CHART 2: Sons' educational attainment continues to be correlated to that of father, and that correlation has not fallen in recent years
Correlation* between education levels of fathers and sons
Created with Raphaƫl 2.1.2
1980s
0
0.2
0.4
0.60
0.8
1
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
*Correlations between education level (on a scale of 0-16 years) of fathers and sons, for sons born in a particular decade