The White House is scrapping an Obama-era plan to require companies to document how much they pay their employees alongside their age, ethnicity, and gender. Which statement comes closest to your view?

The White House is scrapping an Obama‑era plan to require companies to document how much they pay their employees alongside their age, ethnicity, and gender. Which statement comes closest to your view? Published on September 1, 2017 → Survey conducted on September 1, 2017 on 5132 U.S. adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

The government should be requiring companies to keep track of all this data

46%

Companies should be encouraged but not required to keep track of this data

17%

It should be up to companies entirely whether they keep track of this data

22%

Not sure

15%

The government should be requiring companies to keep track of all this data

46%

Companies should be encouraged but not required to keep track of this data

17%

It should be up to companies entirely whether they keep track of this data

22%

Not sure

15%

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