Table 1. Erikson/Goldthorpe class schema and the name of the classes used in this paper

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1 1 Table 1. Erikson/Goldthorpe class schema and the name of the classes used in this paper Types of occupations Names used in EG study Names in my study Higher-grade professionals, administrators and officials, managers in industrial establishments. Lower-grade professionals, administrators and officials, higher-grade technicians, supervisors of non-manual employees Higher level service-class Lower-level service class Service class Higher-level non-manual employees Medium-level non-manual employees New middle class (New mcl.) Routine non-manual employees in administration and commerce, sales personnel, other rank-andfile employees Small proprietors with and without employees Farmers and small-holders, other self-employed in primary production Supervisors of manual workers Skilled manual workers Semi- and unskilled manual workers Agricultural workers and other workers in primary production Routine nonmanual workers Petty bourgeoisie Farmers Workers/ working class Lower-level non-manual employees Employers/ self-employed Self-employed in the primary sector Workers/ working class

2 2 Table 2. Occupation categories and construction of class variables based on the Eurobarometer variables. A. Categories on the occupation variables in Eurobarometers. EB 3 - EB 29 ( ): 1. Farmers, fishermen (skippers) 2. Professionals - lawyers, accountants etc. 3. Business - Owners of shops, craftsmen, proprietors 4. Manual worker 5. White collar - office worker 6. Executive,top management, director EB ( ): 1. Farmers 2. Fishermen 3. Professional (lawyers, practitioner, accountant, etc...) 4. Owners of shops or companies, craftsmen, proprietors 5. Employed professional (employed lawyer, practitioner, accountant, etc....) 6. General management 7. Middle management 8. Other office employees 9. Non-office employees, not manual work (service sector. e.g., shop assistants, etc...) 10. Supervisors 11. Skilled manual worker 12. Other manual worker EB ( ) Self-employed 1. Farmers 2. Fishermen 3. Professional (lawyers, medical practitioner, accountant, architect,..) 4. Owners of a shop, craftsmen, other self-employed person 5. Business proprietors, owner (full or partner) of a company Employed 6. Employed professional - (employed doctor, lawyer, accountant, architect) 7. General management, director or top management (management director, director general, other director) 8. Middle management, other management (department head, junior manager, teacher, technician) 9. Employed position, working mainly at a desk 10 Employed position, not at a desk but travelling (salesmen, drivers,..) 11. Employed position, not at a desk, but in a service job (hospital restaurant, police, fireman,...). 12. Supervisors 13. Skilled manual worker

3 3 14. Other (unskilled) manual worker, servants There are also various categories for those who are not in the workforce (students, retired, housewives etc.). These are not included in this overview. B. Construction of class variables Five-class variables The various social classes are constructed by classifying the following categories in the various classes. EB 3-29 EB EB 37- Employers 2,3 3,4 3,4,5 Employers in the primary industries 1 1,2 1,2 Higher-level non-manuals 6 5,6 6,7 Other non-manuals 5 7,8,9 8,9,10,11 Workers 4 10,11,12 12,13,14 Six-class variable EB EB 37- Employers 3,4 3,4,5 Employers in the primary industries 1,2 1,2 Higher-level non-manuals 5,6 6,7 Medium-level 7 8 non-manuals Lower-level non-manuals 8,9 9,10,11 Workers 10,11,12 12,13,14

4 4 Figure 1. Strength of left-right class voting, , measured by the kappa-index (collapsed and original five-class variable.) 1,400 1,200 1,000 Kappa-value 0,800 0,600 Kappa 2 Kappa 1 0,400 0, Netherl. Figure 2. Strength of left-right class voting, , measured by the kappa-index (collapsed and original six-class variable.) 1,400 1,200 1,000 Kappa-value 0,800 0,600 Kappa 2 Kappa 1 0,400 0, Netherl.

5 5 7 Figure 3 A. Support for the socialist parties in the various social classes, , based on the five-class variable Netherlands Self. prim. Figure 3B. Differences (measured in lor) in support for the non-socialist parties between workers and other social classes, based on the five-class variable, ,00 3,50 3,00 Lor 2,50 2,00 1,50 Netherlands 1,00 0,50 0 Self. prim.

6 6 Figure 4 A. Support for the socialist parties in the various social classes, , based on the six-class variable Netherlands Self. prim. M nm. L nm. Figure 4B. Differences (measured in lor) in support for the non-socialist parties between workers and other social classes, based on the six-class variable, ,50 3,00 Lor 2,50 2,00 1,50 1,00 Netherlands 0,50 0 Self. prim. M nm. L nm.

7 7 Figure 5 A. Trends in class voting based on the five-class variables measured by the Kappa-index. The original five-class variable. 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 0,800 0,600 Netherl. 0,400 0, Figure 5 B. Trends in class voting based on the five-class variables measured by the Kappa-index. The two groups of employees grouped together. 1,200 1,000 Kappa-value 0,800 0,600 0,400 Netherl. 0,200 00

8 8 Figure 6. Support for the socialist parties in the various social classes over time. 45,0 4 35,0 25,0 15,0 5,

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12 12 Figure 7. Trends in absolute traditional class voting, The Alford Index 35,0 25,0 15,0 Netherl. 5,0 Figure 8. Trends in relative traditional class voting, The Thompson index (lor measure) 1,60 1,40 1,20 Lor 1,00 0,80 0,60 Netherl. 0,40 0,20 0

13 13 Figure 9. Levels of traditional class voting, measured by PDI, with different groupings of the routine nonmanual group, ,0 PDI 15,0 PDI 1 PDI 2 PDI 3 5,0 Netherlands Figure 10. Levels of traditional class voting, measured by log odds ratio, with different groupings of the routine non-manual group, ,40 1,20 1,00 Lor-scores 0,80 0,60 Lor 1 Lor 2 Lor 3 0,40 0,20 0 Netherlands