U.S. share of adults who support a minimum wage increase 2021, by age

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 3, 2023
In an online survey conducted in April 2021, around 45 percent of respondents in the United States between the ages of 18 and 29 said that they strongly favor an increase in the federal minimum wage to 15 U.S. dollars an hour. In comparison, around 27 percent of survey participants from the 65 and over age range said that they were strongly opposed to a minimum wage increase.

Share of adults who support raising the federal minimum wage to 15 U.S. dollars per hour in the United States in 2021, by age

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Release date

April 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

April 5 to 11, 2021

Number of respondents

5,109 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

based on 2019 earnings

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Values may not be equal to 100 percent as no answer responses were not shown.

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