For a $400 emergency expense, would you use money in checking, savings, or cash?

Pay $400 emergency with savings or cash · Asked in 1 wave, 2013 · 4,134 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

Crosstab

Age Sex Race & ethnicity Education Income Region Community

NoYes

Group	No	Yes	n	MoE
All respondents	60%	40%	4134	±2
Northeast	58%	42%	787	±4
Midwest	57%	43%	950	±4
South	64%	36%	1468	±3
West	60%	40%	929	±4

SHED 2013 · 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

NoYes

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
SHED 2013	2013-09-01 to 2013-09-30	web	4,134	4,134