Commenting on the latest figures on household incomes released yesterday showing that the Gini coefficient last year fell to the lowest since 2001, SMU Dean of Students and Professor of Sociology (Practice) Paulin Straughan said the Gini measure is a "crude statistic" that does not capture other types of inequalities that may continue to set the more well-off group apart from those who are poorer, such as wealth, social and cultural capital. "Not being connected to the right networks, or people with the resources who can help you, can still stand in the way of upward mobility," said Prof Straughan.