During a 2018 survey, approximately 40.5 percent of respondents in Chile stated that they belonged to middle class. Meanwhile, 38.2 percent of the people surveyed said they would describe themselves as lower middle class and 17.1 percent claimed to be part of the low class.
Public perception of own social class in Chile in 2018
Characteristic
Share of respondents
High class
0.2%
Higher middle class
3.2%
Middle class
40.5%
Lower middle class
38.2%
Low class
17.1%
Do not know
0.1%
Did not answer
0.7%
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The source does not specify the age of respondents.
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "La gente algunas veces se describe a sí misma como perteneciendo a una clase social. Ud. se describiría como perteneciendo a la clase...?".
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Corporación Latinobarómetro. (November 9, 2018). Public perception of own social class in Chile in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/782127/chile-public-perception-own-social-class/
Corporación Latinobarómetro. "Public perception of own social class in Chile in 2018." Chart. November 9, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/782127/chile-public-perception-own-social-class/
Corporación Latinobarómetro. (2018). Public perception of own social class in Chile in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/782127/chile-public-perception-own-social-class/
Corporación Latinobarómetro. "Public Perception of Own Social Class in Chile in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/782127/chile-public-perception-own-social-class/
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