So I just assumed that I am American and answered the questions. Most of them can be applied to Canadian life as well, I guess. Who knows if that messed up my results, but I answered every question with 100% honesty.
I scored 23.
But I don't really fit into either of the interpretations that I'm "supposed" to fit into:
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A second-generation (or more) upper-middle-class who has made a point of getting out a lot. Range 0-43. Typical: 9
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Ohhhh, I'm DEFINITELY not upper-middle-class anything. Both of my parents come from generations of blue collar workers. My father has been a factory machinist, making parts for airplane engines, for almost 35 years now. Before that, he dropped out of high school, moved to Canada, and found temp jobs in different factories. He learned his vocation through apprenticeships at different companies, before he got a job with his current employer. He makes about $70,000 - 80,000 annually. And he owns his own 4 bedroom house, and is well-off enough to own a higher end vehicle (not like a BMW or anything, but more than a Corolla or something like that). Not sure exactly what my mother makes, she is self-employed (runs a daycare out of the house, gets paid per child. She can have up to 5 children at once). I believe she makes about $30,000 in a good year.
We are middle class at best.
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A first-generation upper-middle-class person with middle-class parents. Range: 11-80. Typical: 33
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So yeah. I don't believe I am upper-middle-class. I certainly don't live (and have never lived) the extremely hoity-toity lifestyle of your average upper middle class person. They are a totally different breed of people. And you know what? I'm not interested in ever living that life either. I don't care if I start earning 6 figures at some point in my life, it just won't happen. Of course, I want to be a teacher so earning 6 figures is kind of a far-fetched idea for me anyways, especially as a music teacher.
I grew up in a middle class neighbourhood, went to a high school with mostly middle class students (there were a few lower class kids there too, though), and most of my friends today are from middle class families.
Maybe it's better to be a working-class person in Canada than in the US?
Well, there you have it. Sorry for that verbal drivel, but I had to respond to those descriptions. I have always thought of my socioeconomic status as "working-class", but maybe that's not the case. I'm just a middle-class girl with working-class values, I guess.