https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/30/study-occupy-was-disproportionately-rich-and-overwhelmingly-white/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 03:52:03 -0400<![CDATA[According to a new study from sociologists at the City University of New York, more than a third of activists in the Occupy movement in New York City had household incomes above $100,000, placing them at the cusp of the top quintile of income distribution in America. Researchers surveyed 729 people who participated in a May 1 rally last year and were involved in the “occupation” of Zuccotti Park in the fall of 2011, and found that they were more affluent, whiter, younger, much more highly educated, and more likely to be male than the average New Yorker.]]>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:20:21 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/30/study-occupy-was-disproportionately-rich-and-overwhelmingly-white-n99708