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.
How important is it to you personally to have a job or career that benefits society?
During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "Here are some goals that people value in their lives. Some people say these things are very important to them.
Others say they are not so important. Please tell me how important each is to you personally.
[Having a job or career that benefits society], is that one of the most important things in your life, very important but not the most, somewhat important, or not important?
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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 July 22, 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 July 22, 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: July 22, 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 July 22, 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/
