Many thanks, Helen. Working class is defined as without a 4-yr college degree or higher. It's not a perfect description of what this means but has been used for a long time for comparisons. Employment rates and job types are very important but sadly less studied b/c it's much harder and expensive to collect the data if you're not the gov…
Many thanks, Helen. Working class is defined as without a 4-yr college degree or higher. It's not a perfect description of what this means but has been used for a long time for comparisons. Employment rates and job types are very important but sadly less studied b/c it's much harder and expensive to collect the data if you're not the government. The Center for Working-Class Politics did an interesting survey in PA that has some job breakouts. Featured here: https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/both-parties-ignore-the-working-class
Many thanks, Helen. Working class is defined as without a 4-yr college degree or higher. It's not a perfect description of what this means but has been used for a long time for comparisons. Employment rates and job types are very important but sadly less studied b/c it's much harder and expensive to collect the data if you're not the government. The Center for Working-Class Politics did an interesting survey in PA that has some job breakouts. Featured here: https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/both-parties-ignore-the-working-class