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If you were to lose your main source of income (e.g. job, government benefits), could you cover your expenses for 3 months by borrowing money, using savings, selling assets, or borrowing from friends/family?
Could cover expenses for three months if income lost · Asked in 2 waves, 2013–2014 · 5,302 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 | 60% | 40% | 3166 | ±2 | |
| Less than high school | 80% | 20% | 266 | ±8 | |
| High school | 63% | 37% | 1115 |
| ±4 |
| Some college | 62% | 38% | 1096 | ±4 |
| Bachelor's | 50% | 50% | 463 | ±6 |
| Postgraduate | 36% | 64% | 226 | ±8 |
SHED 2014 · 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.