TABLE 5.

SES, IQ, and Status Attainment

Study	N	Outcome	Time span	Control variables	Predictor	Results
Jencks, Crouse, & Meuser, 1983	1,789	Occupational attainment	7 years	Father and mother’s SES, earnings, aptitude, grades, friends education plans, educational and occupational aspirations, education	Father’s SES Mother’s education Parental income IQ	β = .15 β = .09 β = .11 β = .31
		Earnings Education			Father’s SES Mother’s education Parent’s income IQ Father’s SES Mothers education Parent’s income IQ	β = −.01 β = .01 β = .16 β = .14 β = .13 β = .13 β = .14 β = .37

Note. SES = socioeconomic status.