Study: Children born to lower-income parents in South have less chance of getting ahead financially

As Frank Hefner, director of the College of Charleston Office of Economic Analysis, put it, “Color of skin is not a determining factor, but everything historically associated with that is a factor.”

Hefner said the study adds an interesting geographical twist to questions about income disparities and income mobility.

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