NRS social grade

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The NRS social grades are a system of demographic classification used in the United Kingdom. They were originally developed by the National Readership Survey in order to classify readers but are now used by other organisations for wider applications and market research.

The grades

Grade	Social class	UK population	Typical occupation
A	upper middle class	3.4 %	doctor, solicitor, barrister, accountant, company director
B	middle class	21.6 %	teacher, nurse, police officer, probation officer, middle manager
C1	lower middle class	29.1 %	junior manager, student, clerical/office workers, supervisors
C2	skilled working class	21 %	foreman, agricultural worker, plumber, bricklayer
D	working class	16.2 %	manual workers, shop worker, fisherman, apprentices
E	underclass	8.8 %	casual labourers, state pensioners

The grades are often grouped into ABC1 and C2DE and these are taken to equate to middle class and working class respectively.

See also

• ACORN (demographics)

References

• The Fundamentals of Advertising, by John Wilmshurst, Adrian MacKay, Page 213.

External links

• [National Readership Survey information on the grades]
• [MORI information on the grades]
• [Demographic classifications]

Social stratification: Social class
Bourgeoisie	Upper class	Working class	Nobility	White-collar
Petite bourgeoisie	Upper middle class	Lower class	Gentry	Blue-collar
Proletariat	Middle class	Underclass	Nouveau riche	Pink-collar
Lumpenproletariat	Lower middle class	Ruling class	Old Money	Classlessness

 

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