I wish we could find a more comprehensive measure of "class" than income, because I think this broader measure has a much larger effect than income itself. Tec

I wish we could find a more comprehensive measure of "class" than income, because I think this broader measure has a much larger effect than income itself. Technically speaking, you'd put me in the mobile group. Growing up, my parents never earned more than median wage and were consistently in the bottom third of the income bracket. Thankfully, I've been lucky enough to leap into the top 5%. I'll be buying my dad his first house soon. Yet, I've never felt particularly mobile. My parents were both college-educated, and my aunts/uncles are decidedly (upper) middle class. It was always expected that I'd go to college and succeed in careers. By this measure, I haven't moved at all.