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I am just getting by financially - How well do each of these statements describe you or your situation?
Just getting by financially · 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% | 13% | 30% | 18% |
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.
| 27% |
| 12934 |
| ±0.9 |
| Less than high school | 26% | 14% | 32% | 12% | 17% | 679 | ±4 |
| High school | 16% | 14% | 34% | 14% | 22% | 3032 | ±2 |
| Some college | 13% | 13% | 32% | 18% | 24% | 3711 | ±2 |
| Bachelor's | 7% | 12% | 27% | 22% | 31% | 3403 | ±2 |
| Postgraduate | 6% | 9% | 23% | 23% | 38% | 2109 | ±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.