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 |
| AK | 42% | 30% | 21% | 8% | 364 | ±8 |
| AL | 50% | 26% | 20% | 5% | 619 | ±6 |
| AR | 52% | 22% | 23% | 2% | 637 | ±6 |
| AZ | 46% | 27% | 22% | 5% | 908 | ±5 |
| CA | 48% | 24% | 23% | 4% | 2288 | ±4 |
| CO | 45% | 27% | 22% | 6% | 867 | ±5 |
| CT | 41% | 29% | 22% | 8% | 599 | ±6 |
| DC | 48% | 17% | 21% | 13% | 287 | ±11 |
| DE | 46% | 26% | 20% | 9% | 362 | ±8 |
| FL | 49% | 26% | 19% | 6% | 1262 | ±4 |
| GA | 49% | 22% | 22% | 7% | 836 | ±6 |
| HI | 49% | 19% | 23% | 9% | 409 | ±8 |
| IA | 44% | 28% | 21% | 7% | 549 | ±6 |
| ID | 51% | 26% | 19% | 3% | 803 | ±5 |
| IL | 45% | 25% | 25% | 5% | 813 | ±5 |
| IN | 48% | 27% | 21% | 4% | 725 | ±5 |
| KS | 40% | 32% | 23% | 5% | 732 | ±5 |
| KY | 57% | 20% | 19% | 3% | 597 | ±6 |
| LA | 51% | 27% | 17% | 5% | 525 | ±6 |
| MA | 40% | 27% | 27% | 5% | 718 | ±5 |
| MD | 42% | 24% | 23% | 11% | 779 | ±5 |
| ME | 44% | 27% | 20% | 9% | 377 | ±7 |
| MI | 46% | 26% | 22% | 6% | 859 | ±5 |
| MN | 39% | 27% | 25% | 10% | 685 | ±5 |
| MO | 42% | 32% | 20% | 6% | 660 | ±6 |
| MS | 53% | 21% | 18% | 7% | 562 | ±6 |
| MT | 45% | 31% | 19% | 5% | 408 | ±7 |
| NC | 43% | 26% | 25% | 6% | 587 | ±6 |
| ND | 36% | 30% | 25% | 8% | 261 | ±9 |
| NE | 46% | 26% | 23% | 5% | 619 | ±6 |
| NH | 43% | 24% | 28% | 5% | 552 | ±7 |
| NJ | 45% | 25% | 23% | 8% | 640 | ±5 |
| NM | 48% | 27% | 19% | 6% | 744 | ±6 |
| NV | 41% | 30% | 23% | 6% | 566 | ±6 |
| NY | 46% | 25% | 23% | 5% | 576 | ±6 |
| OH | 41% | 31% | 22% | 6% | 659 | ±5 |
| OK | 46% | 24% | 24% | 6% | 649 | ±5 |
| OR | 46% | 26% | 24% | 4% | 903 | ±5 |
| PA | 44% | 28% | 23% | 6% | 814 | ±5 |
| RI | 43% | 26% | 24% | 6% | 330 | ±8 |
| SC | 39% | 31% | 22% | 8% | 638 | ±5 |
| SD | 45% | 29% | 21% | 5% | 377 | ±7 |
| TN | 52% | 25% | 18% | 6% | 737 | ±5 |
| TX | 51% | 23% | 19% | 6% | 1860 | ±4 |
| UT | 44% | 32% | 20% | 5% | 1236 | ±5 |
| VA | 43% | 28% | 23% | 7% | 876 | ±5 |
| VT | 40% | 33% | 20% | 7% | 273 | ±9 |
| WA | 37% | 35% | 23% | 5% | 1367 | ±4 |
| WI | 38% | 24% | 29% | 9% | 571 | ±7 |
| WV | 47% | 24% | 24% | 4% | 502 | ±7 |
| WY | 49% | 22% | 26% | 4% | 317 | ±10 |
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 |