This statistic presents the results of a phone survey by Reason-Rupe among American adults in December 2013. Survey respondents were asked if they thought the federal government should set a minimum wage, or not. Some 73 percent of respondents said the federal government should set a minimum wage.
Do you think the federal government should set a minimum wage, or not?
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Reason. (December 13, 2013). Do you think the federal government should set a minimum wage, or not? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/322723/us-should-the-federal-government-set-a-minimum-wage/
Reason. "Do you think the federal government should set a minimum wage, or not?." Chart. December 13, 2013. Statista. Accessed January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/322723/us-should-the-federal-government-set-a-minimum-wage/
Reason. (2013). Do you think the federal government should set a minimum wage, or not?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/322723/us-should-the-federal-government-set-a-minimum-wage/
Reason. "Do You Think The Federal Government Should Set a Minimum Wage, or Not?." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/322723/us-should-the-federal-government-set-a-minimum-wage/
Reason, Do you think the federal government should set a minimum wage, or not? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/322723/us-should-the-federal-government-set-a-minimum-wage/ (last visited January 05, 2025)
Do you think the federal government should set a minimum wage, or not? [Graph], Reason, December 13, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/322723/us-should-the-federal-government-set-a-minimum-wage/
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