roughly 40 to 45 percent of the u.s. population falls within the largest social class which is the upper class.
roughly 40 to 45 percent of the u.s. population falls within the largest social class which is the?
upper class
educational attainment is one of the primary indicators of social class in the united states. while the american social class system is a vaguely defined concept with many contradicting theories, educational attainment emerges as one of the top assessments of social class. not only is a high educational attainment a status symbol by itself, but it is also very closely related to the other two main indicators of social class: occupation and income. a graduate degree and the roughly seven to eight years of post-secondary education serve as the main requirement for entering the "professions" and becoming part of the professional middle class.
educational attainment in the united states
in a poll of 300 likely voters conducted by national research inc. for walberg's campaign, the results of which were published in january 2010, 46 percent of respondents supported walberg while 37 percent favored schauer. among the same sample schauer led rooney by 39 percent to 31 percent. a poll of 1,008 likely voters conducted by we ask america on august 4, 2010 found walberg leading with 45 percent to schauer's 37 percent while 18 percent were undecided. in a poll of 400 likely voters, conducted by republican pollster whit ayres between august 16 and 18, 2010, that informed respondents of schauer's support for the patient protection and affordable care act, walberg led with 50 percent to schauer's 40 percent. a poll by rossman group and team telcom, conducted on september 20, 2010 with a sample size of 300 likely voters, found walberg leading with 42 percent to schauer's 38 percent. an internal poll for schauer's campaign by myers research & strategic services, published on september 23, 2010, found schauer leading in a two-candidate race with 49 percent to walberg's 45 percent, and in a multi-candidate race with 45 percent to walberg's 43 percent while third party candidates collectively received 5 percent. in a poll of 404 likely voters conducted between september 25 and 27, 2010, and published by "the hill" schauer and walberg received the support of 41 percent of respondents each, while 13 percent remained undecided. in a poll of 500 likely voters, conducted by myers research & strategic services on october 3 and 4, 2010, schauer led with 44 percent to walberg's 40 percent, while 7 percent supported third party candidates. an epic/mra poll of 400 people, conducted on october 16 and 17, found schauer leading with 45 percent to walberg's 39 percent. in a poll conducted for 6 news with a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percent, the results of which were published on october 27, 2010, 50 percent of respondents supported schauer, while 43 percent favored walberg, 3 percent chose wunsch, aughney and merle received the support of 1 percent apiece, and 2 percent were undecided. an internal poll with a margin of error of 5.6 percent, conducted by national research inc. for walberg's campaign and published on october 28, 2010, found walberg leading schauer by 13 percentage points.
2010 united states house of representatives elections in michigan