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Are you middle class? Are you middle class?
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Brits no longer need an above-average salary in order to identify as middle class, according to a study published on Thursday. The Times reports (paywalled link) that more than half of those surveyed identified as middle class – up from 30% in 1966 – and the mean average salary among those was £24,744 a year (the mean average salary in the UK is £26,500). Shopping, reading and going to the cinema came out top as middle-class pursuits and Ford cars were most common, followed by Vauxhalls and Toyotas. The average middle-class holiday break was a short-haul trip to Europe to stay in self-catering package accommodation.Brits no longer need an above-average salary in order to identify as middle class, according to a study published on Thursday. The Times reports (paywalled link) that more than half of those surveyed identified as middle class – up from 30% in 1966 – and the mean average salary among those was £24,744 a year (the mean average salary in the UK is £26,500). Shopping, reading and going to the cinema came out top as middle-class pursuits and Ford cars were most common, followed by Vauxhalls and Toyotas. The average middle-class holiday break was a short-haul trip to Europe to stay in self-catering package accommodation.
This is not the only survey that demonstrates the rise of the middle class, but does it all matter? This latest survey shows seems to show that a below average income is no bar to considering oneself middle class. Is it down to one's outlook on life? The car one drives and pursuits one enjoys? Do you identify as middle class? Has the way you describe yourself changed – and why? Tell us your stories.This is not the only survey that demonstrates the rise of the middle class, but does it all matter? This latest survey shows seems to show that a below average income is no bar to considering oneself middle class. Is it down to one's outlook on life? The car one drives and pursuits one enjoys? Do you identify as middle class? Has the way you describe yourself changed – and why? Tell us your stories.
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