Public perception of own social class in Chile 2018

During a 2018 survey, approximately 40.5 percent of respondents in Chile stated that they belonged to middle class. Meanwhile, 38.2 percent of the people surveyed said they would describe themselves as lower middle class and 17.1 percent claimed to be part of the low class.

Public perception of own social class in Chile in 2018

Characteristic	Share of respondents
High class	0.2%
Higher middle class	3.2%
Middle class	40.5%
Lower middle class	38.2%
Low class	17.1%
Do not know	0.1%
Did not answer	0.7%

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Release date

November 2018

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Region

Chile

Survey time period

June 15 to August 2, 2018

Number of respondents

1,200 respondents

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

The source does not specify the age of respondents.
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "La gente algunas veces se describe a sí misma como perteneciendo a una clase social. Ud. se describiría como perteneciendo a la clase...?".

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