[My spouse/partner had their work hours and/or pay reduced] Have you experienced financial hardship due to each of the following events in the past 12 months?
Hardship: spouse or partner had work hours or pay cut · Asked in 2 waves, 2016–2017 · 14,102 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Version of X2_d first asked in 2016: wording or answer options differ from shed:X2_d.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
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.
| Group | No | Yes | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 94% | 6% | 7492 | ±1 | |
| Less than high school | 88% | 12% | 158 | ±9 | |
| High school | 94% | 6% | 1502 |
| ±3 |
| Some college | 93% | 7% | 2476 | ±2 |
| Bachelor's | 96% | 4% | 1892 | ±3 |
| Postgraduate | 97% | 3% | 1464 | ±3 |
SHED 2017 · US adults 18+. 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.