Parental education and older workers’ income
Schmitz, A. · Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2025 · Heft 7 · S. 1 bis 6
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This study examines whether parental education is related to income among older workers and whether this association varies across welfare regimes. While education is often viewed as a social equalizer, family background may still influence economic outcomes in later life. The study explores how societal contexts moderate inequalities related to family origins. (1) Is parental education related to income among older workers, after accounting for job and sociodemographic characteristics? (2) Does this relationship differ between social democratic and conservative welfare regimes? Using wave 9 (2021/2022) of the S…