This graph shows the results of a survey among American parents on what age their kids would have to be in order to start working odd jobs and earn money themselves. The survey was conducted in 2011. 46 percent of surveyed parents stated their kids would have to be at least 12 to 14 years old in order to be allowed to work odd jobs.
Parents - at what age would you let your children start working odd jobs?
(United States, 2012)
The source does not specify the exact number of respondents or the exact time period during which the survey was conducted. The source does not provide the exact phrasing of the question. As a result, the wording here may differ from the original question.
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Boy Scouts of America. (December 4, 2012). Parents - at what age would you let your children start working odd jobs? (United States, 2012) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/247872/survey-among-parents-on-their-kids-taking-on-odd-jobs/
Boy Scouts of America. "Parents - at what age would you let your children start working odd jobs? (United States, 2012)." Chart. December 4, 2012. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/247872/survey-among-parents-on-their-kids-taking-on-odd-jobs/
Boy Scouts of America. (2012). Parents - at what age would you let your children start working odd jobs? (United States, 2012). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/247872/survey-among-parents-on-their-kids-taking-on-odd-jobs/
Boy Scouts of America. "Parents - at What Age Would You Let Your Children Start Working Odd Jobs? (United States, 2012)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Dec 2012, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/247872/survey-among-parents-on-their-kids-taking-on-odd-jobs/
Boy Scouts of America, Parents - at what age would you let your children start working odd jobs? (United States, 2012) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/247872/survey-among-parents-on-their-kids-taking-on-odd-jobs/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Parents - at what age would you let your children start working odd jobs? (United States, 2012) [Graph], Boy Scouts of America, December 4, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/247872/survey-among-parents-on-their-kids-taking-on-odd-jobs/
