Sibling correlations and SES overlaps in late-career Swedes.

Autor/in	Hällsten, Martin
Titel	Sibling correlations and SES overlaps in late-career Swedes. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Geschwisterkorrelationen und Überschneidungen des sozioökonomischen Status bei Schweden im fortgeschrittenen Berufsleben.
Quelle	In: Research in social stratification and mobility, (2026) 104, Art. 101169, 13 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0276-5624
DOI	10.1016/j.rssm.2026.101169
Schlagwörter	Bildungsmobilität; Bildungsniveau; Intergenerationsmobilität; Statusinkonsistenz; Soziale Herkunft; Soziale Mobilität; Mobilität; Mobilitätsforschung; Sozialer Indikator; Sozialer Status; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Einkommen; Einkommenshöhe; Vermögen (Wirtsch); Berufliche Stellung; Auswirkung; Lebenslauf; Schweden
Abstract	"To what extent is socioeconomic standing (SES) uni- or multidimensional? SES is typically measured using variables such as education, occupation, income, and, more recently, wealth, but do these variables reflect the same or different hierarchies? This paper uses the methodology of Karlson and Birkelund (2025) to study how sibling correlations, as a measure of the role of family background, overlap across SES dimensions. Four dimensions of SES are considered: education, occupation, income (earnings and disposable income), and wealth. The findings reveal three clusters in the overlap pattern of sibling correlations across these dimensions: (1) education/occupation, (2) income, and (3) wealth. This pattern remains consistent across subsamples defined by sex. The analysis shows that a unidimensional sibling factor, assuming a single latent SES factor, fails to capture the observed sibling correlations adequately. Still, the unidimensional factor accounts for modest to substantial portions of the sibling correlations across outcomes. The evidence for a single latent family factor weakens further when additional outcomes such as crime, cognitive ability, and physical capacity (health) are included in a younger male sample born between 1958 and 1968. A life-course extension shows substantial, though incomplete, stability in the family characteristics shaping income across early-, mid-, and late-career stages. In conclusion, while a unidimensional SES factor exists, it is substantively dominated by multidimensionality in intergenerational transmission." The study refers to the period 1960-2007 (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © 2026 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2026/4