This statistic shows the results of survey completed in 2015 that portrays whether Americans favor or oppose abolishing the penny. In 2015, 51 percent of respondents oppose abolishing the penny. 29 percent stated they are in favor of it.
United States: Would you favor or oppose abolishing the penny so that the nickel would be the lowest denomination coin?
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Would you favor or oppose abolishing the penny so that the nickel would be the lowest denomination coin?"
Percentage points may not add to 100 percent because of rounding.
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Harris Interactive. (September 22, 2015). United States: Would you favor or oppose abolishing the penny so that the nickel would be the lowest denomination coin? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/470803/abolishing-the-penny/
Harris Interactive. "United States: Would you favor or oppose abolishing the penny so that the nickel would be the lowest denomination coin?." Chart. September 22, 2015. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/470803/abolishing-the-penny/
Harris Interactive. (2015). United States: Would you favor or oppose abolishing the penny so that the nickel would be the lowest denomination coin?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/470803/abolishing-the-penny/
Harris Interactive. "United States: Would You Favor or Oppose Abolishing The Penny so That The Nickel Would Be The Lowest Denomination Coin?." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Sep 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/470803/abolishing-the-penny/
Harris Interactive, United States: Would you favor or oppose abolishing the penny so that the nickel would be the lowest denomination coin? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/470803/abolishing-the-penny/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
United States: Would you favor or oppose abolishing the penny so that the nickel would be the lowest denomination coin? [Graph], Harris Interactive, September 22, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/470803/abolishing-the-penny/
