The statistic represents Americans' preference of becoming a boss in their work life, sorted by generation and sex. In 2013, about 70 percent of male Millennials stated that they would like to be a boss/top manager someday, compared to 61 percent of women.
Thinking about your work life, would you like to someday be a boss or one of the top managers, or is this not something you would like to do?
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Pew Research Center. (December 11, 2013). Thinking about your work life, would you like to someday be a boss or one of the top managers, or is this not something you would like to do? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/319676/percentage-of-americans-who-would-like-to-be-a-boss-someday/
Pew Research Center. "Thinking about your work life, would you like to someday be a boss or one of the top managers, or is this not something you would like to do?." Chart. December 11, 2013. Statista. Accessed May 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319676/percentage-of-americans-who-would-like-to-be-a-boss-someday/
Pew Research Center. (2013). Thinking about your work life, would you like to someday be a boss or one of the top managers, or is this not something you would like to do?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319676/percentage-of-americans-who-would-like-to-be-a-boss-someday/
Pew Research Center. "Thinking about Your Work Life, Would You like to Someday Be a Boss or One of The Top Managers, or Is This Not Something You Would like to Do?." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319676/percentage-of-americans-who-would-like-to-be-a-boss-someday/
Pew Research Center, Thinking about your work life, would you like to someday be a boss or one of the top managers, or is this not something you would like to do? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319676/percentage-of-americans-who-would-like-to-be-a-boss-someday/ (last visited May 30, 2023)
Thinking about your work life, would you like to someday be a boss or one of the top managers, or is this not something you would like to do? [Graph], Pew Research Center, December 11, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/319676/percentage-of-americans-who-would-like-to-be-a-boss-someday/