Q. Do you consider yourself –
|
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/ |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Income under $600 |
Income $600 – $1,000 |
Income $1,000 – $1,600 |
Income $1,600+ |
|
April 2013 |
|
| Working class |
31% |
36% |
27% |
24% |
38% |
39% |
42% |
32% |
24% |
33% |
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| Middle class |
49% |
46% |
58% |
51% |
39% |
29% |
36% |
54% |
64% |
53% |
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| Upper class |
2% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
3% |
2% |
* |
1% |
3% |
2% |
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| None of them |
13% |
11% |
10% |
16% |
17% |
25% |
17% |
10% |
6% |
10% |
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| Don’t know |
6% |
5% |
3% |
8% |
3% |
5% |
5% |
4% |
4% |
3% |
49% of respondents described themselves as “middle class” and 31% as “working class” – only 2% claimed to be “upper class”.
Those on higher incomes were more likely to identify as “middle class” while those on lower incomes were less likely to identify with any of these descriptions.
The results are not substantially different from those when this question was asked last year.