A Study on the Impact of Paternal Occupational Background on the Economic Income of Offspring - An Empirical Study Based on Chinese General Social Survey 2018 Data

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10.2991/978-94-6463-811-0_101How to use a DOI?

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Intergenerational mobility; Empirical research; Parental income; Offspring income

Abstract

Since the reform and opening up, China's economic level and residents’ disposable income have significantly improved. However, there still exists a substantial income gap among different social groups, which is influenced not only by individuals but also by their family backgrounds. This study aims to investigate the impact of fathers’ occupational background on the economic income of their offspring. Using data from CGSS 2018, a multiple linear regression model is employed to explore the influence of fathers’ economic income level, social status, and other factors on the economic income of their children. The findings reveal a significant positive relationship between fathers’ education level and their offspring's economic income. Additionally, there is a positive relationship between fathers’ administrative level and their offspring's economic income. Moreover, children whose fathers work in party and governmental organizations and institutions tend to have higher economic income compared to those whose fathers work in non-party and governmental organizations and institutions. Furthermore, children whose fathers work in Hong Kong-, Macao-, Taiwan-funded or Hong Kong-Macau-Taiwan-funded-held, foreign-owned or foreign-held enterprises exhibit higher economic income than those whose fathers work in non-Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan-funded or Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan-funded controlled foreign-owned or foreign-controlled enterprises.

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AU  - Xiangyu He
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/08/14
TI  - A Study on the Impact of Paternal Occupational Background on the Economic Income of Offspring - An Empirical Study Based on Chinese General Social Survey 2018 Data
BT  - Proceedings of the 2025 5th International Conference on Enterprise Management and Economic Development (ICEMED 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 933
EP  - 941
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-811-0_101
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-811-0_101
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