Several studies released in recent years suggest that Americans enjoy significantly less upward mobility than do the citizens of a number of other industrialized nations. German workers have 1.5 times the upward movement of Americans, Canada’s economy is nearly 2.5 times as mobile, and Denmark is three times as mobile. Norway, Finland, Sweden, and France (France!) are all more upwardly mobile societies than the United States. Of the countries included in the studies, the United States ranked near the bottom; only in the United Kingdom was it tougher to shake off a low social status one had been born with.
Ilang mga pag-aaral inilabas noong nakaraang taon magmungkahi na Amerikano tangkilikin makabuluhang mas mababa paitaas kadaliang mapakilos kaysa gawin ang mga mamamayan ng isang bilang ng iba pang mga industrialized bansa. Aleman manggagawa ay may 1.5 beses ang paitaas kilusan ng Amerikano, ekonomiya ng Canada ay halos 2.5 beses na mas mobile, at Denmark ay tatlong beses na mas mobile. Norway, Finland, Sweden, at France (France!) ay ang lahat ng higit upwardly lipunan mobile kaysa sa Estados Unidos. Sa mga bansa na kasama sa pag-aaral, niraranggo ang Estados Unidos malapit sa ibaba; lamang sa United Kingdom ay ito tougher upang pagpagin ang isang mababang katayuan ng social isa ay ipinanganak na may.