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Could not find (more) work - Did each of the following contribute to you (not working/ working less than 35 hours per week) in the last month?
Reduced work because could not find more work · Asked in 5 waves, 2021–2025 · 29,855 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.
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 | No | Yes | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 79% | 21% | 7090 | ±1 | |
| 18–29 | 54% | 46% | 1089 | ±3 | |
| 30–44 | 68% | 32% |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHED 2025 74 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2025-10-17 to 2025-10-28 | web | 12,934 | 7,090 |
| SHED 2024 65 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2024-10-18 to 2024-10-31 | web | 12,295 | 6,817 |
| SHED 2023 61 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2023-10-20 to 2023-11-05 | web | 11,400 | 6,208 |
| SHED 2022 63 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2022-10-21 to 2022-11-01 | web | 11,667 | 4,876 |
| SHED 2021 54 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2021-11-01 to 2021-11-30 | web | 11,874 | 4,864 |
| 1000 |
| ±3 |
| 45–64 | 82% | 18% | 1735 | ±2 |
| 65+ | 95% | 5% | 3266 | ±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.