Views on the readiness of young people to enter the U.S. workforce in 2012

This statistic shows survey respondents answers to a question of whether young adults in the United States with different levels of education were ready for the world of work or not as of 2012. In 2012, 65 percent of respondents said they strongly disagreed that high school dropouts were ready to enter the workforce.

Views on the readiness of young people to enter the U.S. workforce 2012

Characteristic	1 - Strongly disagree	2	3	4	5 - Strongly agree
Today's high school dropout is ready for the world of work	65%	19%	10%	3%	3%
Today's high school graduate is ready for the world of work	18%	26%	38%	14%	4%
Today's college graduate is ready for the world of work	7%	10%	29%	40%	14%

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Release date

August 2012

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Region

United States

Survey time period

May 7, 2012 to June 10, 2012

Number of respondents

1,002 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

In the survey, respondents were asked the following: Next are some questions about students and their future. On a five-point scale, where 5 means strongly agree and 1 means strongly disagree, please indicate your level of agreement with each of the following statements (See statements presented in the graph).

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