social grade

social status

occupation

A

upper middle class

higher managerial, administrative or professional

B

middle class

intermediate managerial, administrative or professional

C1

lower middle class

supervisory or clerical, junior managerial, administrative or professional

C2

skilled working class

skilled manual workers

D

working class

semi and unskilled manual workers

E

those at lowest level of subsistence

state pensioners or widows (no other earner), casual or lowest grade workers