About three-quarters of the public overall (73%) favors raising the federal minimum wage from its current rate of $7.25 an hour. Just 24% oppose an increase.
Those who support raising the minimum wage were asked, in an open-ended format, to name what the wage should be instead.
Two-in-ten (20%) say the federal minimum wage should be higher than its current rate of $7.25, but less than $10.00 an hour. Nearly four-in-ten (40%) name a rate between $10.00 and $14.99 an hour.
Relatively few (11%) say the minimum wage should be raised to $15.00 an hour or more.
Most Favor Raising Minimum Wage
from Stowe Boyd http://stoweboyd.com/post/135839451227
