Views on immigrant numbers in the UK in 1999 and 2008, by social class

The statistic shows opinions in the United Kingdom regarding immigrant numbers in 1999 and 2008. The respondents are split in to categories relating to the respondents class status. In 2008, 63 percent of respondents from the upper middle class agreed that there were too many immigrants in the UK.

Does the United Kingdom have too many immigrants?

Characteristic	1999	2008
Upper middle class	48%	63%
Skilled working class (C1)	47%	70%
Skilled working class (C2)	60%	75%
Unskilled working class and those dependent on state pensions	65%	74%

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Release date

December 2011

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

1999 and 2008

Supplementary notes

Skilled working class (C1) refers to those engaged in clerical, supervisory, junior managerial, administrative and professional work.

Skilled working class (C2) refers to those who live in households in which the main breakdwinner does skilled manual work that requires training.

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