Mother-to-child education: factors associated with educational mobility in Brazil

ABSTRACT:

Upward intergenerational mobility can be understood as the situation in which children overcome the schooling of their parents. The aim of this study was to identify which factors are associated with higher odds of 16 to 19 years old teenagers, children of poorly educated women, being able to complete, at least, primary school. Although modest, this is a recent development in the country and still occurs unevenly. The data used are from Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios (National Survey of Households, 1996 e 2012). The results indicate that adolescent females, whites and those with fewer siblings have greater chances of upward mobility. In 2012, the fact that the teenager was working also favored the upward educational mobility.

Keywords:
Educational mobility; Youth; PNAD; Regression