Research Paper

Who moves up the social ladder in the UK?

By Glenna F. Nightingale, David McCollum and Annemarie Ernsten

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Publication date
Series or book
CPC Briefing Papers
Series or chapter number
39
Pages
pp. 1–4
Publisher
ESRC Centre for Population Change
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Summary

Who moves up (and down) the social ladder and how has this changed over time? This briefing looks at social mobility in the UK between 1991 and 2015. Our findings show that since 2005 there has been less social mobility, with fewer people moving up or down the social ladder. However certain groups do better; the young, men and those who move around the UK have higher levels of upward social mobility.

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