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I had a faint memory of such a headline, which I found now: Grüne lösen FDP als Partei der Besserverdiener ab - DER SPIEGEL - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Nachrichten

...repräsentative Umfragen bei Wählern beider Parteien, die der Mainzer Wahlforscher Jürgen Falter ausgewertet hat. Demnach lag im Jahr 2002 das mittlere Einkommen bei den Grünen zwischen monatlich 1750 Euro und 2000 Euro, bei den Freidemokraten lediglich zwischen 1500 und 1750 Euro.

...however, other polls get different resuts, depending when they are made and by whom. In 2005, Vor allem FDP-Wähler zweifeln an Westerwelle - DIE WELT - WELT ONLINE:

Daß es sich aber nicht bei jedem der genannten Kategorien um Vorurteile gegenüber den Liberalen handelt, zeigen die freiwilligen Angaben über das durchschnittliche Haushaltseinkommen. Während Befürworter der CDU/CSU (durchschnittlich 2532 Euro), der SPD (durchschnittlich 2529 Euro) und der Grünen (durchschnittlich 2356 Euro) etwa alle auf gleichem Niveau liegen, sticht das Durchschnittseinkommen der FDP-Wähler im direkten Vergleich deutlich hervor. Es liegt bei 3379 Euro.


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by DoDo on Tue Feb 26th, 2008 at 04:13:06 PM EST
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It might be a matter of distribution, too. Are the wealthy realos skewing the average?

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by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Feb 26th, 2008 at 04:21:51 PM EST
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How would that resolve the contradiction between one poll saying Greens are richest on average, another saying they are poorer than SPD and CDU with FDP far richer?

But, re your question, the first study, the one that has the Greens richer than the neolibs, says that 25% of Greens has income above €3000, vs. "only 23%" of liberals (methinks the difference is statistically insignificant).

*Traitor*, n.
A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.

by DoDo on Tue Feb 26th, 2008 at 04:30:14 PM EST
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...or, maybe you mean that the willingness of the richest to answer poll questions may vary? (In which case, both for FDP and Greens)

*Traitor*, n.
A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.
by DoDo on Tue Feb 26th, 2008 at 04:31:53 PM EST
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Talking about statistically insignificant differences...

DoDo:

CDU/CSU (durchschnittlich 2532 Euro), der SPD (durchschnittlich 2529 Euro)


We have met the enemy, and he is us — Pogo
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Feb 26th, 2008 at 04:37:54 PM EST
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Well, at least the Welt jounalist sees that:

etwa alle auf gleichem Niveau


*Traitor*, n.
A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.
by DoDo on Tue Feb 26th, 2008 at 04:43:50 PM EST
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No I have no link.
And with seeing the discussion I see that it may well be that this is not necessarily time constant, but may change. A milieu study would be probably more stable, as income has such a strong age dependency, and e.g. strong gains in the student milieu may make the voters of a party poorer in average, but reflect a base of 'economic winners'.

Gemach, gemach
by Martin (weiser.mensch(at)googlemail.com) on Tue Feb 26th, 2008 at 04:44:56 PM EST
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Well, the voter base can change, too.

*Traitor*, n.
A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.
by DoDo on Tue Feb 26th, 2008 at 04:46:56 PM EST
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I did public disservice by not translating the essence for non-German-speakers -

First poll: a comparison of FDP and Greens voters based on an opinion poll, showing average monthly incomes in the range:

  • Greens: €1750-2000,
  • FDP: €1500-1750.

Second poll: a wider poll focused on views on the FDP, ordered by conservative paper Die Welt in 2005, where they emphasize that answers on household income [so it's a bit apples and oranges] are as given by the polled (i.e. not checked with financial authorities).

  • Greens: €2356
  • SPD: €2529
  • CDU: €2532
  • FDP: €3379


*Traitor*, n.
A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.
by DoDo on Tue Feb 26th, 2008 at 04:54:43 PM EST
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Are there no polls on median income? How do you even say this in German?
by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Wed Feb 27th, 2008 at 04:38:21 AM EST
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"mittlere Einkommen" IS the median income. Thus, median income for FDP voters is between 1500 and 1750 € while the average is 3379 €.

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by RavenTS on Thu Feb 28th, 2008 at 12:55:53 PM EST
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