This statistic illustrates what social class those who voted in the 2016 EU Referendum in Great Britain identify with as of 2017. Those who consider themselves to be working class were 15 percent more likely to vote leave than remain. People who identify themselves as middle class were also more likely to vote leave. Only one percent identifying themselves as upper class voted to remain whilst none voted to leave.
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YouGov. (September 26, 2017). How would you describe your own social class? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/778839/eu-referendum-voters-social-class-identity-great-britain/
YouGov. "How would you describe your own social class?." Chart. September 26, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/778839/eu-referendum-voters-social-class-identity-great-britain/
YouGov. (2017). How would you describe your own social class?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/778839/eu-referendum-voters-social-class-identity-great-britain/
YouGov. "How Would You Describe Your Own Social Class?." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/778839/eu-referendum-voters-social-class-identity-great-britain/
YouGov, How would you describe your own social class? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/778839/eu-referendum-voters-social-class-identity-great-britain/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
How would you describe your own social class? [Graph], YouGov, September 26, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/778839/eu-referendum-voters-social-class-identity-great-britain/