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China
% of those who think that they belong to the upper class (10 choices) (2009)4.1%
[27/41 countries]
% of those who think that they belong to the middle class (10 choices) (2009)66.1%
[30/41 countries]
% of those who think that they belong to the "Middle class" (6 choices) (2009)30.1%
[31/38 countries]
% of those who think that they belong to the "Lower middle class" (6 choices) (2009)20.9%
[6/36 countries]
% of those who think that they belong to the lower class (10 choices) (2009)29.8%
[10/41 countries]
% of those who think that they grew up in the upper class (10 choices) (2009)4.6%
[38/41 countries]
% of those who think that they grew up in the middle class (10 choices) (2009)39.9%
[41/41 countries]
% of those who think that they grew up in the lower class (10 choices) (2009)55.5%
[1/41 countries]
% of those who think that the social status of their job is higher than their fathers' job (2009)71.4%
[1/41 countries]
% of those who think that the social status of their job is lower than their fathers' job (2009)8.6%
[40/41 countries]
% of those who think that there is strong conflicts between people at the top of society and people at the bottom (2009)61.8%
[12/41 countries]
% of those who think that coming from a wealthy family is very important for getting ahead in life (2009)70.9%
[1/41 countries]
% of those who think that having well-educated parents is very important for getting ahead in life (2009)81.2%
[1/41 countries]
% of those who think that having a good education is very important for getting ahead in life (2009)88.4%
[5/41 countries]
% of those who think that having ambition is very important for getting ahead in life (2009)78.1%
[16/41 countries]
% of those who think that hard work is very important for getting ahead in life (2009)85.2%
[11/41 countries]
% of those who think that knowing the right people is very important for getting ahead in life (2009)79.1%
[1/41 countries]
% of those who think that having political connections is very important for getting ahead in life (2009)55.5%
[1/41 countries]
% of those who think that giving bribes is very important for getting ahead in life (2009)26.6%
[3/41 countries]
% of those who think that race is very important for getting ahead in life (2009)38.0%
[2/41 countries]
% of those who think that religion is very important for getting ahead in life (2009)16.9%
[6/41 countries]
% of those who think that man or woman is very important for getting ahead in life (2009)24.2%
[4/41 countries]
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