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Boston mobility study, 1880

by Stephan Thernstrom, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research

Social mobilityOccupational mobilitySocial conditionsEconomic conditions

This study was conducted to examine patterns of social mobility in Boston, Massachusetts. It contains individual-level demographic information such as amount of property, occupation, location of residence, and income at ten year intervals. It also contains a derived measure of intergenerational prestige mobility.

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Book data: Open Library