This statistic presents the results of a phone survey by Reason-Rupe among American adults in December 2013. Survey respondents were asked how they viewed minimum wage jobs in the United States. Some 61 percent of respondents said they viewed minimum wage jobs as stepping stones to help lower-skilled or younger workers gain skills.
Do you view minimum wage jobs as stepping-stones to help lower skilled or younger workers gain skills, or as long-term positions for established workers to support their families?
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Reason. (December 13, 2013). Do you view minimum wage jobs as stepping-stones to help lower skilled or younger workers gain skills, or as long-term positions for established workers to support their families? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/322741/us-purpose-of-minimum-wage-jobs/
Reason. "Do you view minimum wage jobs as stepping-stones to help lower skilled or younger workers gain skills, or as long-term positions for established workers to support their families?." Chart. December 13, 2013. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/322741/us-purpose-of-minimum-wage-jobs/
Reason. (2013). Do you view minimum wage jobs as stepping-stones to help lower skilled or younger workers gain skills, or as long-term positions for established workers to support their families?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/322741/us-purpose-of-minimum-wage-jobs/
Reason. "Do You View Minimum Wage Jobs as Stepping-stones to Help Lower Skilled or Younger Workers Gain Skills, or as Long-term Positions for Established Workers to Support Their Families?." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/322741/us-purpose-of-minimum-wage-jobs/
Reason, Do you view minimum wage jobs as stepping-stones to help lower skilled or younger workers gain skills, or as long-term positions for established workers to support their families? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/322741/us-purpose-of-minimum-wage-jobs/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Do you view minimum wage jobs as stepping-stones to help lower skilled or younger workers gain skills, or as long-term positions for established workers to support their families? [Graph], Reason, December 13, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/322741/us-purpose-of-minimum-wage-jobs/
