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What Social Class are you?

johnny73
johnny73 Posts: 4,567
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For a bit of fun the BBC have a 'class predictor'. Apparently I'm a 'New Affluent Worker' although I certainly don't feel like it!

So what does the test say you are?
bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22000973
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  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,107
    Established middle class

    This is the most gregarious and the second wealthiest of all the class groups. According to the Great British Class Survey results, lots of people in this group:

    Enjoy a diverse range of cultural activities
    Went to university
    Are comfortably off, secure and established
  • Rylo
    Rylo Posts: 863
    Yep, I too am a 'New Affluent Worker' apparently...
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    New affluent worker

    But none of the descriptions On the result match me

    Stupid results
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,942
    Technical middle class
  • cafcfan
    cafcfan Posts: 11,227
    That short version of the survey is utter rubbish - it has me down as "technical middle class". I don't even know what that is!
    The full test is here https://ssl.bbc.co.uk/labuk/experiments/class/ but takes around 20 minutes.
  • GreenWithEnvy
    GreenWithEnvy Posts: 1,857
    Elite! Surely not!
  • Hastingsaddick
    Hastingsaddick Posts: 4,079
    Established middle class.....my arse.
  • johnny73
    johnny73 Posts: 4,567
    cafcfan said:

    That short version of the survey is utter rubbish - it has me down as "technical middle class". I don't even know what that is!
    The full test is here https://ssl.bbc.co.uk/labuk/experiments/class/ but takes around 20 minutes.

    I do agree that the test does not give a proper reflection of 'who we are'. But that's part of the reason why i started the thread. It's a bit of fun and thought it might start a debate about where we see ourselves individually in society.

  • Wilma
    Wilma Posts: 1,618
    Emergent service worker - mainly because I don't own a home, but choose to rent. Also says I'm financially insecure, which is complete rubbish! But I do have high social and cultural factors, so that's good to know :-)
  • Shrew
    Shrew Posts: 5,757
    Emergent service worker .....broke artist

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  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,859

    Established middle class


  • kings hill addick
    kings hill addick Posts: 5,781
    Elite.
  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,448
    Established middle class, shall we do lunch Rothko?
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,172
    edited April 2013
    New affluent workers

    This class group is sociable, has lots of cultural interests and is in the middle of all the class groups in terms of wealth. According to the Great British Class Survey results, lots of people in this group:

    Are young
    Come from a working class background
    Own their own home


    Sounds bang on I'm glad that according to the survey lots of people are in this group.
  • Davey
    Davey Posts: 191
    Haha, Elite....and to think I never knew!!! ;0)
  • CharltonKerry
    CharltonKerry Posts: 2,987
    Elite as well, shame i didnt go to private school (Actually went to the Downs Secondary Modern School in Dartford, no doubt some of the older readers will know how rough this) and i certainly didnt go to a posh university as we couldnt afford too and i had to go straight out to work. Think this whilst being fun is utter garbage as anyone who knows me will know that i am working class, just had a bit of luck work with a load of nice people who comes from varios area of many trades / proffessions and earn a decent wage. How does that make you elite.
  • johnnybev1987
    johnnybev1987 Posts: 11,460
    Friend Or Defoe said:

    New affluent workers

    This class group is sociable, has lots of cultural interests and is in the middle of all the class groups in terms of wealth. According to the Great British Class Survey results, lots of people in this group:

    Are young
    Come from a working class background
    Own their own home


    Sounds bang on I'm glad that according to the survey lots of people are in this group.

    Im this but could be wrong as i dont own or rent a house so slightly, actually thought it would be more interesting then it was
  • kings hill addick
    kings hill addick Posts: 5,781
    I did go to a private school and I also went to two of the Russell Group Universities, so it might just have got lucky. However I think the biggest difference is based on income and property ownership and my wife and I have tented to keep out homes and raise money on them to buy the next one, which is why we we have in excess of £500k property - which is what I think swings it.

    That and that most of our friends are in the 'Elite' group due to where we live and where our son goes (and previously went) to school.

    I don't see how something can be assessed from such a small number of questions so it's almost certainly complete rubbish.
  • red10
    red10 Posts: 844
    Elite, WTF !

    Straight out to work, certainly nothing like higher education !!
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,794
    Precariat.

    No surprise there then, although the test seemed a bit pointless ater the first set of questions regarding your finances, as I did it again changing the first set (to pretend I'm rich) and the answer was elite...........

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  • stilladdicted
    stilladdicted Posts: 4,307
    Traditional working class.
  • smiffyboy
    smiffyboy Posts: 4,314
    Technical middle class
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,945
    established middle class
  • JT
    JT Posts: 12,348
    Pure
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 58,099
    Established Middle Class

    Enjoy a diverse range of cultural activities - I ticked watch sports and Fbook/ Twitter
    Went to university - No
    Are comfortably off, secure and established - No

    Apart from that, seems fairly accurate.....
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,438
    Technical middle class
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,714
    New Affluent Worker - whatever that means...
  • maybe_baby
    maybe_baby Posts: 2,609
    Precariat...lowest of the low.

    The nuts thing is that I seem to have a better life than most of my better educated, house owning, friends...plus I'm infuriatingly happy all the time.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,472
    I am definitely a true blue blooded aristocrat .. I don't know why I mix wiv youse lot
  • dickplumb
    dickplumb Posts: 4,835
    Technical middle class,don't you know.

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