You must have heard the words ‘The house you were born in is your destiny’ or ‘Geography is your destiny’. The fact that these discourses, which are popular among our people, are true, has also been scientifically revealed in research conducted at New York, Harvard and Stanford Universities.
According to the findings of the researchers, having friends with a rich family during childhood has a direct impact on the future income level. Let’s take a look at the details of the research together.
Poor kids have better incomes in the future if they grow up with rich kids
The researchers found that poor children were much more likely to earn higher salaries later in life when they grew up with wealthier children and parents. If a child from a low socioeconomic family lives in an area where at least 70% of his friends are wealthy, his income as an adult increases by 20% on average.
The researchers used data from the social media platform Facebook for the research process and analyzed nearly 21 billion online friendships. The studies considered various factors that could help a child’s progress in life, such as family income, family background, educational background, occupation, and neighborhood.
As a result of the research, it was revealed that people who had a modest life as children but grew up in wealthy regions had a high-income job and a comfortable life into adulthood. Of course, not all of them, as we said, this average is 20%.
Researchers suggest there are many reasons for this. For example, befriending children from high-income families at school can help shape a child’s aspirations or provide access to information and job opportunities they might not otherwise have.
In addition, low-income families who choose to live in an area with high economic ties may have other demographics that affect their children’s upward mobility or make choices to invest in their children’s education.
If you wish, you can review the entire research and its details from the source. What are you thinking? Please do not forget to share your thoughts with us in the comments.
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