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Field
Intervention (Hidden)
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Before
For all participants in the survey, we will elicit i) their perceptions of the share of children from rich families (top 20% of the income distribution) that go to either college or elite college, ii) their perceptions of the share of children from poor families (bottom 20% of the income distribution) that go to either college or elite college, iii) their perceptions of where children from rich families end up in the income distribution conditional on going or not going to college or elite college, and iv) their perceptions of where children from poor families end up in the income distribution conditional on going or not going to college or elite college.
For 1/3 of the participants, we will provide them with the actual numbers for all the elicited numbers mentioned above.
For another 1/3, we will provide broader information on correlations between parental income and college admission.
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After
For all participants in the survey, we will elicit i) their perceptions of the share of children from rich families (top 20% of the income distribution) that go to either college or elite college, ii) their perceptions of the share of children from poor families (bottom 20% of the income distribution) that go to either college or elite college, iii) their perceptions of where children from rich families end up in the income distribution conditional on going or not going to college or elite college, and iv) their perceptions of where children from poor families end up in the income distribution conditional on going or not going to college or elite college.
25% of participants will be assigned to the control group.
For 25% of the participants, we will provide them with the actual numbers for all the elicited numbers mentioned above.
For the remaining 50% of participants, we will provide broader information on the correlation between parental income and college admission. This group will be randomly assigned to one of two informational videos. Both videos present factual information about the relationship between parental income and educational outcomes, but differ in their specific focus and duration. The first is a one-minute video that emphasizes access to education (attendance rates), while the second two-minute video highlights subsequent economic outcomes (income gaps) for college attendees from different socioeconomic backgrounds.
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