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Was that payment used mostly to pay for expenses, mostly to pay off debt, or mostly to add to savings?
Asked of: EIP_YN = 1
Main use of stimulus payment: spend, save, or pay debt · Asked in 6 waves, 2021 · 50,792 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Periods loaded: week28, week29, week30, week31, week32, week33.
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 | 24% | 24% | 52% | 5798 | ±3 | |
| AK |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 33 (2021-06-23 to 2021-07-05) Source variable EIPRV. Universe: EIP_YN = 1. | 2021-06-23 to 2021-07-05 | web | 66,262 | 4,928 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 32 (2021-06-09 to 2021-06-21) Source variable EIPRV. Universe: EIP_YN = 1. | 2021-06-09 to 2021-06-21 | web | 68,067 | 5,798 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 31 (2021-05-26 to 2021-06-07) Source variable EIPRV. Universe: EIP_YN = 1. | 2021-05-26 to 2021-06-07 | web | 70,854 | 6,791 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 30 (2021-05-12 to 2021-05-24) Source variable EIPRV. Universe: EIP_YN = 1. | 2021-05-12 to 2021-05-24 | web | 72,897 | 8,390 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 29 (2021-04-28 to 2021-05-10) Source variable EIPRV. Universe: EIP_YN = 1. | 2021-04-28 to 2021-05-10 | web | 78,467 | 10,828 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 28 (2021-04-14 to 2021-04-26) Source variable EIPRV. Universe: EIP_YN = 1. | 2021-04-14 to 2021-04-26 | web | 68,913 | 14,057 |
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.
| 28% |
| 20% |
| 52% |
| 83 |
| ±17 |
| AL † | 22% | 31% | 47% | 85 | ±15 |
| AR † | 15% | 10% | 75% | 67 | ±20 |
| AZ | 32% | 21% | 47% | 147 | ±13 |
| CA | 20% | 31% | 48% | 621 | ±8 |
| CO † | 17% | 31% | 52% | 117 | ±15 |
| CT † | 14% | 17% | 69% | 87 | ±21 |
| DC † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 78 | ±29 |
| DE † | 14% | 30% | 57% | 75 | ±17 |
| FL | 29% | 24% | 47% | 258 | ±12 |
| GA | 14% | 27% | 59% | 152 | ±12 |
| HI † | 24% | 26% | 50% | 92 | ±14 |
| IA † | 29% | 19% | 52% | 71 | ±17 |
| ID † | 41% | 21% | 38% | 73 | ±18 |
| IL | 20% | 21% | 59% | 128 | ±13 |
| IN † | 22% | 19% | 59% | 88 | ±15 |
| KS † | 27% | 30% | 43% | 99 | ±15 |
| KY † | 16% | 20% | 64% | 74 | ±16 |
| LA | 27% | 18% | 55% | 99 | ±14 |
| MA | 18% | 29% | 53% | 147 | ±13 |
| MD | 32% | 15% | 53% | 140 | ±12 |
| ME † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 29 | ±22 |
| MI | 25% | 27% | 48% | 136 | ±12 |
| MN | 29% | 25% | 46% | 95 | ±13 |
| MO † | 30% | 31% | 39% | 81 | ±16 |
| MS † | 24% | 6% | 70% | 53 | ±20 |
| MT † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 44 | ±29 |
| NC † | 35% | 16% | 50% | 98 | ±16 |
| ND † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 38 | ±24 |
| NE † | 33% | 16% | 51% | 74 | ±21 |
| NH † | 9% | 27% | 64% | 67 | ±18 |
| NJ † | 18% | 32% | 50% | 110 | ±16 |
| NM † | 16% | 23% | 61% | 141 | ±18 |
| NV | 20% | 25% | 55% | 126 | ±12 |
| NY | 32% | 18% | 50% | 118 | ±13 |
| OH † | 26% | 29% | 45% | 91 | ±15 |
| OK | 25% | 29% | 46% | 93 | ±14 |
| OR | 23% | 17% | 59% | 134 | ±12 |
| PA | 18% | 24% | 58% | 136 | ±13 |
| RI † | 11% | 12% | 78% | 65 | ±19 |
| SC | 14% | 24% | 62% | 96 | ±14 |
| SD † | 47% | 22% | 31% | 53 | ±19 |
| TN † | 27% | 24% | 49% | 89 | ±16 |
| TX | 22% | 23% | 55% | 367 | ±11 |
| UT | 18% | 37% | 45% | 128 | ±13 |
| VA | 26% | 24% | 50% | 151 | ±13 |
| VT † | 29% | 27% | 44% | 47 | ±18 |
| WA | 31% | 18% | 51% | 194 | ±12 |
| WI † | 15% | 18% | 67% | 86 | ±16 |
| WV † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 42 | ±24 |
| WY † | 13% | 13% | 74% | 35 | ±22 |
Household Pulse Survey, Week 32 (2021-06-09 to 2021-06-21) · 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.