How stressful, if at all, has the increase in prices in the last two months been for you? Select only one answer.
Asked of: PRICECHNG = 1
Stress caused by price increases · Asked in 24 waves, 2022–2024 · 1,251,906 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Periods loaded: 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.
| Group | Very stressful | Moderately stressful | A little stressful | Not at all stressful | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 09 (2024-08-20 to 2024-09-16) Source variable PRICESTRESS. Universe: PRICECHNG = 1. | 2024-08-20 to 2024-09-16 | web | 51,280 | 35,884 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 08 (2024-07-23 to 2024-08-19) Source variable PRICESTRESS. Universe: PRICECHNG = 1. | 2024-07-23 to 2024-08-19 | web | 59,913 | 43,521 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 07 (2024-06-25 to 2024-07-22) Source variable PRICESTRESS. Universe: PRICECHNG = 1. | 2024-06-25 to 2024-07-22 | web | 70,429 | 49,283 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 06 (2024-05-28 to 2024-06-24) Source variable PRICESTRESS. Universe: PRICECHNG = 1. | 2024-05-28 to 2024-06-24 | web | 72,125 | 51,212 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 05 (2024-04-30 to 2024-05-27) Source variable PRICESTRESS. Universe: PRICECHNG = 1. | 2024-04-30 to 2024-05-27 | web | 72,162 | 53,380 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 04 (2024-04-02 to 2024-04-29) Source variable PRICESTRESS. Universe: PRICECHNG = 1. | 2024-04-02 to 2024-04-29 | web | 73,352 | 54,422 |
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.
| 46% |
| 26% |
| 22% |
| 6% |
| 35884 |
| ±1 |
| Lower income | 55% | 23% | 18% | 4% | 10825 | ±2 |
| Middle income | 47% | 27% | 20% | 5% | 9854 | ±2 |
| Upper income | 31% | 31% | 29% | 9% | 10943 | ±2 |
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 PRICESTRESS. Universe: PRICECHNG = 1. | 2024-03-05 to 2024-04-01 | web | 71,798 | 51,454 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 02 (2024-02-06 to 2024-03-04) Source variable PRICESTRESS. Universe: PRICECHNG = 1. | 2024-02-06 to 2024-03-04 | web | 71,152 | 49,680 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 01 (2024-01-09 to 2024-02-05) Source variable PRICESTRESS. Universe: PRICECHNG = 1. | 2024-01-09 to 2024-02-05 | web | 68,544 | 46,717 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 63 (2023-10-18 to 2023-10-30) Source variable PRICESTRESS. Universe: PRICECHNG = 1. | 2023-10-18 to 2023-10-30 | web | 79,371 | 62,727 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 62 (2023-09-20 to 2023-10-02) Source variable PRICESTRESS. Universe: PRICECHNG = 1. | 2023-09-20 to 2023-10-02 | web | 72,839 | 58,247 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 61 (2023-08-23 to 2023-09-04) Source variable PRICESTRESS. Universe: PRICECHNG = 1. | 2023-08-23 to 2023-09-04 | web | 68,454 | 52,896 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 60 (2023-07-26 to 2023-08-07) Source variable PRICESTRESS. Universe: PRICECHNG = 1. | 2023-07-26 to 2023-08-07 | web | 68,830 | 53,918 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 59 (2023-06-28 to 2023-07-10) Source variable PRICESTRESS. Universe: PRICECHNG = 1. | 2023-06-28 to 2023-07-10 | web | 63,802 | 49,894 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 58 (2023-06-07 to 2023-06-19) Source variable PRICESTRESS. Universe: PRICECHNG = 1. | 2023-06-07 to 2023-06-19 | web | 64,792 | 51,953 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 57 (2023-04-26 to 2023-05-08) Source variable PRICESTRESS. Universe: PRICECHNG = 1. | 2023-04-26 to 2023-05-08 | web | 59,290 | 49,585 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 56 (2023-03-29 to 2023-04-10) Source variable PRICESTRESS. Universe: PRICECHNG = 1. | 2023-03-29 to 2023-04-10 | web | 61,927 | 52,182 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 55 (2023-03-01 to 2023-03-13) Source variable PRICESTRESS. Universe: PRICECHNG = 1. | 2023-03-01 to 2023-03-13 | web | 72,738 | 62,046 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 54 (2023-02-01 to 2023-02-13) Source variable PRICESTRESS. Universe: PRICECHNG = 1. | 2023-02-01 to 2023-02-13 | web | 75,709 | 65,936 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 53 (2023-01-04 to 2023-01-16) Source variable PRICESTRESS. Universe: PRICECHNG = 1. | 2023-01-04 to 2023-01-16 | web | 68,504 | 59,239 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 52 (2022-12-09 to 2022-12-19) Source variable PRICESTRESS. Universe: PRICECHNG = 1. | 2022-12-09 to 2022-12-19 | web | 70,685 | 60,488 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 51 (2022-11-02 to 2022-11-14) Source variable PRICESTRESS. Universe: PRICECHNG = 1. | 2022-11-02 to 2022-11-14 | web | 61,453 | 54,857 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 50 (2022-10-05 to 2022-10-17) Source variable PRICESTRESS. Universe: PRICECHNG = 1. | 2022-10-05 to 2022-10-17 | web | 42,040 | 37,445 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 49 (2022-09-14 to 2022-09-26) Source variable PRICESTRESS. Universe: PRICECHNG = 1. | 2022-09-14 to 2022-09-26 | web | 50,937 | 44,940 |