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Water, gas, or electric bill - Which of the following bills would you likely skip paying, or make only a partial payment on, if you had a $400 emergency expense that you had to pay?
Would skip utility bill payment for $400 emergency · Asked in 6 waves, 2017–2022 · 7,099 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 | 78% | 22% | 909 | ±4 | |
| 18–29 | 83% | 17% | 194 | ±8 | |
| 30–44 | 80% |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHED 2022 20 imputed values recoded to -1. Split ballot: only respondents shown the $400 version. | 2022-10-21 to 2022-11-01 | web | 11,667 | 909 |
| SHED 2021 30 imputed values recoded to -1. | 2021-11-01 to 2021-11-30 | web | 11,874 | 1,076 |
| SHED 2020 | 2020-11-01 to 2020-11-30 | web | 11,648 | 1,153 |
| SHED 2019 | 2019-10-01 to 2019-10-31 | web | 12,173 | 1,317 |
| SHED 2018 | 2018-10-01 to 2018-11-30 | web | 11,316 | 1,351 |
| SHED 2017 | 2017-11-01 to 2017-12-31 | web | 12,187 | 1,293 |
| 20% |
| 253 |
| ±7 |
| 45–64 | 72% | 28% | 306 | ±6 |
| 65+ | 74% | 26% | 156 | ±9 |
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.