BIRTH ORDER AND EDUCATION

ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to look at birth order and education in the general population and see if there is a correlation between eldest children and higher education opposed to later born children. Specifically, is there a correlation between birth order and the degree of education that is completed. The results of this study do not indicate a significant relationship between birth order and higher education. However, findings did show a strong correlation between the degree education between the father and mother.

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