[PDF][PDF] Childhood wealth inequality in the United States: implications for social stratification and well-being
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Wealth inequality—the unequal distribution of assets and debts across a population—has
reached historic levels in the United States, particularly for households with children (Pfeffer
and Schoeni 2016; Saez and Zucman 2016; Gibson-Davis and Percheski 2018). Among
households with a resident child under eighteen (child households), levels of wealth
inequality are higher than those of income inequality and higher than wealth inequality in
other household types (Gibson-Davis and Percheski 2018). In 2019, among child …
reached historic levels in the United States, particularly for households with children (Pfeffer
and Schoeni 2016; Saez and Zucman 2016; Gibson-Davis and Percheski 2018). Among
households with a resident child under eighteen (child households), levels of wealth
inequality are higher than those of income inequality and higher than wealth inequality in
other household types (Gibson-Davis and Percheski 2018). In 2019, among child …