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Because of my money situation, I feel like I will never have the things I want in life – How well do each of these statements describe you or your situation?
Money situation means never having the things I want · Asked in 4 waves, 2017–2025 · 49,064 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
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 | Completely | Very well | Somewhat | Very little | Not at all | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 12% | 9% | 28% | 22% |
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.
| 29% |
| 12934 |
| ±0.9 |
| 18–29 | 16% | 12% | 32% | 20% | 19% | 2091 | ±2 |
| 30–44 | 15% | 11% | 31% | 21% | 23% | 3002 | ±2 |
| 45–64 | 11% | 8% | 29% | 23% | 29% | 4200 | ±2 |
| 65+ | 6% | 5% | 22% | 23% | 43% | 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.