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If you, or anyone in your household, already received, or plan to receive a "stimulus payment," that is the coronavirus related Economic Impact Payment from the Federal Government, did or will you use it: Select only one answer.
Asked of: All person's born before 2002
Use of stimulus payment · Asked in 6 waves, 2020 · 454,853 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Periods loaded: week07, week08, week09, week10, week11, week12.
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 to pay for expenses (food, clothing, shelter, etc.) | Mostly to pay off debt (car loans, student loans, credit cards) | Mostly to add to savings | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 12 (2020-07-16 to 2020-07-21) Source variable EIP. Universe: All person's born before 2002. | 2020-07-16 to 2020-07-21 | web | 86,792 | 71,552 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 11 (2020-07-09 to 2020-07-14) Source variable EIP. Universe: All person's born before 2002. | 2020-07-09 to 2020-07-14 | web | 91,605 | 75,564 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 10 (2020-07-02 to 2020-07-07) Source variable EIP. Universe: All person's born before 2002. | 2020-07-02 to 2020-07-07 | web | 90,767 | 75,046 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 9 (2020-06-25 to 2020-06-30) Source variable EIP. Universe: All person's born before 2002. | 2020-06-25 to 2020-06-30 | web | 98,663 | 82,285 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 8 (2020-06-18 to 2020-06-23) Source variable EIP. Universe: All person's born before 2002. | 2020-06-18 to 2020-06-23 | web | 108,062 | 89,650 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 7 (2020-06-11 to 2020-06-16) Source variable EIP. Universe: All person's born before 2002. | 2020-06-11 to 2020-06-16 | web | 73,472 |
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.
| 75% |
| 14% |
| 11% |
| 71552 |
| ±1 |
| 18–29 | 75% | 16% | 10% | 6655 | ±3 |
| 30–44 | 76% | 14% | 10% | 20528 | ±2 |
| 45–64 | 77% | 14% | 9% | 27620 | ±2 |
| 65+ | 70% | 13% | 17% | 16749 | ±2 |
Household Pulse Survey, Week 12 (2020-07-16 to 2020-07-21) · 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.
| 60,756 |