The Impact of Parental Divorce on Perceived Education Attainment

50% of U.S. children will experience parental divorce, 23% of Florida’s children live in a low income family

My Figure

Parental Income

• Using a story we stated John’s parents income
• High Parent Income - parental income of $150,000
• Low Parent income - parental income of $30,000

Marital Status

• Married or Divorced

• Using the story we stated whether John’s parents were married or divorced.

Perceived Level of Education

• Using the story’s context, we asked participants what they believe John’s education level is.

• We used 4 levels

  - Some high school
  - Graduated high school
  - Some college
  - Graduated college

Hypotheses

Parental Income vs. Marital Status

My Figure

Discussion

• It’s more complex
• Random assignment
• social biases impact opportunities

Society percieves low parental income as low education

• How can we flip the script?