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Which best describes your ability to pay all of your bills in full this month?
Ability to pay all bills in full this month · Asked in 6 waves, 2018–2022 · 62,852 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Version of EF5A first asked in 2018: wording or answer options differ from shed:EF5A.
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 | Can’t pay some bills | Able to pay all bills | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 18% | 82% | 11667 | ±1 | |
| 18–29 | 23% |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHED 2022 36 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2022-10-21 to 2022-11-01 | web | 11,667 | 11,667 |
| SHED 2021 32 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2021-11-01 to 2021-11-30 | web | 11,874 | 11,874 |
| SHED 2020 | 2020-11-01 to 2020-11-30 | web | 11,648 | 11,648 |
| SHED supplemental survey, July 2020 | 2020-07-01 to 2020-07-31 | web | 4,174 | 4,174 |
| SHED 2019 | 2019-10-01 to 2019-10-31 | web | 12,173 | 12,173 |
| SHED 2018 | 2018-10-01 to 2018-11-30 | web | 11,316 | 11,316 |
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.
| 77% |
| 1672 |
| ±3 |
| 30–44 | 22% | 78% | 2646 | ±2 |
| 45–64 | 18% | 82% | 3994 | ±2 |
| 65+ | 10% | 90% | 3355 | ±2 |
SHED 2022 · 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.