Do you view minimum wage jobs as stepping-stones to help lower skilled or younger workers gain skills, or as long-term positions for established workers to support their families?
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This statistic presents the results of a phone survey by Reason-Rupe among American adults in December 2013. Survey respondents were asked how they viewed minimum wage jobs in the United States. Some ** percent of respondents said they viewed minimum wage jobs as stepping stones to help lower-skilled or younger workers gain skills.
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Reason. (December 13, 2013). Do you view minimum wage jobs as stepping-stones to help lower skilled or younger workers gain skills, or as long-term positions for established workers to support their families? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from /statistics/322741/us-purpose-of-minimum-wage-jobs/
Reason. "Do you view minimum wage jobs as stepping-stones to help lower skilled or younger workers gain skills, or as long-term positions for established workers to support their families?." Chart. December 13, 2013. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 06, 2026. /statistics/322741/us-purpose-of-minimum-wage-jobs/
Reason. (2013). Do you view minimum wage jobs as stepping-stones to help lower skilled or younger workers gain skills, or as long-term positions for established workers to support their families?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 06, 2026. /statistics/322741/us-purpose-of-minimum-wage-jobs/
Reason. "Do You View Minimum Wage Jobs as Stepping-stones to Help Lower Skilled or Younger Workers Gain Skills, or as Long-term Positions for Established Workers to Support Their Families?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 13 Dec 2013, /statistics/322741/us-purpose-of-minimum-wage-jobs/
Reason, Do you view minimum wage jobs as stepping-stones to help lower skilled or younger workers gain skills, or as long-term positions for established workers to support their families? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/322741/us-purpose-of-minimum-wage-jobs/ (last visited August 06, 2026)
Do you view minimum wage jobs as stepping-stones to help lower skilled or younger workers gain skills, or as long-term positions for established workers to support their families? [Graph], Reason, December 13, 2013. [Online]. Available: /statistics/322741/us-purpose-of-minimum-wage-jobs/
