Table 3. Study 3: Lay beliefs about social class vs. actual findings.
| r with social class (mean lay belief) | r with social class (actual) | Difference between lay belief and actual | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Openness1 | .34 | .16 | t(104) = 4.43*** |
| Conscientiousness1 | .27 | .08 | t(104) = 4.18*** |
| Extraversion1 | .15 | -.02 | t(104) = 4.09*** |
| Agreeableness1 | .03 | -.12 | t(104) = 3.75*** |
| Neuroticism1 | -.06 | -.08 | t(104) = .47, ns |
1 MIDUS data, correlation between Big 5 personality traits and standardized composite social class score (education, income, occupational prestige). *** p < .001.