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In the last 12 months, how many months did your household reduce or forego expenses for basic household necessities, such as medicine or food, in order to pay an energy bill?
Asked of: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006
Forwent necessities to pay an energy bill · Asked in 39 waves, 2021–2024 · 2,179,187 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Periods loaded: week34, week35, week36, week37, week38, week39, week40, week41, week42, week43, week44, week45, week46, week47, week48, week49, week50, week51, week52, week53, week54, week55, week56, week57, week58, week59, week60, week61, week62, week63, cycle01, cycle02, cycle03, cycle04, cycle05, cycle06, cycle07, cycle08, cycle09.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 09 (2024-08-20 to 2024-09-16) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-08-20 to 2024-09-16 | web | 51,280 | 47,088 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 08 (2024-07-23 to 2024-08-19) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-07-23 to 2024-08-19 | web | 59,913 | 55,332 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 07 (2024-06-25 to 2024-07-22) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-06-25 to 2024-07-22 | web | 70,429 | 61,372 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 06 (2024-05-28 to 2024-06-24) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-05-28 to 2024-06-24 | web | 72,125 | 62,950 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 05 (2024-04-30 to 2024-05-27) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-04-30 to 2024-05-27 | web | 72,162 | 62,765 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 04 (2024-04-02 to 2024-04-29) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-04-02 to 2024-04-29 | web | 73,352 | 63,913 |
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.
| Group | Almost every month | Some months | 1 or 2 months | Never | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 10% | 14% | 10% | 66% | 47088 | ±0.9 | |
| 18–29 | 8% | 15% | 12% | 65% | 2618 | ±3 | |
| 30–44 | 12% | 15% | 11% | 62% | 10923 | ±2 | |
| 45–64 | 13% | 15% | 11% | 61% | 17287 | ±1 | |
| 65+ | 6% | 9% | 7% | 78% | 16260 | ±1 |
Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 09 (2024-08-20 to 2024-09-16) · 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, Cycle 03 (2024-03-05 to 2024-04-01) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-03-05 to 2024-04-01 | web | 71,798 | 62,232 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 02 (2024-02-06 to 2024-03-04) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-02-06 to 2024-03-04 | web | 71,152 | 61,840 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 01 (2024-01-09 to 2024-02-05) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-01-09 to 2024-02-05 | web | 68,544 | 59,699 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 63 (2023-10-18 to 2023-10-30) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: All persons born before 2005. | 2023-10-18 to 2023-10-30 | web | 79,371 | 66,256 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 62 (2023-09-20 to 2023-10-02) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: All persons born before 2005. | 2023-09-20 to 2023-10-02 | web | 72,839 | 60,457 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 61 (2023-08-23 to 2023-09-04) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: All persons born before 2005. | 2023-08-23 to 2023-09-04 | web | 68,454 | 56,815 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 60 (2023-07-26 to 2023-08-07) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: All persons born before 2005. | 2023-07-26 to 2023-08-07 | web | 68,830 | 57,695 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 59 (2023-06-28 to 2023-07-10) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: All persons born before 2005. | 2023-06-28 to 2023-07-10 | web | 63,802 | 53,305 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 58 (2023-06-07 to 2023-06-19) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: All persons born before 2005. | 2023-06-07 to 2023-06-19 | web | 64,792 | 54,018 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 57 (2023-04-26 to 2023-05-08) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: All persons born before 2005. | 2023-04-26 to 2023-05-08 | web | 59,290 | 50,063 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 56 (2023-03-29 to 2023-04-10) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: All persons born before 2005. | 2023-03-29 to 2023-04-10 | web | 61,927 | 52,374 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 55 (2023-03-01 to 2023-03-13) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: All persons born before 2005. | 2023-03-01 to 2023-03-13 | web | 72,738 | 61,655 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 54 (2023-02-01 to 2023-02-13) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: All persons born before 2005. | 2023-02-01 to 2023-02-13 | web | 75,709 | 64,152 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 53 (2023-01-04 to 2023-01-16) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: All persons born before 2005. | 2023-01-04 to 2023-01-16 | web | 68,504 | 58,144 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 52 (2022-12-09 to 2022-12-19) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: All persons born before 2004. | 2022-12-09 to 2022-12-19 | web | 70,685 | 59,717 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 51 (2022-11-02 to 2022-11-14) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: All persons born before 2004. | 2022-11-02 to 2022-11-14 | web | 61,453 | 52,007 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 50 (2022-10-05 to 2022-10-17) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: All persons born before 2004. | 2022-10-05 to 2022-10-17 | web | 42,040 | 35,490 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 49 (2022-09-14 to 2022-09-26) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: All persons born before 2004. | 2022-09-14 to 2022-09-26 | web | 50,937 | 43,080 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 48 (2022-07-27 to 2022-08-08) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: All persons born before 2004. | 2022-07-27 to 2022-08-08 | web | 46,801 | 38,961 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 47 (2022-06-29 to 2022-07-11) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: All persons born before 2004. | 2022-06-29 to 2022-07-11 | web | 58,304 | 48,057 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 46 (2022-06-01 to 2022-06-13) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: All persons born before 2004. | 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-13 | web | 62,826 | 52,145 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 45 (2022-04-27 to 2022-05-09) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: All persons born before 2004. | 2022-04-27 to 2022-05-09 | web | 61,767 | 51,634 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 44 (2022-03-30 to 2022-04-11) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: All persons born before 2004. | 2022-03-30 to 2022-04-11 | web | 63,769 | 53,605 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 43 (2022-03-02 to 2022-03-14) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: All persons born before 2004. | 2022-03-02 to 2022-03-14 | web | 84,158 | 70,058 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 42 (2022-01-26 to 2022-02-07) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: All persons born before 2004. | 2022-01-26 to 2022-02-07 | web | 75,482 | 64,767 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 41 (2021-12-29 to 2022-01-10) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: All persons born before 2004. | 2021-12-29 to 2022-01-10 | web | 74,995 | 65,811 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 40 (2021-12-01 to 2021-12-13) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: All persons born before 2003. | 2021-12-01 to 2021-12-13 | web | 60,826 | 51,585 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 39 (2021-09-29 to 2021-10-11) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: All persons born before 2003. | 2021-09-29 to 2021-10-11 | web | 57,064 | 47,597 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 38 (2021-09-15 to 2021-09-27) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: All persons born before 2003. | 2021-09-15 to 2021-09-27 | web | 59,833 | 50,043 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 37 (2021-09-01 to 2021-09-13) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: All person's born before 2003. | 2021-09-01 to 2021-09-13 | web | 63,536 | 53,281 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 36 (2021-08-18 to 2021-08-30) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: All person's born before 2003. | 2021-08-18 to 2021-08-30 | web | 69,114 | 57,791 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 35 (2021-08-04 to 2021-08-16) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: All person's born before 2003. | 2021-08-04 to 2021-08-16 | web | 68,799 | 57,531 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 34 (2021-07-21 to 2021-08-02) Source variable ENERGY. Universe: All person's born before 2003. | 2021-07-21 to 2021-08-02 | web | 64,562 | 53,902 |