Socioeconomic Status and Public Sector Worker Stereotypes: Results from a Representative Survey
基于荷兰大型代表性调查，研究人们的社会经济地位是否与对公共部门工作者的负面刻板印象相关，发现主观收入和工作部门比客观教育或收入更能预测这些看法。
Abstract What views do people have of public sector workers? Public sector workers are often portrayed negatively. It is unclear, however, to what extent such negative perceptions are shared among different groups in society. Using a large representative survey in the Netherlands, we study whether people's socioeconomic status is related to having more negative stereotypes about public sector workers. Contrary to expectations, education and income are unrelated to stereotypes. We do find a relation with subjective income: People with low subjective income have more negative stereotypes. Moreover, the sector people work in is highly relevant. People working in core governmental sectors such as central and local government have positive stereotypes. Other groups—such as private sector and non‐profit workers—have a far more negative image of public sector workers. These findings help us to understand people's perceptions of public sector workers and the problems various groups have with the state.