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Title: Calculating the Black Middle-Class Index (BMCi)

Citation Type: Book, Section

Publication Year: 2023

ISBN: 9781316672754

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DOI: 10.1017/9781316672754.016

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Abstract: To be classified as middle class or beyond, any individual in the household must satisfy criteria for four of the indicators of the BMCi: education, homeownership, per person income, and occupational prestige. We do not have income, education, or occupational prestige upper limits on the BMCi. When we use the term “middle class,” we are referring to all relatively affluent households as well as those that are extremely affluent. The BMCi is scored 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4. The maximum score is four and is the score required for classification as middle class.1 Our stricter definition that includes homeownership overcomes the wealth vulnerability of middle class blacks that some scholars do not address.

Url: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/love-jones-cohort/calculating-the-black-middleclass-index-bmci-by-kris-marsh-william-a-darity-jr-philip-n-cohen-lynne-m-casper-and-danielle-salters/8FAE9C2A399C4EA208309A27E7B02783

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Authors: Marsh, Kris; Darity Jr, William A.; Cohen, Lynne M. Casper; Salters, Danielle

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Pages: 174-176

Volume Title: The Love Jones Cohort

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Population Data Science

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