Compare to these socioeconomic variables, the objective class variables (eg. being appropriator of a business or not, an employer or not) as emphasized by the Marxists are less important.

• 职业与收入亦有不小的影响，相对于这些社经变项，马派所强调的客观阶级变项（是否为老闆及是否为雇主）之影响就小多了（大多不显著）。