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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.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Groups with an effective sample under 50 in a wave are left out of that wave.
| 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 |
| 15% |
| 85% |
| 9670 |
| ±1 |
| Rural | 20% | 80% | 1274 | ±4 |
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.