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Suppose that you have an emergency expense that costs $400. Based on your current financial situation, how would you pay for this expense? If you would use more than one method to cover this expense, please select all that apply. [Put it on my credit card and pay it off in full at the next]
Emergency expense: credit card, paid in full · Asked in 1 wave, 2020 · 61,000 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Wording from the year's CES guide.
| Group | Selected | Not selected | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 27% | 73% | 61000 | ±0.6 | |
| AK | 28% | 72% | 115 | ±13 | |
| AL | 22% | 78% | 947 | ±5 | |
| AR | 19% | 81% | 536 | ±6 | |
| AZ |
Cooperative Election Study 2020 · US adults 18+ (YouGov opt-in panels, sample-matched to an ACS frame and weighted). 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.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperative Election Study 2020 | 2020-09-29 to 2020-12-14 | web | 61,000 | 61,000 |
| 29% |
| 71% |
| 1463 |
| ±4 |
| CA | 31% | 69% | 5035 | ±2 |
| CO | 27% | 73% | 1061 | ±4 |
| CT | 34% | 66% | 642 | ±5 |
| DC | 39% | 61% | 197 | ±10 |
| DE | 36% | 64% | 240 | ±9 |
| FL | 29% | 71% | 4615 | ±2 |
| GA | 23% | 77% | 2002 | ±3 |
| HI | 39% | 61% | 196 | ±11 |
| IA | 23% | 77% | 632 | ±5 |
| ID | 28% | 72% | 326 | ±8 |
| IL | 29% | 71% | 2292 | ±3 |
| IN | 23% | 77% | 1433 | ±4 |
| KS | 20% | 80% | 470 | ±7 |
| KY | 20% | 80% | 1004 | ±5 |
| LA | 19% | 81% | 647 | ±6 |
| MA | 35% | 65% | 1219 | ±4 |
| MD | 32% | 68% | 1137 | ±4 |
| ME | 26% | 74% | 351 | ±8 |
| MI | 26% | 74% | 1947 | ±3 |
| MN | 29% | 71% | 1007 | ±5 |
| MO | 22% | 78% | 1382 | ±4 |
| MS | 20% | 80% | 462 | ±7 |
| MT | 34% | 66% | 230 | ±10 |
| NC | 23% | 77% | 1967 | ±3 |
| ND | 26% | 74% | 157 | ±13 |
| NE | 31% | 69% | 351 | ±7 |
| NH | 38% | 62% | 365 | ±8 |
| NJ | 34% | 66% | 1683 | ±4 |
| NM | 21% | 79% | 363 | ±9 |
| NV | 30% | 70% | 712 | ±5 |
| NY | 31% | 69% | 3705 | ±2 |
| OH | 24% | 76% | 2600 | ±3 |
| OK | 22% | 78% | 569 | ±6 |
| OR | 30% | 70% | 905 | ±4 |
| PA | 29% | 71% | 3144 | ±2 |
| RI | 24% | 76% | 197 | ±11 |
| SC | 21% | 79% | 1073 | ±5 |
| SD | 27% | 73% | 162 | ±11 |
| TN | 24% | 76% | 1414 | ±4 |
| TX | 25% | 75% | 4415 | ±2 |
| UT | 31% | 69% | 509 | ±6 |
| VA | 31% | 69% | 1824 | ±3 |
| VT | 30% | 70% | 150 | ±12 |
| WA | 32% | 68% | 1374 | ±4 |
| WI | 29% | 71% | 1234 | ±4 |
| WV | 18% | 82% | 444 | ±7 |
| WY † | 17% | 83% | 95 | ±14 |