This statistic shows survey respondents answers to a question of whether young adults in the United States with different levels of education were ready for the world of work or not as of 2012. In 2012, 65 percent of respondents said they strongly disagreed that high school dropouts were ready to enter the workforce.
Views on the readiness of young people to enter the U.S. workforce 2012
Characteristic
1 - Strongly disagree
2
3
4
5 - Strongly agree
Today's high school dropout is ready for the world of work
65%
19%
10%
3%
3%
Today's high school graduate is ready for the world of work
18%
26%
38%
14%
4%
Today's college graduate is ready for the world of work
In the survey, respondents were asked the following: Next are some questions about students and their future. On a five-point scale, where 5 means strongly agree and 1 means strongly disagree, please indicate your level of agreement with each of the following statements (See statements presented in the graph).
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Gallup. (August 22, 2012). Views on the readiness of young people to enter the U.S. workforce 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/239907/preparedness-of-young-people-to-join-the-workforce/
Gallup. "Views on the readiness of young people to enter the U.S. workforce 2012." Chart. August 22, 2012. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239907/preparedness-of-young-people-to-join-the-workforce/
Gallup. (2012). Views on the readiness of young people to enter the U.S. workforce 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239907/preparedness-of-young-people-to-join-the-workforce/
Gallup. "Views on The Readiness of Young People to Enter The U.S. Workforce 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239907/preparedness-of-young-people-to-join-the-workforce/
Gallup, Views on the readiness of young people to enter the U.S. workforce 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239907/preparedness-of-young-people-to-join-the-workforce/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Views on the readiness of young people to enter the U.S. workforce 2012 [Graph], Gallup, August 22, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/239907/preparedness-of-young-people-to-join-the-workforce/
