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Originally Posted by RBMark
I keep reading Brexiters are poor uneducated racist idiots, were not, but I get the feeling the country may regret it if they don't listen to us.
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I can't comment on racist but the other two are generally the case. The poorer members of our society and retirees voted in a plurality to leave. Higher levels of education correlated with voting to remain, as did higher social group status.
I apologise in advance for bringing facts into the discussion.
http://lordashcroftpolls.com/2016/06...voted-and-why/
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A majority of those working full-time or part-time voted to remain in the EU; most of those not working voted to leave. More than half of those retired on a private pension voted to leave, as did two thirds of those retired on a state pension.
Among private renters and people with mortgages, a small majority (55% and 54%) voted to remain; those who owned their homes outright voted to leave by 55% to 45%. Around two thirds of council and housing association tenants voted to leave.
A majority (57%) of those with a university degree voted to remain, as 64% of those with a higher degree and more than four in five (81%) of those still in full time education. Among those whose formal education ended at secondary school or earlier, a large majority voted to leave.
The AB social group (broadly speaking, professionals and managers) were the only social group among whom a majority voted to remain (57%). C1s divided fairly evenly; nearly two thirds of C2DEs (64%) voted to leave the EU.
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