It Takes a Village: Black Tax & Social Mobility

What is the lived experience of Black Tax and in what ways does this experience drive or hinder social mobility? Who is shouldering the burdens? How do families divide responsibilities? Do more women really end up taking care of their aging parents than men? Is it still happening that older siblings and cousins often need to train the younger ones? What do these things now look like in today’s society?

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Survey Questions

  1. To which of these family members do you regularly send money
  2. I feel significant pressure to provide for family members
  3. I am making significant PERSONAL sacrifices for my family members
  4. I am making significant ACADEMIC sacrifices for my family members
  5. I am making significant PROFESSIONAL sacrifices for my family members
  6. I am making significant ECONOMIC sacrifices for my family members
  7. I am making significant SOCIAL sacrifices for my family members
  8. Looking back, I regret the sacrifices I made
  9. I can point to ways in which the sacrifices I have made for my family have stopped me from advancing in one or more areas of my life
  10. Members of my family have made significant PERSONAL sacrifices for me
  11. Members of my family have made significant ACADEMIC sacrifices for me
  12. Members of my family have made significant PROFESSIONAL sacrifices for me
  13. Members of my family have made significant ECONOMIC sacrifices for me
  14. Members of my family have made significant SOCIAL sacrifices for me
  15. I feel guilt and incredible pressure if I do not repay my family for their sacrifices to me
  16. If you could ANONYMOUSLY say something about this to your family, what would you say?