Occupation and income related to psychometric g

Occupation and income related to psychometric g

Helmuth Nyborg, Arthur R. Jensen, 2001.

Abstract

The regressions of occupational status and income on psychometric g factor scores were examined in large samples of White and Black (B) American armed forces veterans in their late 30s and who are fairly representative of the population of employed W and B males. These results indicate that when Bs and Ws are matched on g scores, there is no evidence of discrimination unfavorable to Bs for job status at any level of g. Nor are Bs with the same g scores as Ws disadvantaged in income when they are above the median level of g in the total sample. In fact, on both variables – job status and income – Ws turn out to be the relatively more disadvantaged group when the level of g is taken into account.