This statistic presents the results of a phone survey conducted by Gallup among American adults who were 18 years and older in November 2013. Survey respondents were asked how they would vote on a law that would raise the federal minimum wage in the United States from 7.25 U.S. dollars an hour to 9 U.S. dollars an hour with automatic increased tied to inflation. Some 69 percent of respondents said they would vote for such a proposal.
Suppose that on Election Day you could vote on key issues as well as candidates. Would you vote for or against a law that would raise the general minimum wage to 9 U.S. dollars an hour with automatic increases tied to inflation?
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Gallup. (November 11, 2013). Suppose that on Election Day you could vote on key issues as well as candidates. Would you vote for or against a law that would raise the general minimum wage to 9 U.S. dollars an hour with automatic increases tied to inflation? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/322686/us-attitudes-toward-raising-the-minimum-wage/
Gallup. "Suppose that on Election Day you could vote on key issues as well as candidates. Would you vote for or against a law that would raise the general minimum wage to 9 U.S. dollars an hour with automatic increases tied to inflation?." Chart. November 11, 2013. Statista. Accessed December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/322686/us-attitudes-toward-raising-the-minimum-wage/
Gallup. (2013). Suppose that on Election Day you could vote on key issues as well as candidates. Would you vote for or against a law that would raise the general minimum wage to 9 U.S. dollars an hour with automatic increases tied to inflation?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/322686/us-attitudes-toward-raising-the-minimum-wage/
Gallup. "Suppose That on Election Day You Could Vote on Key Issues as Well as Candidates. Would You Vote for or against a Law That Would Raise The General Minimum Wage to 9 U.S. Dollars An Hour with Automatic Increases Tied to Inflation?." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Nov 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/322686/us-attitudes-toward-raising-the-minimum-wage/
Gallup, Suppose that on Election Day you could vote on key issues as well as candidates. Would you vote for or against a law that would raise the general minimum wage to 9 U.S. dollars an hour with automatic increases tied to inflation? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/322686/us-attitudes-toward-raising-the-minimum-wage/ (last visited December 08, 2023)
Suppose that on Election Day you could vote on key issues as well as candidates. Would you vote for or against a law that would raise the general minimum wage to 9 U.S. dollars an hour with automatic increases tied to inflation? [Graph], Gallup, November 11, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/322686/us-attitudes-toward-raising-the-minimum-wage/