Purpose of job among high school graduates in the United States in 2012

This statistic shows the results of a survey among high school graduates regarding the purpose of their current job in the United States in 2012. As of 2012, 40 percent of the high school graduates enrolled in college chose their current job as a way to save some money for school, wheras the majority of high school students not enrolled in college (50 percent) chose their job in order to pay their bills.

High school graduates: Why did you take on your current job? (United States, 2012)

Characteristic	High school graduates enrolled in college	High school graduates not enrolled in college
Way to save money for school	40%	21%
Way to pay the bills	28%	50%
Way to earn spending money	28%	15%
Exploring a career option	27%	20%
A career position	5%	22%

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Release date

2012

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Region

United States

Survey time period

March 15 to April 1, 2012

Number of respondents

1,503 respondents

Special properties

High school graduates

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The source does not provide the original question to this survey. The wording here may therefore differ.
According to the source, "to qualify as a recent high school graduate, respondents must be younger than 24 and have graduated from high school" for this survey.

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