Upward Social Mobility, Well-being and Political Preferences: Evidence from the BHPS
Upward Social Mobility, Well-being and Political Preferences: Evidence from the BHPS
The paper uses 18 waves of BHPS data to provide evidence of the roles of
both own social status and upward mobility relative to one's parents on job
and life satisfaction, preferences for redistribution, pro-public sector attitudes
and voting. Both own social status and greater mobility with respect to
parents are positively associated with subjective well-being. However, this
symmetric effect disappears for political preferences. While greater social
status is associated with less favourable attitudes to redistribution and the
public sector, greater upward mobility is associated with more Left-wing
attitudes. These attitudes translate into actual reported voting behaviour.
Upwards social mobility produces satisfied Left-wingers.
both own social status and upward mobility relative to one's parents on job
and life satisfaction, preferences for redistribution, pro-public sector attitudes
and voting. Both own social status and greater mobility with respect to
parents are positively associated with subjective well-being. However, this
symmetric effect disappears for political preferences. While greater social
status is associated with less favourable attitudes to redistribution and the
public sector, greater upward mobility is associated with more Left-wing
attitudes. These attitudes translate into actual reported voting behaviour.
Upwards social mobility produces satisfied Left-wingers.
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