Jin
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1. Jez, Su Jin
Influence of Wealth and Race in Four-Year College Attendance
Research and Occasional Paper Series: CSHE.18.08, Center for Studies in Higher Education, University of California - Berkeley, November 20, 2008.
Also: http://cshe.berkeley.edu/publications/publications.php?s=1
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Center for Studies in Higher Education (CSHE), University of California, Berkley
Keyword(s): Assets; College Education; Mobility, Economic; Mobility, Occupational; Mobility, Social; Modeling; Racial Studies; Savings; Social Capital; Socioeconomic Factors; Wealth

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College is increasingly essential for economic and social mobility. Current research devotes significant attention to race and socioeconomic factors in college access. Yet wealth's role, as differentiated from income, is largely unexplored. Utilizing a nationally representative dataset, this study analyzes the role of wealth among students who attend four-year colleges. The hypothesis that wealth matters through the provision of differential habitus, social capital, and cultural capital that support the college-going process, is tested through the application of a series of binary logistic regressions. The results indicate that while wealthier students are much more likely to attend a four-year college than their less wealthy peers, the influence of wealth is essentially eliminated once we consider academic achievement, habitus, and social and cultural capital. This indicates that wealthier students garner advantages through increased academic preparation and through the characteristics of their upbringing, such as the type of school attended and parental expectations. Furthermore, controlling for wealth causes the disparities in four-year college attendance associated with race to disappear. Notably, Hispanic students are significantly more likely than white students to attend a four-year college in certain specifications, while black and Asian students are not significantly different from white students in any specification.
Bibliography Citation
Jez, Su Jin. "Influence of Wealth and Race in Four-Year College Attendance." Research and Occasional Paper Series: CSHE.18.08, Center for Studies in Higher Education, University of California - Berkeley, November 20, 2008.
2. 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

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

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.
Bibliography Citation
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.