A longitudinal study of intergenerational transmission of poverty in Hong Kong across the 2010s
Social investment, homeownership and mother’s education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9973497 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wing-Chung Ho (0000-0002-7482-7188, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, corresponding author), Paula Kwan (0000-0002-9868-357X), Lan Hu (0000-0003-3705-1162, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong), Hu Lan (0000-0002-3979-0682, Chinese University of Hong Kong) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 739-752 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00208728211065741 |
| OpenAlex | W4205221181 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 38 |
This study examines the extent to which poverty is passed from parents to children in Hong Kong based on the social investment thesis. Through tracking the educational and career trajectories of the second generation (aged 23–25) of 77 families, this study suggests that adolescents with poor parents have a 202 percent higher chance of being poor in young adulthood. This poverty-continuation probability increases dramatically to 681 percent if parental poverty is defined in terms of homeownership rather than income. Another important factor that also affects intergenerational poverty is the mother’s educational level. Implications for social workers and policy makers are discussed
Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Investment (military · Labour economics · Political science · Poverty · Social mobility · Sociology · Tracking (education · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Psychology · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |