How confident are you that your household will be able to afford the kinds of food you need for the next four weeks? Select only one answer.
Asked of: TBD
Confidence in affording needed food over next four weeks · Asked in 21 waves, 2020 · 1,684,983 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Periods loaded: week01, week02, week03, week04, week05, week06, week07, week08, week09, week10, week11, week12, week13, week14, week15, week16, week17, week18, week19, week20, week21.
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 | Not at all confident | Somewhat confident | Moderately confident | Very confident | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 21 (2020-12-09 to 2020-12-21) Source variable FOODCONF. Universe: TBD. | 2020-12-09 to 2020-12-21 | web | 69,944 | 60,871 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 20 (2020-11-25 to 2020-12-07) Source variable FOODCONF. Universe: TBD. | 2020-11-25 to 2020-12-07 | web | 72,484 | 63,084 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 19 (2020-11-11 to 2020-11-23) Source variable FOODCONF. Universe: TBD. | 2020-11-11 to 2020-11-23 | web | 71,939 | 62,143 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 18 (2020-10-28 to 2020-11-09) Source variable FOODCONF. Universe: TBD. | 2020-10-28 to 2020-11-09 | web | 58,729 | 50,609 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 17 (2020-10-14 to 2020-10-26) Source variable FOODCONF. Universe: TBD. | 2020-10-14 to 2020-10-26 | web | 88,716 | 77,065 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 16 (2020-09-30 to 2020-10-12) Source variable FOODCONF. Universe: TBD. | 2020-09-30 to 2020-10-12 | web | 95,604 | 83,275 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 15 (2020-09-16 to 2020-09-28) |
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.
| 11% |
| 22% |
| 22% |
| 46% |
| 60871 |
| ±0.8 |
| AK | 10% | 23% | 19% | 48% | 1336 | ±4 |
| AL | 12% | 26% | 23% | 40% | 811 | ±6 |
| AR | 15% | 26% | 18% | 41% | 706 | ±6 |
| AZ | 6% | 26% | 20% | 48% | 1730 | ±4 |
| CA | 12% | 23% | 23% | 43% | 4883 | ±3 |
| CO | 8% | 18% | 20% | 54% | 1757 | ±4 |
| CT | 10% | 19% | 21% | 50% | 973 | ±5 |
| DC | 6% | 14% | 17% | 63% | 787 | ±7 |
| DE | 13% | 25% | 22% | 40% | 757 | ±6 |
| FL | 11% | 23% | 23% | 43% | 2046 | ±4 |
| GA | 10% | 24% | 21% | 44% | 1155 | ±5 |
| HI | 12% | 23% | 24% | 42% | 600 | ±7 |
| IA | 6% | 25% | 16% | 53% | 919 | ±5 |
| ID | 8% | 24% | 18% | 49% | 1148 | ±5 |
| IL | 9% | 20% | 20% | 51% | 1480 | ±4 |
| IN | 10% | 22% | 22% | 46% | 1137 | ±4 |
| KS | 12% | 21% | 21% | 47% | 1010 | ±5 |
| KY | 12% | 23% | 19% | 46% | 774 | ±6 |
| LA | 19% | 22% | 25% | 34% | 660 | ±6 |
| MA | 7% | 17% | 22% | 54% | 1708 | ±4 |
| MD | 11% | 18% | 20% | 50% | 1461 | ±4 |
| ME | 7% | 17% | 25% | 51% | 588 | ±6 |
| MI | 12% | 20% | 20% | 48% | 1460 | ±4 |
| MN | 7% | 19% | 17% | 57% | 1422 | ±4 |
| MO | 10% | 22% | 21% | 48% | 904 | ±5 |
| MS | 12% | 31% | 22% | 36% | 466 | ±7 |
| MT | 11% | 18% | 25% | 47% | 683 | ±6 |
| NC | 11% | 21% | 22% | 46% | 1004 | ±5 |
| ND | 9% | 18% | 18% | 55% | 534 | ±6 |
| NE | 9% | 20% | 21% | 50% | 931 | ±5 |
| NH | 9% | 21% | 18% | 53% | 946 | ±6 |
| NJ | 9% | 22% | 23% | 46% | 1080 | ±5 |
| NM | 10% | 26% | 20% | 43% | 1198 | ±5 |
| NV | 12% | 29% | 23% | 36% | 1004 | ±5 |
| NY | 14% | 22% | 23% | 42% | 1219 | ±5 |
| OH | 8% | 28% | 20% | 43% | 906 | ±5 |
| OK | 11% | 25% | 24% | 40% | 879 | ±5 |
| OR | 10% | 19% | 19% | 52% | 1593 | ±4 |
| PA | 9% | 22% | 22% | 46% | 1623 | ±4 |
| RI | 8% | 19% | 24% | 49% | 613 | ±7 |
| SC | 11% | 27% | 20% | 42% | 812 | ±6 |
| SD | 10% | 18% | 19% | 52% | 600 | ±6 |
| TN | 12% | 22% | 24% | 43% | 941 | ±5 |
| TX | 13% | 25% | 22% | 40% | 2901 | ±4 |
| UT | 6% | 18% | 21% | 56% | 1881 | ±3 |
| VA | 8% | 23% | 21% | 48% | 1557 | ±4 |
| VT | 6% | 22% | 23% | 49% | 757 | ±6 |
| WA | 8% | 17% | 20% | 56% | 2291 | ±3 |
| WI | 6% | 20% | 18% | 55% | 957 | ±5 |
| WV | 12% | 23% | 26% | 39% | 667 | ±7 |
| WY | 14% | 18% | 19% | 50% | 616 | ±7 |
Household Pulse Survey, Week 21 (2020-12-09 to 2020-12-21) · 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.
| 2020-09-16 to 2020-09-28 |
| web |
| 99,302 |
| 86,798 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 14 (2020-09-02 to 2020-09-14) Source variable FOODCONF. Universe: TBD. | 2020-09-02 to 2020-09-14 | web | 110,019 | 96,032 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 13 (2020-08-19 to 2020-08-31) Source variable FOODCONF. Universe: TBD. | 2020-08-19 to 2020-08-31 | web | 109,051 | 94,442 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 12 (2020-07-16 to 2020-07-21) Source variable FOODCONF. Universe: TBD. | 2020-07-16 to 2020-07-21 | web | 86,792 | 80,972 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 11 (2020-07-09 to 2020-07-14) Source variable FOODCONF. Universe: TBD. | 2020-07-09 to 2020-07-14 | web | 91,605 | 85,763 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 10 (2020-07-02 to 2020-07-07) Source variable FOODCONF. Universe: TBD. | 2020-07-02 to 2020-07-07 | web | 90,767 | 85,155 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 9 (2020-06-25 to 2020-06-30) Source variable FOODCONF. Universe: TBD. | 2020-06-25 to 2020-06-30 | web | 98,663 | 92,556 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 8 (2020-06-18 to 2020-06-23) Source variable FOODCONF. Universe: TBD. | 2020-06-18 to 2020-06-23 | web | 108,062 | 101,443 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 7 (2020-06-11 to 2020-06-16) Source variable FOODCONF. Universe: TBD. | 2020-06-11 to 2020-06-16 | web | 73,472 | 69,293 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 6 (2020-06-04 to 2020-06-09) Source variable FOODCONF. Universe: TBD. | 2020-06-04 to 2020-06-09 | web | 83,302 | 76,418 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 5 (2020-05-28 to 2020-06-02) Source variable FOODCONF. Universe: TBD. | 2020-05-28 to 2020-06-02 | web | 105,066 | 95,670 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 4 (2020-05-21 to 2020-05-26) Source variable FOODCONF. Universe: TBD. | 2020-05-21 to 2020-05-26 | web | 101,215 | 91,990 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 3 (2020-05-14 to 2020-05-19) Source variable FOODCONF. Universe: TBD. | 2020-05-14 to 2020-05-19 | web | 132,961 | 121,467 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 2 (2020-05-07 to 2020-05-12) Source variable FOODCONF. Universe: TBD. | 2020-05-07 to 2020-05-12 | web | 41,996 | 39,812 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 1 (2020-04-23 to 2020-05-05) Source variable FOODCONF. Universe: TBD. | 2020-04-23 to 2020-05-05 | web | 74,413 | 70,125 |