Would you cover a $400 emergency expense by putting it on a credit card and paying in full?

Would pay $400 emergency expense with credit card · Asked in 1 wave, 2020 · 4,174 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Version of EF3_a first asked in 2020-07: wording or answer options differ from shed:EF3_a.

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Crosstab

Age Sex Race & ethnicity Education Income Region Community

NoPut it on my credit card and pay it off in full at the next statement

Group	No	Put it on my credit card and pay it off in full at the next statement	n	MoE
All respondents	62%	38%	4174	±2
Less than high school	82%	18%	278	±6
High school	76%	24%	1161	±3
Some college	66%

SHED supplemental survey, July 2020 · 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.

Answers as the source codes them

NoPut it on my credit card and pay it off in full at the next statementRefused (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
SHED supplemental survey, July 2020	2020-07-01 to 2020-07-31	web	4,174	4,174