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Names and education
Which girls' names are most closely correlated with high levels of parental education?
1. Lucienne
2. Marie-Claire
3. Glynnis
4. Adair
5. Meira
How about negatively correlated with education?
1. Angel
2. Heaven
3. Misty
4. Destiny
5. Brenda
That is from the June issue of Atlantic Monthly, derived from the work of Steve Levitt. By the way, boys' names ending in "y" sounds -- such as Cody and Ricky -- are not altogether positive signals about whether the parents have read Remembrance of Things Past...
Posted by Tyler Cowen on May 2, 2005 at 07:18 AM in Data Source, Education | Permalink
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