This statistic presents the results of a phone survey by Reason-Rupe among American adults in December 2013. Survey respondents were asked how much they think the minimum wage should be. This was an open-ended question; respondents could answer freely. Accounting for all answers, the mean minimum wage figure was 15.23 U.S. dollars per hour. The median figure was 10 dollars per hour.
What do you think the federal minimum wage should be?*
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Reason. (December 13, 2013). What do you think the federal minimum wage should be?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/322747/us-opinion-level-of-minimum-wage/
Reason. "What do you think the federal minimum wage should be?*." Chart. December 13, 2013. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/322747/us-opinion-level-of-minimum-wage/
Reason. (2013). What do you think the federal minimum wage should be?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/322747/us-opinion-level-of-minimum-wage/
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What do you think the federal minimum wage should be?* [Graph], Reason, December 13, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/322747/us-opinion-level-of-minimum-wage/
