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Household PulseSCHLFDEXPNSEconomy, work, & money › Personal finances Education › K-12 schoolsbehavior

Does having to pay for the food children eat at school make it difficult for your household to pay for other expenses?

Asked of: If SCHLFDHLP_RV2 =1 OR SCHLFDHLP_RV3= 1 OR SCHLFDHLP_RV8 = 1

Does paying for school food make it hard for your household to pay other expenses?

School food costs make other expenses difficult · Asked in 21 waves, 2022–2024 · 210,260 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Periods loaded: week52, week53, week54, week55, week56, week57, week58, week59, week60, week61, week62, week63, cycle01, cycle02, cycle03, cycle04, cycle05, cycle06, cycle07, cycle08, cycle09.

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

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No77%

Yes23%

Shares in 2024

Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.

By group over time

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Age Sex Race & ethnicity Education Income Region

Yes

Men

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Age Sex Race & ethnicity Education Income Region State

Wave

YesNo

Group		Yes	No	n	MoE
All respondents		23%	77%	8589	±2
Men

Answers as the source codes them

YesNoSkipped (question seen but no category selected) (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 09 (2024-08-20 to 2024-09-16) Source variable SCHLFDEXPNS. Universe: If SCHLFDHLP_RV2 =1 OR SCHLFDHLP_RV3= 1 OR SCHLFDHLP_RV8 = 1.	2024-08-20 to 2024-09-16	web	51,280	8,589
Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 08 (2024-07-23 to 2024-08-19) Source variable SCHLFDEXPNS. Universe: If SCHLFDHLP_RV2 =1 OR SCHLFDHLP_RV3= 1 OR SCHLFDHLP_RV8 = 1.	2024-07-23 to 2024-08-19	web	59,913	11,197
Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 07 (2024-06-25 to 2024-07-22) Source variable SCHLFDEXPNS. Universe: IF SCHLFDHLP_RV2 =1 OR SCHLFDHLP_RV3= 1 OR SCHLFDHLP_RV8 = 1.	2024-06-25 to 2024-07-22	web	70,429	9,895
Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 06 (2024-05-28 to 2024-06-24) Source variable SCHLFDEXPNS. Universe: IF SCHLFDHLP_RV2 =1 OR SCHLFDHLP_RV3= 1 OR SCHLFDHLP_RV8 = 1.	2024-05-28 to 2024-06-24	web	72,125	9,665
Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 05 (2024-04-30 to 2024-05-27) Source variable SCHLFDEXPNS. Universe: IF SCHLFDHLP_RV2 =1 OR SCHLFDHLP_RV3= 1 OR SCHLFDHLP_RV8 = 1.	2024-04-30 to 2024-05-27	web	72,162	9,264
Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 04 (2024-04-02 to 2024-04-29) Source variable SCHLFDEXPNS. Universe: IF SCHLFDHLP_RV2 =1 OR SCHLFDHLP_RV3= 1 OR SCHLFDHLP_RV8 = 1.