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Importance of English as an integration factor into British society by social grade

Proportion of respondents who felt that learning the English language was an important factor for migrants from other European countries to be accepted into British society in 2013-2014, by social grade

The data displays the proportion of respondents who felt that speaking English was one of the most important factors for a European migrant to be accepted into British society in Great Britain in 2013, by social class. The majority of respondents in each age group felt that this was a key factor. 77% of those belonging to the social class AB felt that this was a key component to integration, 16% higher than those from the social grade DE.

AB 77
C1 72
C2 66
DE 61