EU poll shows age, wealth and educational divide between Remain and Leave voters

A sharp age, wealth and educational divide between Remain and Leave voters has been revealed.
Polling carried out for former Tory party donor Lord Ashcroft exposed deep differences between the pro and anti-Brexit camps.
While 73% of voters under 25 wanted to stay in the EU, 60% of those aged over 65 opted to leave, the survey of 12,369 people on referendum day showed.
Remain was also the preferred stance of 62% of 25 to 34-year-olds, narrowing to 52% in the 35 to 44 range, before Leave took a majority among 45 to 54-year-olds with 56% backing, expanding to 57% in the 55 to 64 bracket.
Surprise at the referendum's outcome was underlined by the findings which showed that more than half of Leave supporters, 54%, expected to lose, and overall 70% of those who cast ballots believed Remain would win.
While Remain won the backing of 57% of the top earning AB social group, Leave was supported by 64% of C2DEs.
A clear majority of university educated voters went for Remain, while most people whose education ended at secondary school level or earlier supported Brexit.