Research and analysis

Social mobility poll results 2018

The public's attitude to social mobility in 2018.

• From: Social Mobility Commission
• Published: 11 December 2018
• Last updated: 20 December 2018 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

Social Mobility Barometer: public attitudes to social mobility in the UK, 2019 to 2020

HTML

Social Mobility Barometer 2018 report

PDF, 626 KB, 39 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email alternative.formats@education.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Details

The poll shows:

• a worrying level of pessimism amongst young people who think they have little chance of moving up in society
• that generally all people across the age ranges think it is getting harder for disadvantaged people to move up in society
• there is an urgent need to ensure people can improve their social mobility

Social mobility is the link between a person’s occupation or income and the occupation or income of their parents. Where there is a strong link, there is a lower level of social mobility. Where there is a weak link, there is a higher level of social mobility.

Published 11 December 2018
Last updated 20 December 2018 + show all updates

1. 20 December 2018

   Revised chart on slide 16.

2. 11 December 2018

   First published.