NRS social grade

The NRS social grades are a system of demographic classification used in the United Kingdom. They were originally developed by the National Readership Survey in order to classify readers but are now used by other organisations for wider applications and market research.

Contents 1 The grades 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

The grades

Grade	Social class	UK population	Typical occupation
A	upper middle class	3.4 %	bishop, doctor, solicitor, chief constable, bank manager
B	middle class	21.6 %	head bank clerk, newly qualified doctor or solicitor, chief inspector
C1	lower middle class	29.1 %	curate, monk, student, farm holder, bank clerk
C2	skilled working class	21 %	foreman, constable, agricultural worker, skilled plumber or bricklayer
D	working class	16.2 %	manual workers, postman, shop worker, fisherman, apprentices
E	underclass	8.8 %	casual labourers, state pensioners

The grades are often grouped into ABC1 and C2DE and these are taken to equate to middle class and working class respectively.

See also

• ACORN (demographics)

References

• The Fundamentals of Advertising, by John Wilmshurst, Adrian MacKay, Page 213.

External links

• National Readership Survey information on the grades
• MORI information on the grades
• Demographic classifications

Social stratification: Social class
Bourgeoisie	Upper class
Petite bourgeoisie	Middle class
Proletariat	Working class
Lumpenproletariat	Underclass

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