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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Purpose of choice of job among U.S. high school graduates 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.
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Horatio Alger Association. (October 1, 2012). High school graduates: Why did you take on your current job? (United States, 2012) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from /statistics/243913/purpose-of-job-among-high-school-graduates-in-the-united-states/
Horatio Alger Association. "High school graduates: Why did you take on your current job? (United States, 2012)." Chart. October 1, 2012. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 06, 2026. /statistics/243913/purpose-of-job-among-high-school-graduates-in-the-united-states/
Horatio Alger Association. (2012). High school graduates: Why did you take on your current job? (United States, 2012). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 06, 2026. /statistics/243913/purpose-of-job-among-high-school-graduates-in-the-united-states/
Horatio Alger Association. "High School Graduates: Why Did You Take on Your Current Job? (United States, 2012)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Oct 2012, /statistics/243913/purpose-of-job-among-high-school-graduates-in-the-united-states/
Horatio Alger Association, High school graduates: Why did you take on your current job? (United States, 2012) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/243913/purpose-of-job-among-high-school-graduates-in-the-united-states/ (last visited August 06, 2026)
High school graduates: Why did you take on your current job? (United States, 2012) [Graph], Horatio Alger Association, October 1, 2012. [Online]. Available: /statistics/243913/purpose-of-job-among-high-school-graduates-in-the-united-states/
