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Thinking about your use of the payments from the "Child Tax Credit" did you:
Asked of: CTC_REFUND = 1
Main use of Child Tax Credit payments · Asked in 6 waves, 2022 · 19,087 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Periods loaded: week43, week44, week45, week46, week47, week48. Version of CTC_USE first asked in week43. Through Week 42 the item asked about the 2021 monthly advance Child Tax Credit payments (CTC_YN = 1); from Week 43 it asks about the credit received in a tax refund (CTC_REFUND = 1). 'Mostly use it to pay off debt' rose from 37 to 58 percent.
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 | 26% | 23% | 51% | 2779 | ±4 | |
| AK |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 48 (2022-07-27 to 2022-08-08) Source variable CTC_USE. Universe: CTC_REFUND = 1. | 2022-07-27 to 2022-08-08 | web | 46,801 | 911 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 47 (2022-06-29 to 2022-07-11) Source variable CTC_USE. Universe: CTC_REFUND = 1. | 2022-06-29 to 2022-07-11 | web | 58,304 | 1,539 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 46 (2022-06-01 to 2022-06-13) Source variable CTC_USE. Universe: CTC_REFUND = 1. | 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-13 | web | 62,826 | 2,779 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 45 (2022-04-27 to 2022-05-09) Source variable CTC_USE. Universe: CTC_REFUND = 1. | 2022-04-27 to 2022-05-09 | web | 61,767 | 4,540 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 44 (2022-03-30 to 2022-04-11) Source variable CTC_USE. Universe: CTC_REFUND = 1. | 2022-03-30 to 2022-04-11 | web | 63,769 | 4,569 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 43 (2022-03-02 to 2022-03-14) Source variable CTC_USE. Universe: CTC_REFUND = 1. | 2022-03-02 to 2022-03-14 | web | 84,158 | 4,749 |
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.
| Too few respondents |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| 19 |
| ±30 |
| AL † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 31 | ±23 |
| AR † | 44% | 6% | 50% | 30 | ±22 |
| AZ † | 11% | 11% | 78% | 81 | ±19 |
| CA † | 27% | 24% | 50% | 233 | ±14 |
| CO † | 26% | 24% | 50% | 68 | ±17 |
| CT † | 29% | 32% | 39% | 59 | ±18 |
| DC † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 20 | ±29 |
| DE † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 23 | ±30 |
| FL † | 27% | 8% | 66% | 84 | ±19 |
| GA † | 14% | 33% | 53% | 94 | ±14 |
| HI † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 49 | ±22 |
| IA † | 23% | 42% | 34% | 38 | ±20 |
| ID † | 23% | 23% | 53% | 58 | ±17 |
| IL † | 15% | 29% | 56% | 74 | ±15 |
| IN † | 41% | 21% | 38% | 76 | ±16 |
| KS † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 51 | ±22 |
| KY † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 28 | ±22 |
| LA † | 37% | 26% | 37% | 35 | ±21 |
| MA † | 27% | 32% | 41% | 89 | ±14 |
| MD † | 26% | 29% | 45% | 67 | ±18 |
| ME † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 24 | ±30 |
| MI † | 26% | 15% | 59% | 73 | ±16 |
| MN † | 13% | 40% | 47% | 53 | ±16 |
| MO † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 41 | ±23 |
| MS † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 14 | ±32 |
| MT † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 26 | ±30 |
| NC † | 32% | 27% | 41% | 62 | ±20 |
| ND † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 22 | ±24 |
| NE † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 36 | ±24 |
| NH † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 21 | ±25 |
| NJ † | 31% | 21% | 48% | 62 | ±15 |
| NM † | 38% | 16% | 46% | 61 | ±18 |
| NV † | 31% | 20% | 49% | 49 | ±20 |
| NY † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 42 | ±22 |
| OH † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 40 | ±23 |
| OK † | 19% | 23% | 57% | 42 | ±18 |
| OR † | 24% | 48% | 28% | 62 | ±17 |
| PA † | 27% | 25% | 48% | 86 | ±17 |
| RI † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 20 | ±32 |
| SC † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 41 | ±23 |
| SD † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 23 | ±26 |
| TN † | 35% | 16% | 49% | 48 | ±20 |
| TX | 29% | 21% | 50% | 154 | ±12 |
| UT † | 22% | 32% | 47% | 81 | ±15 |
| VA † | 14% | 41% | 45% | 77 | ±18 |
| VT † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 22 | ±29 |
| WA † | 35% | 28% | 37% | 90 | ±18 |
| WI † | 24% | 29% | 47% | 52 | ±18 |
| WV † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 27 | ±28 |
| WY † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 21 | ±26 |
Household Pulse Survey, Week 46 (2022-06-01 to 2022-06-13) · 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.