In an online survey conducted in April 2021, around 45 percent of respondents in the United States between the ages of 18 and 29 said that they strongly favor an increase in the federal minimum wage to 15 U.S. dollars an hour. In comparison, around 27 percent of survey participants from the 65 and over age range 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 age
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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 age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250231/us-support-minimum-wage-increase-age/
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 age." Chart. April 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250231/us-support-minimum-wage-increase-age/
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 age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250231/us-support-minimum-wage-increase-age/
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 Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250231/us-support-minimum-wage-increase-age/
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 age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250231/us-support-minimum-wage-increase-age/ (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 age [Graph], Pew Research Center, April 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250231/us-support-minimum-wage-increase-age/