What was the relative location between first 2nd and 3rd class passengers relative to lifeboats and stairwells

Answer 1

First Class--A, B, and C decks, amidships----full access to stairways going up, elevators, and boats.

Second Class---Aft of first class, and also below first class amidships--------access to boats on the after part of the boat deck unrestricted, forward boats were not easily reached.

Steerage (third class) Single men forward and low D deck and below. Single women and families----------far aft from c deck down. Third class entrance to upper decks was from the family quarters, and did not extend up to the Boat deck. Most steerage passengers who survived did so by penetrating into first class sections of the ship and finding their own way, although a steward did escort two groups from the steerage area aft up to the boat deck, and a large number of that group also survived.

You should note that in 1912, such things as access to lifeboats were considered among the perks of traveling First Class, so there was no insidious behavior at work in the relative casualty lists when examined by class and .