Which of the following was NOT a finding by the Pew Charitable Trust regarding social mobility in the United States?
A. Americans born at the bottom and top of the income ladder are likely to remain there as adults.
B. Most Americans have higher family incomes than their parents did at the same age.
C. The classic rags-to-riches success story is more fact than fiction.
D. A four-year college degree promotes upward mobility from the bottom and prevents downward mobility from the middle.
Answer: C
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