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U.S. American's opinion on how well a university degree prepares for jobs 2016
How well do you think a university degree prepares someone for a well-paying job in today's economy?
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Oct 6, 2016
This statistic shows opinion of U.S. Americans on how well a university degree prepares someone for a well-paying job in 2016. In 2016, more than 50 percent of Americans thought that four-year degree institutions prepared students somewhat well for entering the workforce.
How well do you think a university degree prepares someone for a well-paying job in today's economy?
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Oct 6, 2016
This statistic shows opinion of U.S. Americans on how well a university degree prepares someone for a well-paying job in 2016. In 2016, more than 50 percent of Americans thought that four-year degree institutions prepared students somewhat well for entering the workforce.
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- October 2016
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- May 25 to June 29, 2016
- Number of respondents
- 5,006 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- American adults
- Method of interview
- Telephone interview
- Supplementary notes
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The original question was phrase by the source as follows: "In general, how well do you think a ___ prepares someone for a well-payed job in today's economy?"
Missing percentage points to 100 percent are due to volunteered responses of "depends on the person/job" and "don't know/refused" not shown.
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- May 25 to June 29, 2016
- Number of respondents
- 5,006 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- American adults
- Method of interview
- Telephone interview
- Supplementary notes
-
The original question was phrase by the source as follows: "In general, how well do you think a ___ prepares someone for a well-payed job in today's economy?"
Missing percentage points to 100 percent are due to volunteered responses of "depends on the person/job" and "don't know/refused" not shown.
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