2.2.2. Subjective Social Class

The MacArthur Scale [41] was used to measure subjective social class. Participants were shown a 10-rung ladder and were asked to imagine that each level of the ladder represented different social classes in China (1 = the lowest class; 10 = the highest class). They were asked to consider their own social class and to choose a suitable number: a higher number indicated a participant's higher perceived social class.
