My finances control my life - How often do each of these statements apply to you?
Finances control my life · Asked in 4 waves, 2017–2025 · 49,064 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Version of B1_b first asked in 2017: wording or answer options differ from shed:B1_b.
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 | Always | Often | Sometimes | Rarely | Never | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 11% | 14% | 30% | 27% | 17% | 12934 | ±0.9 | |
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.
| Northeast |
| 10% |
| 14% |
| 32% |
| 28% |
| 17% |
| 2227 |
| ±2 |
| Midwest | 11% | 14% | 30% | 27% | 18% | 2941 | ±2 |
| South | 12% | 14% | 29% | 26% | 19% | 4869 | ±1 |
| West | 11% | 16% | 31% | 26% | 16% | 2897 | ±2 |
SHED 2025 · 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.