Table 3.
Respondent characteristics.
| Working | New worker | Emerging middle | Established middle | New middle | Emerging affluent | Established affluent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 175 | N = 104 | N = 55 | N = 88 | N = 163 | N = 97 | N = 117 | |
| Age, median (IQR) | 55.0 (50.0, 60.0) | 54.0 (48.0, 58.0) | 55.0 (50.0, 60.0) | 55.5 (50.0, 59.0) | 54.0 (49.0, 59.0) | 55.0 (50.0, 59.0) | 53.0 (48.0, 59.0) |
| Education level | |||||||
| Up to high/secondary school | 101 (57.7%) | 26 (25.0%) | 19 (34.5%) | 33 (37.5%) | 61 (37.4%) | 16 (16.5%) | 36 (30.8%) |
| Trade certificate or apprenticeship | 40 (22.9%) | 30 (28.8%) | 17 (30.9%) | 22 (25.0%) | 41 (25.2%) | 15 (15.5%) | 16 (13.7%) |
| University or college | 34 (19.4%) | 48 (46.2%) | 19 (34.5%) | 33 (37.5%) | 61 (37.4%) | 66 (68.0%) | 65 (55.6%) |
| Savings | |||||||
| < $20 k | 114 (80.3%) | 77 (79.4%) | 34 (73.9%) | 10 (12.8%) | 102 (73.9%) | 21 (24.1%) | 22 (21.0%) |
| $20–40 k | 13 (9.2%) | 8 (8.2%) | 5 (10.9%) | 13 (16.7%) | 17 (12.3%) | 6 (6.9%) | 22 (21.0%) |
| $40–$60 k | 3 (2.1%) | 5 (5.2%) | 1 (2.2%) | 7 (9.0%) | 4 (2.9%) | 17 (19.5%) | 10 (9.5%) |
| $60–80 k | 1 (0.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (5.1%) | 5 (3.6%) | 6 (6.9%) | 5 (4.8%) |
| $80–100 k | 1 (0.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (8.7%) | 9 (11.5%) | 1 (0.7%) | 12 (13.8%) | 4 (3.8%) |
| $100–150 k | 5 (3.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (5.1%) | 3 (2.2%) | 9 (10.3%) | 14 (13.3%) |
| $150 k plus | 5 (3.5%) | 7 (7.2%) | 2 (4.3%) | 31 (39.7%) | 6 (4.3%) | 16 (18.4%) | 28 (26.7%) |
| Property value | |||||||
| < $250 K | 24 (21.6%) | 10 (10.9%) | 7 (20.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 25 (18.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| $250–500 K | 56 (50.5%) | 34 (37.0%) | 16 (45.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 57 (41.6%) | 1 (1.2%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| $500–1 million | 31 (27.9%) | 47 (51.1%) | 12 (34.3%) | 38 (52.1%) | 49 (35.8%) | 37 (44.6%) | 38 (36.5%) |
| 1 million or more | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 35 (47.9%) | 6 (4.4%) | 45 (54.2%) | 66 (63.5%) |
| Renting | 39 (26.0%) | 7 (7.1%) | 13 (27.1%) | 7 (8.8%) | 14 (9.3%) | 8 (8.8%) | 3 (2.8%) |
| Household income | |||||||
| < $20,000 | 27 (15.7%) | 5 (4.8%) | 3 (5.5%) | 2 (2.3%) | 5 (3.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.9%) |
| $20,000 to <40,000 | 49 (28.5%) | 8 (7.7%) | 7 (12.7%) | 9 (10.2%) | 26 (16.0%) | 3 (3.1%) | 3 (2.6%) |
| $40,000 to <60,000 | 33 (19.2%) | 23 (22.1%) | 14 (25.5%) | 5 (5.7%) | 37 (22.7%) | 5 (5.2%) | 6 (5.1%) |
| $60,000 to <80,000 | 33 (19.2%) | 14 (13.5%) | 9 (16.4%) | 5 (5.7%) | 33 (20.2%) | 13 (13.4%) | 11 (9.4%) |
| $80,000 to <100,000 | 17 (9.9%) | 23 (22.1%) | 12 (21.8%) | 14 (15.9%) | 23 (14.1%) | 19 (19.6%) | 21 (17.9%) |
| $100,000 to <150,000 | 10 (5.8%) | 23 (22.1%) | 8 (14.5%) | 27 (30.7%) | 32 (19.6%) | 35 (36.1%) | 44 (37.6%) |
| $150,000 or more | 3 (1.7%) | 8 (7.7%) | 2 (3.6%) | 26 (29.5%) | 7 (4.3%) | 22 (22.7%) | 31 (26.5%) |
| Living alone | 47 (26.9%) | 18 (17.3%) | 6 (10.9%) | 11 (12.5%) | 32 (19.6%) | 18 (18.6%) | 10 (8.5%) |
| Number of children living with respondent, median (IQR) | 2 (1, 2) | 2 (1, 2) | 1.5 (1, 2) | 2 (1, 2) | 2 (1, 2) | 2 (1, 2) | 2 (1, 2) |
| Paid work | 83 (47.4%) | 81 (77.9%) | 38 (69.1%) | 54 (61.4%) | 118 (72.4%) | 70 (72.2%) | 92 (78.6%) |
| Full time work | 38 (21.7%) | 48 (46.2%) | 19 (34.5%) | 28 (31.8%) | 53 (32.5%) | 42 (43.3%) | 45 (38.5%) |
Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.