Water, gas, or electric bill - Are you expecting to be unable to pay or only make a partial payment on each of the following bills this month?
Expects to miss or partly pay utility bill · Asked in 6 waves, 2017–2022 · 11,239 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 | 65% | 35% | 1957 | ±2 | |
| White | 72% | 28% | 1077 | ±3 | |
| Black | 56% |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHED 2022 24 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2022-10-21 to 2022-11-01 | web | 11,667 | 1,957 |
| SHED 2021 15 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2021-11-01 to 2021-11-30 | web | 11,874 | 1,474 |
| SHED 2020 | 2020-11-01 to 2020-11-30 | web | 11,648 | 1,639 |
| SHED 2019 | 2019-10-01 to 2019-10-31 | web | 12,173 | 1,828 |
| SHED 2018 | 2018-10-01 to 2018-11-30 | web | 11,316 | 1,891 |
| SHED 2017 | 2017-11-01 to 2017-12-31 | web | 12,187 | 2,450 |
| 44% |
| 362 |
| ±6 |
| Hispanic | 62% | 38% | 358 | ±6 |
| Asian † | 73% | 27% | 44 | ±17 |
| Other | 51% | 49% | 116 | ±13 |
SHED 2022 · 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.