Perceptions of social mobility in the UK

The Social Mobility Commission’s research reached a large sample of 5,276 adults across the UK, with regional boosts to ensure roust findings in all four UK nations. The survey covers various areas, touching on:

• Perceptions of class and social mobility in the UK
• Perceptions of inequalities in the UK
• What is success and what do people value
• What people think are the best routes for everyone to succeed

Full results can be found in the link to the PDF tables.

Technical note: 

For the Social Mobility Commission, Ipsos interviewed a representative quota sample of 5,276 adults aged 18+ in the United Kingdom using its online i:omnibus between 21 and 30 March 2025. The sample obtained is representative of the population with quotas on age, gender, region and working status. Regional sample boosts were applied to ensure minimum sample sizes in each UK nation, with the final sample containing 4,049 respondents in England, 500 respondents in Wales, 558 respondents in Scotland and 169 respondents in Northern Ireland. The data was weighted to the known offline population proportions for age, working status and social grade within gender, and for government office region and education, to reflect the adult population of the United Kingdom.