Collecting national demographic data and analyzing it quantitatively helps us to see a broad picture of societal issues. Watch the video Is America Dreaming?: Understanding Social Mobility, which provides a visual depiction of the findings from Richard V. Reeves’ research project for the Brookings Institution, Saving Horatio Alger: Equality, Opportunity, and the American Dream. Answer the following prompts regarding the video:

• What social issues are highlighted by the data evidence presented in the research?
• What information presented in the video did you find most interesting?
• How could the data evidence and the research as a whole be used to influence social and public policy?