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Unpacking age and education effects on values using the British Social Attitudes 2017 data.
Neither age nor education make much difference to how 'left-wing' someone is (on economics)
Neither age nor education make much difference to how 'left-wing' someone is (on economics)
And there is also no evidence of the young being especially 'pro-welfare'. Those *with* degrees (or current students) are more pro-welfare than those without degrees (this effect seems a little weaker in younger age groups).
Younger age groups are a *little* more liberal than older age groups (most notable for the very youngest group) but the gap between degree/student and not degree is greater.
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