Cultural Capital:

Cultural Capital:

High:
Go to the Opera
Listen to Jazz
Go to the theatre
Go to museums/galleries
Listen to classical music
Do arts and crafts
Watch dance or ballet

Low
Listen to hip-hop/rap
Listen to rock/indie
Watch sports
Exercise/go to the gym
Use facebook/twitter

• Elite

  Percentage of population 6%
  Average age 57
  
  This is the wealthiest and most privileged group in the UK:
  
  • They are the UK's biggest earners
  • They score highest for social, cultural and economic factors
  • Many went to private school and elite universities - 24% of people in this group were privately educated, far more than in any other class group
  • This class is most likely to be found in London and the home counties
  • This group is exclusive and very hard to join, most come from very privileged backgrounds
  • 97% of people in this group own their own home

• Established middle class

  Percentage of population 25%
  Average age 46
  
  This is the most gregarious and the second wealthiest of all the class groups:
  
  • People in this group enjoy a diverse range of cultural activities
  • They socialise with a broad range of people
  • Many work in management or the traditional professions
  • Most come from middle class backgrounds
  • They often live outside urban areas

• Technical middle class

  Percentage of population 6%
  Average age 52
  
  This is a small, distinctive and prosperous new class group:
  
  • People in this group tend to mix socially with people similar to themselves
  • They prefer emerging culture, such as using social media, to highbrow culture such as listening to classical music
  • Many people in this group work in research, science and technical occupations
  • They tend to live in suburban locations, often in the south east of England
  • They come from largely middle class backgrounds
   

• Emergent service workers

  Percentage of population 19%
  Average age 34
  
  This class group is financially insecure with low scores for savings and house value, but high for social and cultural factors:
  
  • This is the youngest of all the class groups
  • People in this group have the highest score for emerging culture, which includes going to gigs, using social media and playing sport
  • They are an urban group, living in inexpensive locations in large cities like Liverpool and Newcastle
  • They socialise with a broad range of people
  • Jobs in this group include chefs, nursing auxiliaries and production assistants