The family wealth in which a person is raised significantly conditions the economic capacity of that person when he is an adult. He Atlas of Opportunity project promoted by the Felipe González Foundation analyzes the income of families 30 years ago with that of their children at the present time.
In A coruña, for example, the difference between the children of humble families and those of wealthy families can be up to 6,000 euros per yearHowever, the chances of “upward mobility” They are 12% -13%, in the average for Spain, which is better positioned than some.
The information crosses data from the Treasury from 30 years ago with the current ones. In the case of the city as a whole, the children of poorer families earn 14,000 euros, those of rich families 20,000. The average difference in the city is almost 3,000 euros per year; between the richest area of the city and the poorest in the region, south of Oleiros, there is a difference of 8,000 euros.
Cesuga’s economist and professor Carlos Sánchez Tembleque however, points out a positive fact from this study: the possibilities of “social advancement” are 12% -13% in A Coruña, higher than other Spanish cities. “We have an advantage in this city due to the characteristics of the Meropolitan area, which is the richest in Galicia, there has been enormous social mobility and thanks to this it is easy to grow and reach an average income even if you were born in a poor home” , explains Sánchez Tembleque.
A Coruña area
In the metropolitan area there are many variations between councils, Bergondo It is where the socioeconomic conditions of your family mark you the most, up to 6,000 euros of difference. In Cambre There is hardly any difference, the average income of thirty-somethings is almost 18,000 euros.
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