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neo-middle class

LSI (Urban) 05- SUCCESSFUL URBAN RUNNERS-UP

“Education is the ticket to a better future”

  • Born from lesser-educated parents; striving to reach higher education levels.
  • Ambitious to be successful in life; seeking a comfortable; stable life; focussing on next level professional options away from regular blue-collar jobs.
  • ‘Buy Indian’, preferring national brands and technology; thrifty in details.
  • Younger members spend and indulge in their present wellbeing.
Opinions
Business / Economics Can connect to local issues, no opinion/view on global relations
Politics / Future Can connect to local issues, no opinion/view on global relations
Themselves Are happy to enjoy life more than older family generations and feel committed to share everything with the financial more tight family generation
Social Issues / Culture Group Decision-making, the individual is yet struggling to get through
Activities
Work Group Decision-making, the individual is yet struggling to get through
Hobbies Exploring with the world wide web, enjoying with a focused view social media
Social Events Community focused
Vacation National, cost conscious
Entertainment Cost conscious going-out and rewarding oneself for the hard work: local movie theatre, cheaper dinning-outs
Club Membership Family based, if available
Community Strong Family included social network
Shopping Cheap by cost but looking trendy clothing, trusted products that are cheap and fulfill their purpose
Sports Maximum in public spaces, preferred in group activities
Mobility Public transport, perhaps a two wheeler
Interests
Home Keeping it in order means to possess rather brand unconscious functional items
Job Change and Continuity – trying to steer proactive
Community Source of friends, relation-ships, with people known since a long time
Recreation Public spaces
Healthcare typology The Carefree: Average and above education and income, Low consciousness on health risks, No interest for preventive health care (no gym, no yoga)
Fashion Interested in western oriented modern looks, able to buy cheaper items (sometimes copies)
Food Yet not able to maintain a continuous exposure to various cuisines, well-planned expenditure on special meals / food items
Media Daily mass media, not very challenging
Achievements So far so good, looking out for more, trying to push, yet feeling at times bound (family, traditions, etc.)

LSI (Urban) 06 - UPCOMMING URBAN CLIMBERS

“Completing this upgrade course will make my life better”

  • Ambitious to ascend from their current, skilled worker level.
  • Focussing on ambitious goals, although missing the knowledge and skills to pursue them in a systematic way. Closing their eyes to the “confusing” wider/global world.
  • Pragmatic and basic need driven consumer behaviour.
  • Typically going for ‘quick fix’ services and products, functional and local focus.
Opinions
Business / Economics No distinct opinion
Politics / Future No distinct opinion
Themselves Hoping to maintain the standard
Social Issues / Culture Rules to be followed
Activities
Work Worker job, many times undergraduate just-about-office jobber.
Hobbies Spending as much as they can, sometimes more than reasonably could, on easy going-out (cafés, cinemas etc.)
Social Events Discount events, events within the community
Vacation Public transport travel oriented low budget stays
Entertainment Financially obliged to consider mass events; fairs, etc.
Club Membership No culture
Community Almost their boundaries, work-life / personal decision strongly influenced by community and family members
Shopping Once in a while financially able to buy one selves a cheap ‘version’ of the preferred consumer good
Sports Occasionally in public places
Mobility Bikes, Public Transport
Interests
Home Functional for all family members, no special comfort
Job Doing what to be assigned / told, thinking about the own inputs but not comfortable to live them
Community Benchmarks
Recreation Public Spaces
Healthcare typology The Carefree: Average and above education and income, Low consciousness on health risks, No interest for preventive health care (no gym, no yoga)
Fashion More traditional style than western oriented, although conscious about the way of clothing. Once in a while financially able to buy one selves a cheap ‘ version’ of the preferred consumer good
Food National, maximum with peer friends a trying-out low budget multi-cuisine (convenience restaurants)
Media Daily mass media, not very challenging
Local newspaper To be there for all other family members and never leave them

LSI (Urban) 07 -STRUGGLING URBAN CLIMBERS

“The Day is my Life”

  • Typical Day Workers and Labourers. Skilled, but always in search of daily work.
  • Dominantly illiterate.
  • Family and community are the most important ‘back-up’ in life. Focusing their activities on short-term benefits for themselves and their family.
  • Buying decisions on any service or product are solely driven by daily needs and ‘functionality’ at lowest possible costs.
Opinions
Business / Economics Dissatisfaction projected from wish to change own life
Politics / Future Dissatisfaction projected from wish to change own life
Themselves Dissatisfaction projected from wish to change own life
Social Issues / Culture Traditions in low budget execution
Activities
Work Workers, low office positions, one under many
Hobbies No distinct other occupation besides work and family
Social Events Family oriented
Vacation National, Public transport, days rather than weeks
Entertainment Once in awhile cinema theatres / convenience dinning-out
Club Membership No
Community Benchmark
Shopping With an perception of value for money, always low budget oriented
Sports Occasionally in public space
Mobility Public Transport, bikes
Interests
Home Functional, not extras
Job To survive, many want to change their situation, but cannot realize, how
Community Benchmark and Rules
Recreation Public Space
Healthcare typology The Careless: Crossing various education and income groups, Optimal physical constitution, little care about health issues
Fashion Reasonable, functional, not much trendy
Food Quantity more than Quality conscious
Media Local Media
Local newspaper Keeping both feet on the ground

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