This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans on the importance of being successful in a high-paying career or profession. 40 percent of respondents stated that being successful in a high-paying career or profession is very important to them, but not the most.
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Pew Research Center. (February 9, 2012). How important is being successful in a high-paying career or profession to you? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/217963/importance-of-success-in-a-high-paying-profession-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "How important is being successful in a high-paying career or profession to you?." Chart. February 9, 2012. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217963/importance-of-success-in-a-high-paying-profession-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. (2012). How important is being successful in a high-paying career or profession to you?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217963/importance-of-success-in-a-high-paying-profession-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "How Important Is Being Successful in a High-paying Career or Profession to You?." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217963/importance-of-success-in-a-high-paying-profession-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center, How important is being successful in a high-paying career or profession to you? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217963/importance-of-success-in-a-high-paying-profession-in-the-us/ (last visited May 08, 2024)
How important is being successful in a high-paying career or profession to you? [Graph], Pew Research Center, February 9, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/217963/importance-of-success-in-a-high-paying-profession-in-the-us/