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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.
| AK | 40% | 17% | 42% | 173 | ±13 |
| AL | 38% | 24% | 37% | 120 | ±13 |
| AR | 36% | 16% | 48% | 128 | ±12 |
| AZ | 34% | 13% | 53% | 220 | ±11 |
| CA | 43% | 17% | 40% | 687 | ±7 |
| CO | 46% | 25% | 28% | 195 | ±12 |
| CT | 46% | 12% | 42% | 161 | ±10 |
| DC † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 44 | ±23 |
| DE † | 36% | 26% | 38% | 107 | ±17 |
| FL | 40% | 21% | 39% | 270 | ±10 |
| GA | 47% | 24% | 29% | 224 | ±10 |
| HI | 41% | 23% | 37% | 115 | ±12 |
| IA | 31% | 27% | 42% | 156 | ±10 |
| ID | 38% | 26% | 35% | 121 | ±12 |
| IL | 40% | 21% | 39% | 192 | ±10 |
| IN | 33% | 31% | 37% | 146 | ±10 |
| KS | 37% | 28% | 35% | 166 | ±11 |
| KY | 40% | 18% | 43% | 122 | ±14 |
| LA | 49% | 17% | 34% | 90 | ±14 |
| MA | 37% | 33% | 30% | 238 | ±9 |
| MD | 39% | 24% | 38% | 212 | ±9 |
| ME † | 21% | 42% | 37% | 79 | ±19 |
| MI | 50% | 19% | 31% | 242 | ±9 |
| MN | 46% | 29% | 26% | 188 | ±10 |
| MO | 44% | 21% | 36% | 157 | ±12 |
| MS † | 49% | 11% | 39% | 84 | ±14 |
| MT † | 44% | 28% | 28% | 81 | ±14 |
| NC | 44% | 21% | 34% | 156 | ±12 |
| ND | 45% | 29% | 27% | 78 | ±13 |
| NE † | 40% | 27% | 33% | 94 | ±14 |
| NH | 39% | 27% | 34% | 114 | ±12 |
| NJ | 47% | 17% | 36% | 163 | ±11 |
| NM | 41% | 15% | 44% | 144 | ±11 |
| NV | 36% | 23% | 41% | 134 | ±11 |
| NY | 44% | 25% | 31% | 145 | ±14 |
| OH | 39% | 27% | 33% | 142 | ±11 |
| OK | 33% | 26% | 42% | 141 | ±12 |
| OR | 37% | 33% | 31% | 213 | ±11 |
| PA | 42% | 22% | 36% | 201 | ±11 |
| RI † | 32% | 23% | 45% | 78 | ±15 |
| SC | 31% | 21% | 48% | 131 | ±12 |
| SD | 42% | 30% | 28% | 111 | ±12 |
| TN | 37% | 29% | 34% | 148 | ±10 |
| TX | 41% | 21% | 38% | 520 | ±9 |
| UT | 34% | 25% | 41% | 305 | ±9 |
| VA | 36% | 27% | 38% | 245 | ±10 |
| VT | 43% | 26% | 32% | 107 | ±12 |
| WA | 43% | 29% | 28% | 353 | ±9 |
| WI | 36% | 31% | 33% | 153 | ±10 |
| WV † | 46% | 10% | 44% | 79 | ±20 |
| WY † | 39% | 15% | 46% | 100 | ±14 |
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 |