In an April 2024 online survey, an overwhelming majority of respondents in the United States, regardless of which political party they identified with, said that 7.25 U.S. dollars per hour is not enough for the average American worker to have a decent quality of life. The U.S. federal minimum wage has not been raised since 2009. Since then, many states have raised the wage, with a number of states having more than doubled the federal minimum.
Share of adults who think the federal minimum wage of 7.25 U.S. dollars per hour is enough for the average worker to have a decent quality of life in the United States in 2024, by political party
The source defines a decent quality of life as the ability to afford basic necessities such as groceries, rent or mortgage payments, transportation, and other essential bills without struggling.
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Data for Progress. (April 26, 2024). Share of adults who think the federal minimum wage of 7.25 U.S. dollars per hour is enough for the average worker to have a decent quality of life in the United States in 2024, by political party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485243/minimum-wage-high-enough-decent-quality-life-party-us/
Data for Progress. "Share of adults who think the federal minimum wage of 7.25 U.S. dollars per hour is enough for the average worker to have a decent quality of life in the United States in 2024, by political party." Chart. April 26, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485243/minimum-wage-high-enough-decent-quality-life-party-us/
Data for Progress. (2024). Share of adults who think the federal minimum wage of 7.25 U.S. dollars per hour is enough for the average worker to have a decent quality of life in the United States in 2024, by political party. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485243/minimum-wage-high-enough-decent-quality-life-party-us/
Data for Progress. "Share of Adults Who Think The Federal Minimum Wage of 7.25 U.S. Dollars per Hour Is Enough for The Average Worker to Have a Decent Quality of Life in The United States in 2024, by Political Party." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485243/minimum-wage-high-enough-decent-quality-life-party-us/
Data for Progress, Share of adults who think the federal minimum wage of 7.25 U.S. dollars per hour is enough for the average worker to have a decent quality of life in the United States in 2024, by political party Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485243/minimum-wage-high-enough-decent-quality-life-party-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of adults who think the federal minimum wage of 7.25 U.S. dollars per hour is enough for the average worker to have a decent quality of life in the United States in 2024, by political party [Graph], Data for Progress, April 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1485243/minimum-wage-high-enough-decent-quality-life-party-us/
