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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Robyn Vinter

A third of Britons believe they have changed social class, survey finds

A group of people of mixed ages and appearances sit on and around a sofa in a well-furnished living room
Saltburn, the 2023 film starring Barry Keoghan (centre), explores issues surrounding social class in modern Britain. Photograph: BFA/Alamy

More than a third of Britons say they have changed social class, with upper-middle and upper-class people most likely to identify as belonging to more than one class, according to a survey.

Working-class people were the least likely to say they had changed class or identified with more than one, with 70% saying they were in the same social category they were born into, the study by research firm Attest found.

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