A Generation of American Men Give Up on College (WSJ Article)

Page shows a chart comparing graduation rates by family income quartile, race/ethnicity, and gender. Observations of the chart:

  • Family income quartile is highly correlated with college attendance.
  • Race/ethnicity within family income quartile does not make much difference, except for Asian college attendance rates being significantly higher than for other races within the same family income quartile and gender.
  • The gender difference in college attendance is consistent across all family income quartiles and races, except:
    • For Black students in the top family income quartile, the college attendance rates by gender are reversed compared to White and Hispanic students in the top family income quartile, although it is possible that this is a graphics mistake.
    • For Asian students, there is very little gender difference in college attendance rates.
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