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Blacks’ Diminished Returns of Parental Education on Household Income: A Study of College Students in the US

Shervin Assari 1, 2, 3, 4,*, Payam Sheikhattari 5, 6, 7 and Hossein Zare 8, 9
1
Department of Internal Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA, United States
2
Department of Family Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA, United States
3
Department of Urban Public Health, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA, United States
4
Marginalization-Related Diminished Returns (MDRs) Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
5
Center for Urban Health Disparities Research and Innovation, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, USA
6
The Prevention Sciences Research Center, School of Community Health and Policy, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, USA
7
Department of Behavioral Health Science, School of Community Health and Policy, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, USA
8
Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States
9
School of Business, University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC), College Park, MD, United States
Publihed in: Current Research in Public Health (Volume 4, Issue 4, 2024)
Page(s): 187-196
DOI: 10.31586/ojer.2024.1016
Received
May 29, 2024
Revised
July 20, 2024
Accepted
July 31, 2024
Published
August 04, 2024
Keywords
Racism; Ethnic Groups; Social Determinants of Health
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Assari, S. , Sheikhattari, P. , & Zare, H. (2024). Blacks’ Diminished Returns of Parental Education on Household Income: A Study of College Students in the US. Current Research in Public Health, 4(4), 187-196. https://doi.org/10.31586/ojer.2024.1016
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Assari, S. ; Sheikhattari, P. ; Zare, H. Blacks’ Diminished Returns of Parental Education on Household Income: A Study of College Students in the US. Current Research in Public Health 2024 4(4), 187-196. https://doi.org/10.31586/ojer.2024.1016
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Assari, Shervin, Payam Sheikhattari, and Hossein Zare. 2024. "Blacks’ Diminished Returns of Parental Education on Household Income: A Study of College Students in the US". Current Research in Public Health 4, no. 4: 187-196. https://doi.org/10.31586/ojer.2024.1016
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Assari S, Sheikhattari P, Zare H. Blacks’ Diminished Returns of Parental Education on Household Income: A Study of College Students in the US. Current Research in Public Health. 2024; 4(4):187-196. https://doi.org/10.31586/ojer.2024.1016 
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ABSTRACT = {Background: Parental education is a key determinant of household income, but its benefits are not uniformly distributed across racial groups. According to the Minorities' Diminished Returns (MDRs) theory, the socioeconomic benefits of resources such as parental education are systematically lower for minority families, particularly Blacks who have been subjected to slavery, segregation, racism, and discrimination. Objective: This study aims to investigate the diminished returns of parental education on household income among Black college students in the US. Methods: Using data from the Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) Freshman Student Survey, we analyzed the associations between race, parental education, and household income. The sample included 2,235,733 students, comprising 2,191,543 White and 441,90 Black freshman college students. We conducted regression analyses to examine the association between parental education and household income, adjusting for relevant covariates. Results: Our findings indicated that higher parental education is associated with higher household income in the pooled sample. We also found a positive association between parental education and household income for both Black and White college students. However, the magnitude of this positive association was significantly smaller for Black students compared to White students, demonstrating diminished returns of parental education on household income for Black families. Discussion: The results support the theory of Minorities' Diminished Returns, highlighting the need for policies that address the systemic barriers contributing to sustained economic inequality. These barriers go beyond parental education, resulting in income differences between similarly educated White and Black families.},
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