The statistic shows the opinion of Americans about the current CEO pay practice in the U.S. in 2015. Approximately half of the respondents (49 percent) believed that the government should do something to change current CEO pay practices.
Do you believe the government should do something to change current CEO pay practices?
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Yes
49%
No
35%
I don't know
17%
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Stanford University (Corporate Governance Research Initiative, & The Rock Center for Corporate Governance). (February 29, 2016). Do you believe the government should do something to change current CEO pay practices? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/549685/public-opinion-on-current-ceo-pay-practices-in-the-us/
Stanford University (Corporate Governance Research Initiative, und The Rock Center for Corporate Governance). "Do you believe the government should do something to change current CEO pay practices?." Chart. February 29, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/549685/public-opinion-on-current-ceo-pay-practices-in-the-us/
Stanford University (Corporate Governance Research Initiative, The Rock Center for Corporate Governance). (2016). Do you believe the government should do something to change current CEO pay practices?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/549685/public-opinion-on-current-ceo-pay-practices-in-the-us/
Stanford University (Corporate Governance Research Initiative, and The Rock Center for Corporate Governance). "Do You Believe The Government Should Do Something to Change Current Ceo Pay Practices?." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/549685/public-opinion-on-current-ceo-pay-practices-in-the-us/
Stanford University (Corporate Governance Research Initiative & The Rock Center for Corporate Governance), Do you believe the government should do something to change current CEO pay practices? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/549685/public-opinion-on-current-ceo-pay-practices-in-the-us/ (last visited May 05, 2025)
Do you believe the government should do something to change current CEO pay practices? [Graph], Stanford University (Corporate Governance Research Initiative, & The Rock Center for Corporate Governance), February 29, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/549685/public-opinion-on-current-ceo-pay-practices-in-the-us/
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