In an online survey conducted in April 2021, around 52 percent of respondents in the United States from the lower income tier said that they strongly favor an increase in the federal minimum wage to 15 U.S. dollars an hour. In comparison, around 25 percent of survey participants from the upper income tier said that they were strongly opposed to a minimum wage increase.
Share of adults who support raising the federal minimum wage to 15 U.S. dollars per hour in the United States in 2021, by income tier
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Pew Research Center. (April 22, 2021). Share of adults who support raising the federal minimum wage to 15 U.S. dollars per hour in the United States in 2021, by income tier [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243052/us-support-minimum-wage-increase-income-tier/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults who support raising the federal minimum wage to 15 U.S. dollars per hour in the United States in 2021, by income tier." Chart. April 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243052/us-support-minimum-wage-increase-income-tier/
Pew Research Center. (2021). Share of adults who support raising the federal minimum wage to 15 U.S. dollars per hour in the United States in 2021, by income tier. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243052/us-support-minimum-wage-increase-income-tier/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults Who Support Raising The Federal Minimum Wage to 15 U.S. Dollars per Hour in The United States in 2021, by Income Tier." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243052/us-support-minimum-wage-increase-income-tier/
Pew Research Center, Share of adults who support raising the federal minimum wage to 15 U.S. dollars per hour in the United States in 2021, by income tier Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243052/us-support-minimum-wage-increase-income-tier/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of adults who support raising the federal minimum wage to 15 U.S. dollars per hour in the United States in 2021, by income tier [Graph], Pew Research Center, April 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243052/us-support-minimum-wage-increase-income-tier/