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NEW: Academics and pollsters often use college education to define the "working class." But how do voters actually apply the term? We find that voters typically consider someone’s level of workforce participation, economic situation, and job type to define the working class.

In a forced-choice question, voters mostly say being "working class" is about someone's current economic situation or job type.

And when asked about hypothetical profiles, voters do not use college degree as a main factor in determining whether someone is "working class."