Secondary research-NRS Social Grade

The NRS Social Grade shows the classifications of the head of a households income.

Class A is upper middle class families like people who work as doctors, accountants, lawyers and run their own companies.

Class B is middle class families like teachers or managers of companies.

Class C1 is lower middle class people who are young managers between the ages of 20 and 30.

Class C2 is the skilled working class for example builders and hairdressers.

Class D is working class people that work but are not as skilled as the higher groups and are not poor or rich.

Class E is the non working class are people who do not have a job because they may not want to work, they may not be able to for reasons such as disabilities, single parents who cant afford child care or criminals. They could also be people who get benefits and have to depend on welfare income for their money. Also pensioners who have retired from their job and are now getting money from the state.