This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2011 on the importance of having a job or career that benefits society. 17 percent of respondents stated that having a job or career that benefits society is one of the most important things to them.
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Pew Research Center. (February 9, 2012). How important is it to you personally to have a job or career that benefits society? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/218052/importance-of-having-a-job-or-career-that-benefits-society-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "How important is it to you personally to have a job or career that benefits society?." Chart. February 9, 2012. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/218052/importance-of-having-a-job-or-career-that-benefits-society-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. (2012). How important is it to you personally to have a job or career that benefits society?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/218052/importance-of-having-a-job-or-career-that-benefits-society-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "How Important Is It to You Personally to Have a Job or Career That Benefits Society?." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/218052/importance-of-having-a-job-or-career-that-benefits-society-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center, How important is it to you personally to have a job or career that benefits society? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/218052/importance-of-having-a-job-or-career-that-benefits-society-in-the-us/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
How important is it to you personally to have a job or career that benefits society? [Graph], Pew Research Center, February 9, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/218052/importance-of-having-a-job-or-career-that-benefits-society-in-the-us/