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Thinking about your family when you were growing up (under age 17), would you say your family during that time was generally pretty well off financially, about average, poor, or did it vary?

Was your family financially well off, average, or poor while you were growing up?

Family's financial situation while growing up · Asked in 1 wave, 2016 · 6,610 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Crosstab

Age Sex Race & ethnicity Education Income Region Community

It variedPoorAbout averagePretty well off financially

Group	It varied	Poor	About average	Pretty well off financially	n	MoE
All respondents	6%	23%	57%	13%	6610	±2
Men	6%	23%	57%	15%	3276	±2
Women	7%	23%	58%	12%	3334	±2

SHED 2016 · 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

It variedPoorAbout averagePretty well off financiallyRefused (non-answer)

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
SHED 2016	2016-10-01 to 2016-10-31	web	6,610	6,610