Appendix 1. Secondary Use of Four European Surveys
Appendix 2. Construction of Social Classes at European Level Using the ESEG Classification
Appendix 3. ESEG Classification (Detailed Level) and Social Class
Appendix 4. Constructing a European Social Class Space
Notes
Index
1. The working class in European countries
2. The middle class in European countries
3. The dominant class in European countries
1. The employed labour force in European countries by sector of activity
2. Ability to afford one week’s holiday in Europe
3. A representation of the European social space, based on a number of surveys
4. A typology of the different social classes in Europe
1. Socio-economic groups within the working class in Europe
2. Non-European foreigners among the European working class
3. Unemployment among Europeans
4. Hardness of working conditions in Europe
5. Poverty among European households
6. Socio-economic groups within the middle class in Europe
7. Characteristics of the socio-economic groups comprising the European middle class
9. Reading practices in Europe
10. Socio-economic groups within the dominant class in Europe
12. Intensity of leisure practices in Europe
13. Mastery of foreign languages in Europe
14. Rate of participation in elections to the European Parliament since 1979
15. European socio-economic groups
AT: Austria
BE: Belgium
BG: Bulgaria
CY: Cyprus
CZ: Czech Republic
DE: Germany
DK: Denmark
EE: Estonia
ES: Spain
FI: Finland
FR: France
GR: Greece
HU: Hungary
IE: Ireland
IT: Italy
LT: Lithuania
LU: Luxembourg
LV: Latvia
NL: Netherlands
PL: Poland
PT: Portugal
RO: Romania
SE: Sweden
SK: Slovakia
SL: Slovenia
UK: United Kingdom
EC: European Community
ECB: European Central Bank
EU: European Union
GDP: Gross Domestic Product
IMF: International Monetary Fund
OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
AES: Adult Education Survey
EWCS: European Working Conditions Survey
LFS: Labour Force Survey
EU-SILC: European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions
A first version of this book was published in French, entitled Les classes sociales en Europe (Paris: Agone, 2017). The initial idea came from Cécile Brousse, whose work inspired us
