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Thinking about your use of the payments from the "Child Tax Credit" did you:
Asked of: CTC_YN = 1
Main use of Child Tax Credit payments · Asked in 9 waves, 2021–2022 · 106,889 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Periods loaded: week34, week35, week36, week37, week38, week39, week40, week41, week42.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Mostly spend it | Mostly save it | Mostly use it to pay off debt | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 41% | 22% | 37% | 8773 | ±2 |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 42 (2022-01-26 to 2022-02-07) Source variable CTC_USE. Universe: CTC_YN = 1. | 2022-01-26 to 2022-02-07 | web | 75,482 | 8,773 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 41 (2021-12-29 to 2022-01-10) Source variable CTC_USE. Universe: CTC_YN = 1. | 2021-12-29 to 2022-01-10 | web | 74,995 | 14,507 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 40 (2021-12-01 to 2021-12-13) Source variable CTC_USE. Universe: CTC_YN = 1. | 2021-12-01 to 2021-12-13 | web | 60,826 | 10,770 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 39 (2021-09-29 to 2021-10-11) Source variable CTC_USE. Universe: CTC_YN = 1. | 2021-09-29 to 2021-10-11 | web | 57,064 | 10,197 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 38 (2021-09-15 to 2021-09-27) Source variable CTC_USE. Universe: CTC_YN = 1. | 2021-09-15 to 2021-09-27 | web | 59,833 | 11,116 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 37 (2021-09-01 to 2021-09-13) Source variable CTC_USE. Universe: CTC_YN = 1. | 2021-09-01 to 2021-09-13 | web | 63,536 | 11,936 |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Less than high school | 47% | 11% | 43% | 327 | ±9 |
| High school | 42% | 15% | 44% | 1064 | ±5 |
| Some college | 39% | 20% | 41% | 2686 | ±3 |
| Bachelor's | 39% | 34% | 27% | 2449 | ±3 |
| Postgraduate | 42% | 37% | 21% | 2247 | ±3 |
Household Pulse Survey, Week 42 (2022-01-26 to 2022-02-07) · US adults 18+ living in housing units (50 states and DC). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 36 (2021-08-18 to 2021-08-30) Source variable CTC_USE. Universe: CTC_YN = 1. |
| 2021-08-18 to 2021-08-30 |
| web |
| 69,114 |
| 13,815 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 35 (2021-08-04 to 2021-08-16) Source variable CTC_USE. Universe: CTC_YN = 1. | 2021-08-04 to 2021-08-16 | web | 68,799 | 13,374 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 34 (2021-07-21 to 2021-08-02) Source variable CTC_USE. Universe: CTC_YN = 1. | 2021-07-21 to 2021-08-02 | web | 64,562 | 12,401 |