It means 'If you're parents are rich you'll be rich' is 50% likely to be true in the UK but only 10% likely to be true in Denmark.
Think it was in the Spirit Level, they explained it as "if you want to live the American dream move to Denmark"
Ok, so I was looking for data going the other way as well. 50% chance of riches to rags. Seems like a lot of people fall from grace. Given that a big influence in that is likely to be inherited property does that explain the difference with Denmark.
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It means 'If you're parents are rich you'll be rich' is 50% likely to be true in the UK but only 10% likely to be true in Denmark.
Think it was in the Spirit Level, they explained it as "if you want to live the American dream move to Denmark"