LoopyLou Posted May 6, 2005 Author Share Posted May 6, 2005 I did a bit of a google to see what the modern day class divisions are to see if this would help. according to the national statistics database socio-economic classifications are..... 1) Higher managerial & professional 2) Lower managerial & professional 3) intermediate occupations 4) small employers and own account workers 5) lower supervisory and technical 6) semi routine 7) routine 8 ) long term unemployed This would put me in group 2, i think? This is very job based classifications..... not sure it includes a broad enough view for me? Does anybody have other ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 how come professional spreads across two groups, how do you decide which you're in? And that classification would put most of the idle rich into category 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick2 Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 Originally posted by Cyclone I think the idea about shirt and tie is closer, although we have a business casual dress code, so no tie for me. I wear a T-shirt to work, but the guy who empties the bins at work wears a shirt and tie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawny1 Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 Well I'm a cook, cleaner, counseller, taxi driver, child carer, foot tickler and general dogs body - in other words a housewife/mum. No idea what category that goes into!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick2 Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 Originally posted by dawny1 No idea what category that goes into!! Professional household management ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 Originally posted by dawny1 Well I'm a cook, cleaner, counseller, taxi driver, child carer, foot tickler and general dogs body - in other words a housewife/mum. No idea what category that goes into!! I guess you and your children get lumped in with your husband based on what he does. Nick - ok, so the shirt and tie idea is a bit outdated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawny1 Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 Originally posted by Cyclone I guess you and your children get lumped in with your husband based on what he does. Well, he is a builder so based on job working class, but based on earnings I suppose middle class. Gutted though that yet again mums/housewifes are not considered to be anything because we don't actually earn a wage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick2 Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 Originally posted by Cyclone Nick - ok, so the shirt and tie idea is a bit outdated. Thats what I said once when I went for an interview "you still make people wear a tie ?", they wern't very impressed and I didn't get the job. Their loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 Originally posted by dawny1 Originally posted by Cyclone Gutted though that yet again mums/housewifes are not considered to be anything because we don't actually earn a wage. LOOK why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 Originally posted by dawny1 Originally posted by Cyclone I guess you and your children get lumped in with your husband based on what he does. Well, he is a builder so based on job working class, but based on earnings I suppose middle class. Gutted though that yet again mums/housewifes are not considered to be anything because we don't actually earn a wage. how would you choose to work out the class of someone with no job or income? Children have the same problem, whilst they live at home they fall into whatever class group their parents belong too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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