 Generalized statistics and positive socioeconomic indicators of East Asian Americans are often cited to back up model minority status such as above average educational attainment rates, high representation in professional and managerial occupations such as academia, medicine, investment banking, management consulting, high technology, and law), and a higher household income than other racial groups in the United States.East Asians are most often perceived to achieve a higher degree of socioeconomic success than the population average.As well, other socioeconomic indicators are used to support this argument, such as low poverty rates, low crime rates, low illegitimacy rates, low rates of welfare dependency, and lower divorce rates and higher family stability.