Oh bugger! I appear to be 'established middle class'. I'll get my coat.
Alternatively, does that mean I can plaster my profile with the 'good standard of living' tosh that some members seem to favour. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Its a very flawed test. I had to account for my husbands wage which is over twice what mine is so that bumped up our income, however i earn just above minimum wage but i dont get any money from my husband, we both pay the same ammount into a joint account to pay the bills and we take it turns to pay when we go out so its odd to use his wage to say what class i am !
I dont socilise with any of the people on the list so i left that blank but at the end of the test it says that i socialise with people similar to myself .... where did they get that from as it never asked me my job and i didnt answer the question about who i socialise with !
The only savings i have is whats left from my divorce house settlement but its not much and my husband who earns far more has debits from his ex !
They have got the guess at my job completly wrong, probably because they took my hubbys wage into account along with my tiny savings.
It also says i engoy emerging culture such as going to the gym (i didnt tick that) and social media (yes i am on Facebook).
I would like to take the test just as me not with hubbys wage in it  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I would say that i am working class. I earn just above minimum wage, only have small savings due to divorce house settlement but i use that help me cope with the bills so its nearly gone now.
I dont get any money from anyone or anywhere |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I have now done it as myself with just my wage etc and i am now ..... wait for it ...... a new affluent worker ...... how come ??
Its says im young ....im 52 !! A long time since i have been called young lol.
However i do come from a working class background but although my parents are working class they did actually retire very early and not due to ill health, they have a very comfortable income despite them being working class.
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I register as traditional working class, then I input the same answers except for income after taxes and savings (both changed radically when I had to retire from work due to ill health) and then I register as established middle class ......does it make any difference to my life as to which social strata I register as...not one teeny bit...I'm still just me - same likes/dislikes, mix with the same wide group of people and don't view myself as better or worse than anyone else (well apart from bigots etc)
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Which class are you?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22000973
It reckons we are Emergent Service Workers
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I hate labels!I just get on with my life and accept that there will always be people who are worse off or better off than me! |
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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago
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"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"
Erm, I'm not young. And my parents are incredibly middle class. |
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