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Household PulseWHYCHNGD4Economy, work, & money › Consumer spending & buying conditions Health & health care › COVID-19behavior

In the last 7 days, for which of the following reasons have you or your household changed spending? Select all that apply.

Asked of: CHNGSHOP1 = 1 or CHNGSHOP2 = 1 or CHNGSHOP3 = 1 or CHNGSVCS1 = 1 or CHNGSVCS2 = 1 or CHNGSVCS3 = 2 or CASHUSE in (1,2)

In the last 7 days, did you change spending because you're less worried about crowds or contact?

Changed spending because less worried about crowds or contact · Asked in 21 waves, 2020–2021 · 1,121,219 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Periods loaded: week13, week14, week15, week16, week17, week18, week19, week20, week21, week22, week23, week24, week25, week26, week27, week28, week29, week30, week31, week32, week33. Select-all checkbox item. Code 1 = box checked; 0 = left unchecked by a respondent who checked another box in the same question (derived from Census's -99); -99 = saw the question and checked nothing (skipped). The question offers no 'none of these' box, so a respondent to whom no option applied looks like one who skipped it (-99 on every box); shares of 1 and 0 are among respondents who checked at least one box.

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Over time

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Less concerned about going to public or crowded places or having contact with high-risk people21%

Not selected (box left unchecked; respondent checked another option)79%

Shares in 2021

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

Less concerned about going to public or crowded places or having contact with high-risk people

Not selected (box left unchecked; respondent checked another option)

18–29

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Age Sex Race & ethnicity Education Income Region State

Wave

Not selected (box left unchecked; respondent checked another option)Less concerned about going to public or crowded places or having contact with high-risk people

Group		Not selected (box left unchecked; respondent checked another option)	Less concerned about going to public or crowded places or having contact with high-risk people

Answers as the source codes them

Not selected (box left unchecked; respondent checked another option)Less concerned about going to public or crowded places or having contact with high-risk peopleSkipped (question seen but no category selected) (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
Household Pulse Survey, Week 33 (2021-06-23 to 2021-07-05) Source variable WHYCHNGD4. Universe: CHNGSHOP1 = 1 or CHNGSHOP2 = 1 or CHNGSHOP3 = 1 or CHNGSVCS1 = 1 or CHNGSVCS2 = 1 or CHNGSVCS3 = 2 or CASHUSE in (1,2). Select-all item; code 0 derived from -99 (see question notes).	2021-06-23 to 2021-07-05	web	66,262	37,853
Household Pulse Survey, Week 32 (2021-06-09 to 2021-06-21) Source variable WHYCHNGD4. Universe: CHNGSHOP1 = 1 or CHNGSHOP2 = 1 or CHNGSHOP3 = 1 or CHNGSVCS1 = 1 or CHNGSVCS2 = 1 or CHNGSVCS3 = 2 or CASHUSE in (1,2). Select-all item; code 0 derived from -99 (see question notes).	2021-06-09 to 2021-06-21	web	68,067	39,573
Household Pulse Survey, Week 31 (2021-05-26 to 2021-06-07) Source variable WHYCHNGD4. Universe: CHNGSHOP1 = 1 or CHNGSHOP2 = 1 or CHNGSHOP3 = 1 or CHNGSVCS1 = 1 or CHNGSVCS2 = 1 or CHNGSVCS3 = 2 or CASHUSE in (1,2). Select-all item; code 0 derived from -99 (see question notes).	2021-05-26 to 2021-06-07	web	70,854	41,423
Household Pulse Survey, Week 30 (2021-05-12 to 2021-05-24) Source variable WHYCHNGD4. Universe: CHNGSHOP1 = 1 or CHNGSHOP2 = 1 or CHNGSHOP3 = 1 or CHNGSVCS1 = 1 or CHNGSVCS2 = 1 or CHNGSVCS3 = 2 or CASHUSE in (1,2). Select-all item; code 0 derived from -99 (see question notes).	2021-05-12 to 2021-05-24	web	72,897	41,914
Household Pulse Survey, Week 29 (2021-04-28 to 2021-05-10) Source variable WHYCHNGD4. Universe: CHNGSHOP1 = 1 or CHNGSHOP2 = 1 or CHNGSHOP3 = 1 or CHNGSVCS1 = 1 or CHNGSVCS2 = 1 or CHNGSVCS3 = 2 or CASHUSE in (1,2). Select-all item; code 0 derived from -99 (see question notes).

All respondents	79%	21%	37853	±1
AK	68%	32%	580	±11
AL	78%	22%	453	±7
AR	79%	21%	383	±8
AZ	82%	18%	955	±6
CA	78%	22%	3430	±4
CO	72%	28%	955	±5
CT	76%	24%	681	±6
DC	71%	29%	463	±9
DE	86%	14%	434	±9
FL	81%	19%	1368	±5
GA	81%	19%	902	±6
HI	85%	15%	442	±8
IA	79%	21%	500	±6
ID	74%	26%	620	±6
IL	78%	22%	889	±5
IN	74%	26%	654	±6
KS	79%	21%	615	±6
KY	81%	19%	473	±7
LA	87%	13%	485	±7
MA	71%	29%	1044	±5
MD	78%	22%	1014	±5
ME	69%	31%	387	±7
MI	80%	20%	1014	±5
MN	72%	28%	759	±6
MO	79%	21%	658	±6
MS	86%	14%	384	±8
MT	74%	26%	359	±8
NC	81%	19%	727	±6
ND	79%	21%	248	±9
NE	73%	27%	471	±6
NH	72%	28%	531	±7
NJ	78%	22%	740	±5
NM	84%	16%	913	±6
NV	86%	14%	670	±7
NY	81%	19%	711	±6
OH	74%	26%	595	±6
OK	78%	22%	559	±7
OR	75%	25%	991	±5
PA	78%	22%	992	±6
RI	75%	25%	334	±8
SC	78%	22%	540	±7
SD	79%	21%	310	±8
TN	80%	20%	577	±7
TX	82%	18%	2082	±5
UT	76%	24%	979	±5
VA	76%	24%	981	±6
VT	68%	32%	341	±10
WA	77%	23%	1413	±4
WI	77%	23%	575	±6
WV	81%	19%	382	±7
WY	83%	17%	290	±8