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How would a $400 emergency expense that you had to pay impact your ability to pay your other bills this month?
Effect of $400 emergency expense on paying other bills · Asked in 2 waves, 2016–2017 · 14,721 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 | I could not pay some other bills or would only make a partial payment on some of them | I would still be able to pay all of my other bills in full | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
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.
| 15% |
| 85% |
| 9670 |
| ±1 |
| White | 12% | 88% | 7605 | ±1 |
| Black | 22% | 78% | 672 | ±5 |
| Hispanic | 22% | 78% | 866 | ±4 |
| Asian | 4% | 96% | 230 | ±8 |
| Other | 27% | 73% | 297 | ±10 |
SHED 2017 · 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.