The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (February 2012) |
In developed nations around the world, the lower middle class is a subdivision of the greater middle class. Universally, the term refers to the group of middle class households or individuals who have not attained the status of the middle or upper middle class associated with the higher realms of the middle class, hence the name.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]