This statistic presents the results of a phone survey by Reason-Rupe among American adults in December 2013. Survey respondents were asked if they favored or opposed raising the minimum wage from 7.25 to 10.10 U.S. dollars per hour. Some 72 percent of respondents said they favored raising the minimum wage to 10.10 U.S. dollar per hour.
The federal minimum wage is 7.25 U.S. dollars an hour. Do you favor or oppose raising the minimum wage to 10.10 U.S. dollars per hour?
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Reason. (December 13, 2013). The federal minimum wage is 7.25 U.S. dollars an hour. Do you favor or oppose raising the minimum wage to 10.10 U.S. dollars per hour? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/322828/us-favor-or-oppose-raising-minimum-wage/
Reason. "The federal minimum wage is 7.25 U.S. dollars an hour. Do you favor or oppose raising the minimum wage to 10.10 U.S. dollars per hour?." Chart. December 13, 2013. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/322828/us-favor-or-oppose-raising-minimum-wage/
Reason. (2013). The federal minimum wage is 7.25 U.S. dollars an hour. Do you favor or oppose raising the minimum wage to 10.10 U.S. dollars per hour?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/322828/us-favor-or-oppose-raising-minimum-wage/
Reason. "The Federal Minimum Wage Is 7.25 U.S. Dollars An Hour. Do You Favor or Oppose Raising The Minimum Wage to 10.10 U.S. Dollars per Hour?." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2013, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/322828/us-favor-or-oppose-raising-minimum-wage/
Reason, The federal minimum wage is 7.25 U.S. dollars an hour. Do you favor or oppose raising the minimum wage to 10.10 U.S. dollars per hour? Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/322828/us-favor-or-oppose-raising-minimum-wage/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
The federal minimum wage is 7.25 U.S. dollars an hour. Do you favor or oppose raising the minimum wage to 10.10 U.S. dollars per hour? [Graph], Reason, December 13, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/322828/us-favor-or-oppose-raising-minimum-wage/