Subjective social class membership
Datafile
Index term
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.01% |
| proxy | -7 | 982 | 6.29% |
| refusal | -2 | 62 | 0.4% |
| don't know | -1 | 1302 | 8.34% |
| Lower working class | 1 | 9 | 0.06% |
| Working class | 2 | 6301 | 40.35% |
| Upper working class | 3 | 65 | 0.42% |
| Lower middle class | 4 | 253 | 1.62% |
| Middle class | 5 | 5032 | 32.22% |
| Upper middle class | 6 | 54 | 0.35% |
| Upper class | 7 | 37 | 0.24% |
| Other class | 8 | 574 | 3.68% |
| No class in particular | 11 | 563 | 3.61% |
| Upper working class | 12 | 146 | 0.93% |
| Don't believe in class | 96 | 236 | 1.51% |
| Total | 15617 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1767 | 11.32% |
| proxy | -7 | 522 | 3.35% |
| refusal | -2 | 23 | 0.15% |
| Nothing written in | 0 | 8 | 0.05% |
| Lower wrkng class | 1 | 8 | 0.05% |
| Working class | 2 | 6454 | 41.36% |
| Upper wrkng class | 3 | 76 | 0.49% |
| Lower mid class | 4 | 338 | 2.17% |
| Middle class | 5 | 4956 | 31.76% |
| Upper mid class | 6 | 73 | 0.47% |
| Upper class | 7 | 31 | 0.2% |
| Other not class | 8 | 242 | 1.55% |
| No partic class | 11 | 418 | 2.68% |
| Refuse class cat | 12 | 104 | 0.67% |
| Other | 96 | 583 | 3.74% |
| Total | 15603 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 125 | 1.32% |
| proxy | -7 | 301 | 3.19% |
| refusal | -2 | 28 | 0.3% |
| don't know | -1 | 645 | 6.83% |
| Lower wrkng class | 1 | 41 | 0.43% |
| Working class | 2 | 3606 | 38.21% |
| Upper wrkng class | 3 | 53 | 0.56% |
| Lower mid class | 4 | 326 | 3.45% |
| Middle class | 5 | 3465 | 36.71% |
| Upper mid class | 6 | 67 | 0.71% |
| Upper class | 7 | 27 | 0.29% |
| Other not class | 8 | 225 | 2.38% |
| No partic class | 11 | 293 | 3.1% |
| Refuse class cat | 12 | 86 | 0.91% |
| Other | 96 | 150 | 1.59% |
| Total | 9438 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 72 | 0.7% |
| proxy | -7 | 352 | 3.43% |
| refusal | -2 | 102 | 0.99% |
| don't know | -1 | 569 | 5.54% |
| Lower wrkng class | 1 | 13 | 0.13% |
| Working class | 2 | 4075 | 39.7% |
| Upper wrkng class | 3 | 53 | 0.52% |
| Lower mid class | 4 | 313 | 3.05% |
| Middle class | 5 | 3628 | 35.35% |
| Upper mid class | 6 | 69 | 0.67% |
| Upper class | 7 | 19 | 0.19% |
| Other not class | 8 | 267 | 2.6% |
| No partic class | 11 | 209 | 2.04% |
| Refuse class cat | 12 | 151 | 1.47% |
| Other | 96 | 372 | 3.62% |
| Total | 10264 | 100.0% |
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