Three criteria for the middle class

The three standards for the middle class are: economic standard, social status standard, and quality of life standard.

1. Economic standards: People in the middle class usually have stable income and financial status. They have the ability to pay home loans, vehicle loans, and invest in education, medical care, and other daily expenses, and they generally do not face financial hardship.

2. Social status standard: People in the middle class are relatively stable in social status. They usually have certain educational background and professional skills and are engaged in jobs with relatively stable salaries. They have extensive social interactions with other social groups and have their own social circles and friends.

3. Quality of life standards: People in the middle class have better quality of life and living conditions than low-income people. They can usually afford comfortable housing, good education and medical resources, and can purchase some luxury goods and enjoy some high-quality life services. They can usually invest a certain amount of money in some leisure entertainment and tourism activities.

Introduction to the middle class:

Most of the middle class are engaged in mental work or technical-based physical work. They mainly rely on wages and salaries to make a living. They are generally well-educated, have professional knowledge and relatively Strong professional ability and corresponding family consumption ability; have a certain amount of leisure, pursue quality of life, and generally have certain management and control rights over their labor and work objects. At the same time, most of them have good citizenship, public moral awareness and corresponding cultivation.

In other words, in terms of economic status, political status and social and cultural status, they are all at the middle level of society at this stage. The middle class (or middle class) is the cornerstone of social stability; whether an "olive-shaped" social structure with the middle class as the main body can be formed is an important foundation for the stable development of a country or region, and is also a prerequisite for the realization of high-quality democracy condition.

The second generation is the main source of high-tech talents in developed countries around the world. The main sources of the middle class are middle-class children (second generation or multiple generations) with normal education and ability development, some "poor second generation" who have received good education and strong professional ability, and a small number of "rich second generation" who have "returned to poverty" ".