This statistic shows the results of survey completed in 2015 that portrays whether Americans favor or oppose abolishing the penny. In 2015, 51 percent of respondents oppose abolishing the penny. 29 percent stated they are in favor of it.
United States: Would you favor or oppose abolishing the penny so that the nickel would be the lowest denomination coin?
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Harris Interactive. (September 22, 2015). United States: Would you favor or oppose abolishing the penny so that the nickel would be the lowest denomination coin? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/470803/abolishing-the-penny/
Harris Interactive. "United States: Would you favor or oppose abolishing the penny so that the nickel would be the lowest denomination coin?." Chart. September 22, 2015. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/470803/abolishing-the-penny/
Harris Interactive. (2015). United States: Would you favor or oppose abolishing the penny so that the nickel would be the lowest denomination coin?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/470803/abolishing-the-penny/
Harris Interactive. "United States: Would You Favor or Oppose Abolishing The Penny so That The Nickel Would Be The Lowest Denomination Coin?." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Sep 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/470803/abolishing-the-penny/
Harris Interactive, United States: Would you favor or oppose abolishing the penny so that the nickel would be the lowest denomination coin? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/470803/abolishing-the-penny/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
United States: Would you favor or oppose abolishing the penny so that the nickel would be the lowest denomination coin? [Graph], Harris Interactive, September 22, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/470803/abolishing-the-penny/