Technical middle class - I'm retired, don't go to a gym, don't use facebook, twitter, don't have any friends who still work (they're all retired) and I'm a loner anyway (and happy with it!) who prefers the company of the family.
Load of cobblers! the site obviously does not consider people who are retired, pretty well off, but a small 9and getting smaller) circle of friends because some are at the age of dying off!
I selected those options, like opera, art galleries, etc; my friends are academics and artists, but it called me ,a pleb because I rent my house and have a low income! heh!
Yep I got the same.
Looks like a load of rubbish to me seems like the economic factors are the deciding ones when IMO it should be the cultural ones.
I came out as Established Middle Class, but when I did it again using the income we were on a couple of years ago when my husband lost his job, it came out as as Affluent New Workers. So having less money made us different people, apparently.
Established middle class.
Born and raised on a council estate and didn't go to university.
What a load of rubbish lol.
Similar to me, except I wasn't raised on a council estate but my dad was a plumber and my mum worked in a shop.
As you say, a complete load of rubbish and for me the ongoing obsession so many people seem to have with "class" is one of the things holding this country back, and a major contributing factor in the lack of social mobility.
I find the north/south comments a little telling as to who made the study and questions.
Made me expect to read;
"This class is most likely to live in the North and own at least one Whippet, enjoy Jim Davidson and pies"
I think it's deceptive when it comes to wage, since the cost of living is so much higher around London.
seems the biggest influence on rank in this test is house ownership and income
pretty useless if one is like most of europe and not obsessed with house ownership
and, not having children, prefers to work part time but at a highly paid job
sometimes tests can be oversimplyfied to the point of uselessness
Technical middle class, apparently. Their description of that means does more or less match what's true about me, so it's fairly accurate in that respect.
But the "science" behind the calculator was horribly exposed on the "people you socialise with" bit. When I ticked "shop worker", it drained away a lot of the, er, "kudos" I'd got for selecting "University Lecturer".
Technical middle class, apparently. Their description of that means does more or less match what's true about me, so it's fairly accurate in that respect.
But the "science" behind the calculator was horribly exposed on the "people you socialise with" bit. When I ticked "shop worker", it drained away a lot of the, er, "kudos" I'd got for selecting "University Lecturer".
Strikes me as a bit snobby, tbh.
I know right? I ticked "farm worker" and it almost went "ewwwwww... Northern scum" at me.
I'm established middle class according to that calculator.
I wouldn't say I enjoy a diverse range of cultural activities and I didn't go to university (shock horror). I expected to come out as whatever they're calling working class these days!
This calculator is a load of crap. It seems to primarily use economic factors as an indicator of class which is bollocks. Winning the lottery does not magically transform a chav into a toff!
This calculator is a load of crap. It seems to primarily use economic factors as an indicator of class which is bollocks. Winning the lottery does not magically transform a chav into a toff!
Well, quite. In addition, the factors given in the "answers" clearly don't match the question options in several cases.
Of course it's so much easier for the BBC work experience social sciences graduate to construct a simplistic quiz than try to explore the cultural factors in any depth. Arguably, one of the defining features of the middle class is liberal education values and that's entirely ignored.
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Load of cobblers! the site obviously does not consider people who are retired, pretty well off, but a small 9and getting smaller) circle of friends because some are at the age of dying off!
Same here
Yep I got the same.
Looks like a load of rubbish to me seems like the economic factors are the deciding ones when IMO it should be the cultural ones.
Similar to me, except I wasn't raised on a council estate but my dad was a plumber and my mum worked in a shop.
As you say, a complete load of rubbish and for me the ongoing obsession so many people seem to have with "class" is one of the things holding this country back, and a major contributing factor in the lack of social mobility.
Hehe
It's the most common group.
Made me expect to read;
"This class is most likely to live in the North and own at least one Whippet, enjoy Jim Davidson and pies"
I think it's deceptive when it comes to wage, since the cost of living is so much higher around London.
pretty useless if one is like most of europe and not obsessed with house ownership
and, not having children, prefers to work part time but at a highly paid job
sometimes tests can be oversimplyfied to the point of uselessness
We're always being told we're all becoming that!
But the "science" behind the calculator was horribly exposed on the "people you socialise with" bit. When I ticked "shop worker", it drained away a lot of the, er, "kudos" I'd got for selecting "University Lecturer".
Strikes me as a bit snobby, tbh.
I know right? I ticked "farm worker" and it almost went "ewwwwww... Northern scum" at me.
Yet the farmer I know went to school with Prince Andrew.
Me too, apparently I'm 'comfortably well off'...!
I wouldn't say I enjoy a diverse range of cultural activities and I didn't go to university (shock horror). I expected to come out as whatever they're calling working class these days!
Whereas "Affluent" according to a consensus of dictionary sources does equate to being well off.
I'm not sure the thousands of 20s and 30s workshy kids of multi-millionaire toffs would agree!
Well, quite. In addition, the factors given in the "answers" clearly don't match the question options in several cases.
Of course it's so much easier for the BBC work experience social sciences graduate to construct a simplistic quiz than try to explore the cultural factors in any depth. Arguably, one of the defining features of the middle class is liberal education values and that's entirely ignored.