Loading…
On a scale from zero to ten, where zero is not at all willing to take risks and ten is very willing to take risks, what number would you be on the scale?
Willingness to take financial risks · Asked in 3 waves, 2021–2025 · 36,475 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Version of FL0 first asked in 2021: wording or answer options differ from shed:FL0.
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 | Not at all willing to take financial risks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Very willing to take financial risks | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 19% | 5% | 7% | 11% | 9% | 18% | 10% | 11% | 5% | 1% | 3% | 12934 | ±0.9 | |
| 18–29 | 21% | 6% | 8% | 13% | 12% | 17% | 8% | 9% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 2091 | ±2 | |
| 30–44 | 17% | 4% | 7% | 11% | 9% | 18% | 10% | 12% | 6% | 1% | 4% | 3002 | ±2 | |
| 45–64 | 17% | 5% | 7% | 10% | 8% | 20% | 10% | 12% | 6% | 2% | 3% | 4200 | ±2 | |
| 65+ | 23% | 6% | 8% | 11% | 9% | 18% | 10% | 9% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 3641 | ±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.