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How would a $400 emergency expense that you had to pay impact your ability to pay your other bills this month?
Effect of a $400 emergency expense on paying bills · Asked in 5 waves, 2018–2022 · 47,778 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Version of EF5B first asked in 2018: wording or answer options differ from shed:EF5B.
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 | Could not pay some bills | Would still be able to pay all bills | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 13% | 87% | 7740 | ±1 | |
| Northeast |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHED 2022 47 imputed values recoded to -1. Split ballot: only respondents shown the $400 version. | 2022-10-21 to 2022-11-01 | web | 11,667 | 7,740 |
| SHED 2021 54 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2021-11-01 to 2021-11-30 | web | 11,874 | 10,400 |
| SHED 2020 | 2020-11-01 to 2020-11-30 | web | 11,648 | 9,965 |
| SHED 2019 | 2019-10-01 to 2019-10-31 | web | 12,173 | 10,320 |
| SHED 2018 | 2018-10-01 to 2018-11-30 | web | 11,316 | 9,353 |
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.
| 10% |
| 90% |
| 1355 |
| ±3 |
| Midwest | 13% | 87% | 1773 | ±3 |
| South | 16% | 84% | 2851 | ±2 |
| West | 12% | 88% | 1761 | ±3 |
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.