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More Americans identify as working class even as earnings rise, Pew survey finds

Pew survey shows 60% of Americans identify as working class, up from 54%, including half of high-income families.

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A Pew Research analysis of a January 2026 survey found that 60% of Americans identify as working class, up from 54% in 2024. [1] Cornell University's Bitcoin Adoption Index report found that El Salvador, Venezuela, and Nigeria had the highest share of respondents who had ever owned bitcoin, with the report stating that in these economies bitcoin functions less as a speculative bet and more as a practical workaround. [2] Cornell University's Bitcoin Adoption Index, fielded by Morning Consult in partnership with the Tech Policy Institute in Cornell's Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, the Cornell Bitcoin Club, the Human Rights Foundation, and the Reynolds Foundation, surveyed 25,880 people in 25 countries between December 16, 2024 and March 10, 2025, asking 125 individual questions. [3] Half of high-income families, earning more than $155,600, also identify as working class, per the Pew analysis. [4] Median weekly earnings increased 8.4% from the first quarter of 2024 through the first quarter of 2026, while inflation over that period was 5.5%. [5] Middle-income families, earning between $51,900 and $155,600 depending on family size and location, especially identify with the term 'working class,' according to the Pew analysis. [6] Cornell University's Bitcoin Adoption Index report said that 58% of surveyed respondents did not know that the bitcoin supply is capped at 21 million coins. [7] El Salvador made bitcoin legal tender along with the dollar in 2021; its leader admitted that getting citizens to use it was difficult, but the country still says it buys the asset for its government coffers. [8]
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  1. A Pew Research analysis of a January 2026 survey found that 60% of Americans identify as working class, up from 54% in 2024. · businessinsider.comUnited States
  2. Cornell University's Bitcoin Adoption Index report found that El Salvador, Venezuela, and Nigeria had the highest share of respondents who had ever owned bitcoin, with the report stating that in these economies bitcoin functions less as a speculative bet and more as a practical workaround. · bitcoinmagazine.com
  3. Cornell University's Bitcoin Adoption Index, fielded by Morning Consult in partnership with the Tech Policy Institute in Cornell's Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, the Cornell Bitcoin Club, the Human Rights Foundation, and the Reynolds Foundation, surveyed 25,880 people in 25 countries between December 16, 2024 and March 10, 2025, asking 125 individual questions. · bitcoinmagazine.com
  4. Half of high-income families, earning more than $155,600, also identify as working class, per the Pew analysis. · businessinsider.comUnited States
  5. Median weekly earnings increased 8.4% from the first quarter of 2024 through the first quarter of 2026, while inflation over that period was 5.5%. · businessinsider.comUnited States
  6. Middle-income families, earning between $51,900 and $155,600 depending on family size and location, especially identify with the term 'working class,' according to the Pew analysis. · businessinsider.comUnited States
  7. Cornell University's Bitcoin Adoption Index report said that 58% of surveyed respondents did not know that the bitcoin supply is capped at 21 million coins. · bitcoinmagazine.com
  8. El Salvador made bitcoin legal tender along with the dollar in 2021; its leader admitted that getting citizens to use it was difficult, but the country still says it buys the asset for its government coffers. · bitcoinmagazine.com
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