Further information
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We ask three additional questions which help us measure economic and cultural advantage as recommended by the Social Mobility Commission.
We ask the question: 'Which type of school did you attend for the most time between the ages of 11 and 16?' Response rate: 50%
Professional backgrounds
Intermediate backgrounds
Lower socio-economic backgrounds
This question measures extreme economic and cultural advantage. The Social Mobility Commission’s joint research with the Sutton Trust, Elitist Britain, shows how private school attendees are overrepresented in many of the UK’s top jobs.
Independent/ fee-paying school
Other responses*
Independent/ fee-paying school
Other responses*
Independent/ fee-paying school
Other responses*
Role group
18%
52%
1%
9%
20%
Fee Earners
Cannot be provided
7%
46%
1%
11%
34%
Business Services
Cannot be provided
13%
50%
1%
10%
<1%
26%
Total
* Other responses are 'Independent/ fee-paying school, where I received a bursary covering 90% or more of my tuition', 'State-run or state-funded school (non-selective)', 'State-run or state-funded school (selective on academic, faith or other grounds)', 'Prefer not to say', and 'Attended school outside the UK'.
We ask the question: 'If you finished school after 1980, were you eligible for free school meals at any point during your school years?’ Response rate: 19% (new question added in June 2023)
Professional backgrounds
Intermediate backgrounds
Lower socio-economic backgrounds
This is a measure of extreme economic disadvantage. The poorest 15% of the population receive free school meals.
Role group
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
4%
62%
6%
8%
8%
13%
Fee Earners
6%
42%
12%
12%
27%
Business Services
Cannot be provided
5%
53%
3%
9%
9%
20%
Total
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