Most of us think we’re better-looking and smarter than the average. And on the flip side, research suggests that many in the UK’s top 10% of earners think they’re getting middling pay.
Something about being labelled “average” seems hard for us to accept, even though, by nature, it’s the most likely position we’ll end up in; thinking you’re not normal might be the most ordinary assumption we have.
Then again, average is only a midpoint. Most of us will be in the top half of some metrics and in the bottom for others.
So, we thought we’d find the average of 22 measures across the UK – so now you can see how you really stand up.
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